Re: [dspam-users] mx records for dspam relay

Kurt Albershardt wrote:
> Any reason not to run DSPAM on both MX boxes?

Without sharing the training (as others have pointed out), you would not get
good results.

> Is there some reason these are mutually exclusive? Can't the MX refuse
> connections by blacklist first, then do the virus scan, and finally
> DSCAN only that which passes the first two?

That's exactly what I was suggesting: run AV and RBL's during the initial SMTP
transaction and only accept mail that passes that step. Then all accepted mail
goes through dspam.

HTH

John

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