
How to implement spam filtering or spam blocking on your server.
Cross-Platform |
These spam filtering applications should function with most operating systems. |
Unix |
These solutions should work with most UNIX platforms. |
Windows |
Several Windows mail servers have built-in spam filtering; smtp proxies or add-ons are available for those mail servers that don't cover spam filtering. |
| A very few Apple spam filters are available. | |
Server Addons |
Filtering add-ons to specific mail server applications and instructions on how to filter spam with specific servers. |
Appliances |
A spam filtering appliance gateway that sits in front of your mail server. |
ASPs |
Application Service Providers (ASP) pass your email via their own hosted service servers before delivering it to your own, minus the spam. You just change your MX record. |
Greylisting |
Greylisting uses a simple technique to defer delivery of email, so deflecting spam. |
Tarpitting |
Tarpitting can identify spam sessions and slow them down, so reducing the volume of incoming spam. |