This website is hosted on a VPS server from flexservers.nl. For those who do not know what a VPS is; a VPS is a Virtual Private Server. You get a part of a physical server as if it is your server. Big advantage is that you have “full” control over your server and you can host more websites for a price which is less what you pay for a managed single website package. Disadvantage is that you need to do some management yourself; check log files, clean up server, do some of the setup, etc.
One of the things I ran into was the amount of spam I received. It gradually increased from a dozen per day to some 300 to 400 per day. At a certain point my server even crashed because it received some 6.000 email in a period of five minutes.
This meant I had to take some action. I use Plesk on my server and it has some standard options like white lists, black lists, spf filtering but also a DNSBL feature. This last feature give you the possibility of checking incoming emails against a spam database. I had not looked at the feature but after checking Google I found the site http://www.spamhaus.org. I offers a free to use service for low-volume non-commercial use. You just enter zen.spamhaus.org into you Plesk Mail configuration screen and suddenly the spam flood is stopped. My spam went down from a big flood to a small drizzle, some 2 to 5 per day.
Great service!
#1 by Enno ter Keurst on 29 July, 2008 - 19:08
Great
#2 by Gerardo Suarez on 17 February, 2010 - 05:23
Hello:
My name is Gerardo Suarez . I am a licensed attorney who alleges and believes that SPAMHAUS, its organization, its CEO and volunteers are engaged in RACKETEERING as defined under Title 18 of the United States Code Section 1961.
If you or your company has been damaged by the acts of SPAMHAUSE, I would like to hear from you.
I am interested in additional predicated acts of wrongdoings by SPAMHAUSE, their volunteers and of course their CEO. If your damages are real and if they were caused by acts of SPAMHAUSE, then I would like to include you in our action as additional predicated acts.
For everyone’s information, the case of e360 Insight, LLC, et al. v SPAMHAUSE is scheduled for trial on March 16, 2010 at 10:30 AM. , before the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. The case number is 06?cv?03958.
We have a partial list of companies that have donated to SPAMHAUSE and it is my intent to take their depositions. If you have additional names and companies that have donated to Spamhause, please also contact me.
In order to make sure we have a complete list, If are aware of any companies or individuals that are currently supporting Spamhause please contact me so I can add them to my list.
This week I have meetings scheduled with the FBI and the SECRET SERVICE to determine what if any relationship Spamhause has with these agencies.
All evidence collected will be submitted to the United States Department of Justice in addition to our action in hopes that they will take further action.
When contacting me, please leave your complete name including your telephone number so I may contact you.
If you are a SPAMMER, do not contact me. I am not here to assist or help Spammers or individuals or companies that engage in this type of activity. In fact, I believe that Spammers should be prosecuted.
My E-Mail contact information is as follows:
Gerardo Suarez, Esq.
Email: gerardo@36.com.mx
#3 by Enno on 7 April, 2010 - 22:09
I don’t believe this can be true.
#4 by sts on 7 May, 2010 - 15:09
It is always pleasure to read your site, will back here soon