<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Rick Hornsby <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richardjhornsby@gmail.com" target="_blank">richardjhornsby@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Just a word of caution, if you use gmail - their spam filters seem to be getting very aggressive lately. I've found a handful of valid messages in my spam box recently, including Steve's "<span class="il">MediaWiki</span>" list email from a few days ago. This despite that I read from/write to the colug email address all the time.<div>
<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Interesting data point, Rick -- I also use gmail, and that did not hit my spam folder. It arrived as a normal list email for me.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div></div><div>I've used gmail for a long time because their spam filters have tended to do a really good job keeping the crap out and leaving the other stuff alone. Starting to wonder if I shouldn't go back to running my own spamassassin.</div>
</div></blockquote></div><br>I would agree - the good stuff usually stays on track, but right now, messages about my American Express account, which are valid, and are actual updates from AMEX, are hitting my spam folder.<div>
<br></div><div>There are pros and cons of your question about going to running your own spamassassin. </div><div><br></div><div>The pros, having done this before: -you control it, you can script it to auto update, you can tweak it, train it, and make it behave the way you like.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The cons: you have to manage it, and it can get needy at times. When it misbehaves (let's say, some filter that you subscribe to updates for has an error in one of its nightly builds for example) you have to track it down, figure out what broke, and spend time fixing it. It's another running instance you have to manage, patch, update, secure, etc.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now - if you're doing this for more than just you, then great. Otherwise, for as good as gmail is, including its occasional hiccups, I would rather let them do all the work. </div><div><br></div><div>
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