Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian, I think I am speaking on behalf of every list member in expressing my gratitude for all you do to keep the list functioning. I have now been a member more than 10 years, and it has been truly wonderful. Here is something to be thankful for that we ALL share. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Nov 28, 2008, at 4:37 AM, Brian Reid wrote: >> From time to time over the last year the LUG has been shut down >> because of an overload on my server computers, caused by too much >> spam. In mid October there was a discussion of possible solutions >> after a particularly nasty overload. There was a lot of good advice >> offered. > > I decided to take the advice offered by Jeff Moore and buy a > Barracuda Networks Spam Firewall. I got it installed about 10 days > ago, and it took a week for all of the required DNS changes to > propagate around the world. So it's been fully operational for 4 or > 5 days. > > It's amazing. The box is stopping 90,000 spams per day, and my > mailbox is pretty much free of spam. More relevant to the LUG, the > server computer that runs the LUG is also pretty much free of spam, > so it is sailing along with a load factor of about 0.1 and being > very responsive and reliable. > > I've just finished putting away the leftovers from Thanksgiving > dinner, and during the 12 hour interval that I've been away from the > computer, I got less than 5 spams in my mailbox. I think I am going > to like this newfound silence, and I know the servers already like it. > > Brian Reid > LUG Saloon Keeper > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information