What hosts would allow the installation of own SPAM protection?

[akersche]

Hi,

I am just wondering, which hosts would allow to set up a spam protection system.
What I basically would like to do is:
Use the .forward file and start a script when a mail arrives. The script checks if the email is ok. (new emails from hotmail,... have to be approved, bcc is denied, exept for friends)

I know that's not possible on cobalt raq.
(perhaps if you got a dedicated server.)

But would that be pussible on any other UNIX/Linux host for a virtual site?

Had the possibility to do something like that on my university email:-)
(did conditional forward just special mails to my cellular via sms).

Or would most hosts forbid doing that, because it's rather tricky to do and critical??

Greetings
Arno

[Valuablehost]

Hi,

Ensim has this feature, www.ensim.com not many hosts use the panel.

[akersche]

hi,

thx. that host got there own spam protection installed.
worldzonepro also got something like that...

BUT i was thinking of coding that on my own.
(or modifying scripts i already got).

greetings arno

[akersche]

Ok. I decieded to post some links, so you can get a better idea, what I am talking about:

A way to block spam, would be using pocmail.

http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/info/proctips.html

http://www.mindrape.org/caffeine/squashing_spam.html

So what would be needed is access to modify/delete emails in your inbox at the server. and start a script, when new mail arrives....

are unix host (not on raq) offering that possibility??

Arno

[Agum]

heh, or you could also simply use Outlook Express's "Message Rules" feature to do that for you.. I'm using that myself and it's been working great for me. Except that there ARE a couple of spams every now and then that is sent directly to my personal e-mail address in the "To:" field, and those are unblockable.

[akersche]

yes, i know that possibility.
and was already using it. with outlook (full version).
but i used to have imap and i still could see the unwanted email. (was deleted, but still in mail folder).
and usually i still also got a msg about new mail:-(
on the other hand i can not require people from hotmail (or other accounts, where there are a lot of spam mails) to verify that it's not a spam mail.
get automatic reply email and have to answer with something special in subject, so the email gets approved.

that's why i would like to do that server side.