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| MessageWall |
| Computer languages | C + |
|---|---|
| Full description | MessageWall is an SMTP proxy. It sits betw … MessageWall is an SMTP proxy. It sits between the outside world and your mail server and keeps out viruses, spam, and mail relaying. It offers filtering via header and body checks, DNS-based blacklists for IP addresses (DNSBL) and domains (RHSBL), and DNS-based distributed checksumming (DNS DCC) similar to Vipul's Razor. Features can be filtered on a per-address basis, and since MessageWall communicates via SMTP, it works with any MTA. It also offers message tagging as a per-address configurable alternative to message blocking. MessageWall organizes filtering customizations into profiles. The configuration file defines a default profile, and a seperate file specifies addresses and domains with profiles other than the default. Each profile contains a set of rules for how to filter mail. There are currently 14 rules available. l. There are currently 14 rules available. |
| Homepage URL | http://messagewall.org/ + |
| Interface | daemon + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | proxy + , email + , SMTP + , mail + , blacklist + , DNS + , spam + , filtering + , virus + , RHSBL + , MessageWall + , filer + , DNSBL + , DNSDCC + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 17 May 2005 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 19 June 2002 + |
| Name | MessageWall + |
| Prerequisite description | firestring + , firedns + , daemontools (with 'svscan' running) + |
| Prerequisite kind | Required to use + |
| Real name | Ian Gulliver + |
| Related projects | DSPAM + , POPauthd + , MiddleMan + , Libsmtp + , Privoxy + |
| Resource URL | mailto:ian@penguinhosting.net + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 1,722 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 12:58:30 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | SMTP proxy + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | email + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 1.0.8 stable released 2002-10-18 |
| Version date | 18 October 2002 + |
| Version download | http://www.net-security.org/software_d.php?id=199 + |
| Version identifier | 1.0.8 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Works-with | email + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 24 May 2012 23:16:16 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | ian@penguinhosting.net + |
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