We do list our email address of all faculty members on our website. In
the past, we used barracuda for spam prevention. At one point, only 85%
of spam was being caught this was not acceptable by my standards. So when
I dialed up the filter false positives started. We now use the Sophos
email firewall. I have been extremely happy with this product. While no
product is 100%, this one is about as close as you can get. My catch rate
is above 95%.
Brian Meeks ACTC, ACDT, A+
Network Administrator
The Paideia School
404-270-2306
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>St. Marys has always refrained from posting real email addresses on the
>public areas of our website. For instance, instead of posting the email
>address for the Director of Admission, we use a generic email that
>forwards
>to her at the server level: directorofadmission@stmarysschool.org
>The reason we post in this manner is to help alleviate some of the spam
>and
>spoofing we so enjoy. We have a Barracuda Spam Filter which works pretty
>well, but certainly isnt infallible. My questions to the group are: Do
>you
>follow a similar practice regarding the posting of real email addresses in
>public areas of your website? If no, how do you control the spam? Have you
>found a spam filter that is more effective than the Barracuda? Any
>comments
>and/or suggestions are appreciated.
>
>Melissa
>--
>Melissa Lofton
>Director of Technology
>St. Mary's Episcopal School
>60 Perkins Extended
>Memphis, TN 38117
>
>901-537-1473
>
>
>
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