http://messagepartners.com/mppnews MPP, Email Security, Life, etc. Fri, 02 May 2008 16:42:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Backscatter problems are persisting and seem to be the new scourge of spam. They expose a lot of weakness in antispam filtering algorithms and require new approaches to truly stop them. Here's why: Many backscatter attacks do not contain any message content, only bounce notifications. Stopping all bounce ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/05/02/backscatter-problems-persist/ It sure feels like we are on a roll with our improvements for Mac OS X system administrators, so why should we stop? After listening to complaint after complaint about the difficulty of installing MPP we finally took the advice of Frank Zappa, though applied to software - 'shut ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/04/29/even-more-amazing-os-x-experiences/ MPP has long been a great antispam solution for Mac OS X email servers and gateways, but it has also been quite difficult to install for the busy admin. We have racked our brain on this for years and we have finally come up with a solution that ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/04/17/simplifying-antispam-for-mac-os-x-email-servers/ I am pleased to announce the new web site of our Portuguese partner, Protagon. Looking for MPP in Brasil? http://www.messagepartners.com.br/ http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/04/11/protagon-partner-update/ With the release of MPP Manager 1.1.0 we have made MPP easier to use than ever. We have attempted to look at features in terms of functionality and usefulness and presented them in this manner. We have moved less frequently changed options to advanced sections, we have ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/04/09/mpp-easier-to-use-than-ever/ Yesterday seemed to be backscatter day for us and for a few of our customers so I thought I would write a little bit about it. First of all, a brief definition. Backscatter refers to bounce messages that come from spam that was bounced by some remote site. ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/03/27/backscatter-sucks/ The number one complaint we hear about MPP is that it needs to be easier to install and manage. To this end we are pleased to release a redux of our VMWare virtual appliance. It has never been easier to install MPP than now. With the MPP Virtual Appliance you ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/03/23/its-never-been-easier/ We've been getting a few questions about MPP Community edition so I thought I would give you a brief update on the product. First of all, it is alive here and you can download here. It was unintentionally orphaned during the move of the web site to our ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/03/13/mpp-community-edition/ I am pleased to announce the first MPP screencast. This screencast shows the steps for initial configuration of MPP Manager and describes some of the features of MPP GUI. Get It Here You must be registered on the support site to get this content. http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/03/10/mpp-enters-the-screencast-world/ Despite the fact that all MPP antispam plug-ins out-perform and are far more efficient than SpamAssassin, many MPP users still use SpamAssassin in their antispam arsenal. MPP has many advantages for use with SpamAssassin and I thought I would articulate a few in this blog post. Quarantine Management - ... http://messagepartners.com/mppnews/2008/03/04/old-friends-mpp-and-spamassassin/