University of
ConnecticutSpam Filtering at University of Connecticut
In regards to questions, concerns, or general information about SPAM e-mail and the way the University of Connecticut handles this issue, we would like to offer this brief description of the process. It is the University of Connecticut's practice to tag SPAM and not to delete it; therefore, all e-mail reaches its recipients. Unlike manually identified SPAM, automatically identified SPAM is not rejected, it is "tagged". Tagging means that the SPAM is delivered, but the text {SPAM?} is added to the start of the Subject line.
The University of Connecticut now uses Spamhaus for SPAM tagging.
The SBL is a real time database of IP addresses of verified SPAM sources (including spammers, SPAM gangs and SPAM support services), maintained by the Spamhaus Project team to help e-mail administrators better manage incoming e-mail streams.
The SBL is able to be queried in real time by mail systems throughout the Internet, allowing e-mail administrators to identify or block incoming connections from IP addresses involved in the sending of Unsolicited Bulk e-mail.
The SBL database is updated 24/7 by a dedicated international Spamhaus team (US, UK, NL, IT, CA, JP, CN) and is broadcast by 32 SBL zone mirror servers based in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, UK and USA.
If you would like to learn more about Spamhaus click here.
It should also be noted that the onus of responsibility for actual deletion of e-mail tagged as SPAM remains with each individual. The UITS Help Center provides information to customers on how to configure e-mail client software (e.g., Outlook) to delete mail tagged as SPAM or to move it to a separate folder for eventual deletion. If you would like more information feel free to telephone the Help Center, (860) 486-4357.
Updated: 9/18/2006