README revision 66940 
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3		Filtering out SPAM from your site
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5Sendmail now includes excellent tools block spam.  These tools are
6available as FEATUREs that you can add to your site's .mc file.  Proper use
7of these FEATUREs will prevent spammer from using your site as a relay as
8well as significantly decrease the amount of spam that arrives at your
9site.  No set of anti-spam tools will block all spam without blocking some
10portion of legitimate mail as well.  Therefore, these FEATUREs are designed
11to prevent as much spam as possible without blocking legitimate mail.
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13These tools are discussed in /usr/share/sendmail/cf/README.  Read the
14section entitled "ANTI-SPAM CONFIGURATION CONTROL".  Example usage and
15additional tools can be found in /usr/share/sendmail/cf/cf/knecht.mc.
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