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The following stats should give us an idea of how many incoming messages are being rejected. As greylisting is put into production, the amount of SPAM should decrease (Table #1). However, since users who forward email from other mail servers, or users on campus mailing lists will still receive SPAM, we also keep track of the change in % of accepted incoming messages.(Table #2)

When a server is added to greylisting the percentage might seem to increase because we're ONLY counting the server/addresses that have been greylisted. That server is not counted in the stats prior to greylisting. Percentage of incoming mail marked as SPAM
Server #1 Server #2 Notes
08/29 - 09/04 59%  
09/04 - 09/10 62% 52%
09/11 - 09/17 46% 50%
09/18 - 09/24 48% 35% Greylisting starts on server #2
09/25 - 10/01 42% 37% Greylisting starts on server #1
10/02 - 10/08 37% 33% Took out SPF check on sever #2
10/09 - 10/15 56% 53% Took out SPF check on sever #1
10/16 - 10/22 34% 29% Added @euler & @*.decf subdomain
10/23 - 10/29 32% 27% Added misc subdomains
10/30 - 11/05 33% 29%
11/06 - 11/12 42% 40% Added maxwell & newton.me subdomain
11/13 - 11/19 39% 35%
11/20 - 11/26 49% 45%
11/27 - 12/03 46% 43%
12/04 - 12/10 42% 39%
12/11 - 12/17 41% 39%
02/05 - 02/11 51% 48%
02/12 - 02/18 60% 45% Added me.berkeley.edu to server #2
02/19 - 02/25 46% 42% Added me.berkeley.edu to server #1
Added queue.ieor.berkeley.edu to server #2 & #1
02/26 - 03/04 39% 32% Added ieor.berkeley.edu to server #2
Added ce.berkeley.edu to server #2
03/05 - 03/11 34% 30% Added ce.berkeley.edu to server #1
Added ieor.berkeley.edu to server #1
Added newton.berkeley.edu to server #2
03/12 - 03/18 33% 29% Added newton.berkeley.edu to server #1
03/19 - 03/25 33% 39% Systemwide
03/26 - 04/01 40% 32% Systemwide

Amount of incoming mail (greylisting users only)
Week % from previous week % from before 9/18/05 % Notes
09/18 - 9/24 -23% -23% Greylisting starts on server #2
09/25 - 10/01 -34% -47% Greylisting starts on server #1
10/02 - 10/08 -6% -48% Took out SPF check on sever #2
10/09 - 10/15 -10% -63% Took out SPF check on sever #1
10/16 - 10/22 -67% -74% Added @euler & @*.decf subdomain
10/23 - 10/29 -29% -75% Added misc subdomains
10/30 - 11/05 9% -72%
11/06 - 11/12 -1% -71% Added maxwell & newton.me subdomain
11/13 - 11/19 -5% -73%
11/20 - 11/26 16% -73%
11/27 - 12/03 7% -70%
12/04 - 12/10 4% -68%
12/11 - 12/17 -11% -57%
02/05 - 02/11 6% -69%
02/12 - 02/18 -14% -45% Added me.berkeley.edu to server #2
02/19 - 02/25 -36% -63% Added me.berkeley.edu to server #1
Added queue.ieor.berkeley.edu
02/26 - 03/04 -40% -49% Added ieor.berkeley.edu to server #2
Added ce.berkeley.edu to server #2
03/05 - 03/11 -2% -50% Added ce.berkeley.edu to server #1
Added ieor.berkeley.edu to server #1
Added newton.berkeley.edu to server #2
03/12 - 03/18 -22% -49% Added newton.berkeley.edu to server #1
03/19 - 03/25 3% -49% Systemwide
03/26 - 04/01 -12% -55%

How long delayed emails were delayed
Delayed%
2 - 10 minutes30%
2 - 30 minutes67%
2 - 60 minutes79%

 


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