* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass discusses free video conversion programs * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter dives deeper into what you can do with SpamAssasin
* Free video conversion on Windows and OS X
By Steve Blass
Q: Is there an inexpensive video conversion program that can do batch conversions of files from one format to another? I would like one that works on Windows as well as on Mac OS X.
A: Check out MPEG StreamClip, a free program available for Windows XP and Mac OS X.
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* Ratcheting up SpamAssassin to block even more spam
By Ron Nutter
Q: You wrote a column on 5/1 about controlling spam with SpamAssassin. We have taken the steps you suggested but we still have an amount of spam getting through greater than we think would be the norm. Are there any other steps that we can take?
A: Yes there are more steps that you can take. There are so many things that you can do with SpamAssassin that a book could be written about it. One that I am familiar with has been published by O’Reilly. For even more, I would suggest subscribing to listservs for SpamAssassin and any other related addons such as Razor that might be present on your particular SA setup. It would also be a good idea to subscribe to the listserv for the MTA (i.e. Postfix or something else) that you are using.
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