[OT] sendmail equivalent of zmailer's MaxSameIpSource ??

[Julian Field]

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Oops, sorry, just read your posting again (more carefully this time).
The IPBlock code doesn't limit the max number of simultaneous
connections, it limits the max number of messages per hour accepted from
any particular IP address, thereby choking spam zombies. Still, it's not
exactly what you were asking for, but it might solve your problem via a
different route.

Julian Field wrote:

> Look in CustomConfig.pm for the IPBlock stuff. It's all there, ready to
> roll. There's even the associated cron job there for tidying up the
> database.
>
> paddy wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can anyone point me at a sendmail equivalent of zmailer's
>> MaxSameIPsource ?
>>
>> I want to limit the maximum number simultaneous connections from a
>> single
>> IP, as I've been hit several times over the last few days by 50+
>> connections
>> from a single source that never complete.  A quick look at one IP on
>> openrbl suggests this may be spam or virus related, and I will look
>> deeper
>> into the problem, but I'd like to put this safeguard in - OOM no fun :(
>

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