MailScanner/Sendmail Gateway LDAP

[Harry Hanson]

Actually imo it should be used more.. This would eliminate much of the queue
where the bounce messaged are "refused" (most span has forged reply addys
anyway), and place the burden of the "unknown user" on the sending mta where
it belongs, rather than clogging up the receiving mta's queue. Since it
would be rejected during the smtp process of the gateway server, this would
eliminate much of the uneeded traffic.

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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Peter Bonivart
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:54 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: MailScanner/Sendmail Gateway LDAP
>
> Ugo Bellavance wrote:
> >> I suppose it is in the MAQ, although it's rather difficult
> to find,
> >> since the link says nothing about text of the link says
> nothing about
> >> "ldap" or "unknown users" or "invalid users".
> >
> > Anyone thinks I should modify this part in the MAQ to make
> it clearer?
> > Suggestions are welcome.
>
> It says "accept on valid users", maybe it could say something
> like "accept only valid users (and reject all unknown)". I'm
> not even sure it belongs in the MAQ, how many use this? 1 out
> of 10? Less?
>
> --
> /Peter Bonivart
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