Off topic... Postfix question

[Maxime Gaudreault]

How do you evaluate what is a good setting for smtpd_client_*_rate_limit  / anvil_rate_time_unit ?

Maxime Gaudreault
Technicien
                                                  
Référence Systèmes inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Alex Broens
Sent: March 2, 2008 5:30 AM
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: Re: Off topic... Postfix question

On 3/2/2008 1:50 AM, Maxime Gaudreault wrote:
> Hi
> 
>  
> 
> Does anyone knows how to make postfix prevent mass spam attack ?
> 
>  
> 
> For exemple: accept a max of * connection / minutes from the same server.

easy:

look into:

anvil_rate_time_unit
smtpd_client_connection_count_limit
smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit
smtpd_client_message_rate_limit

settings in the Postfix docs.

Alex

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