AW: [Mimedefang] Configuring when MD runs

jmiller at purifieddata.net jmiller at purifieddata.net
Sun Nov 24 16:28:00 EST 2002


On Sun, 24 Nov 2002, Martin Bene wrote:
> ...
>
> To avoid this mess I recently put iptables with iplimit module from iptables
> patch-o-matic on the (linux 2.4.18) box. this allows me to define a limit:
> max 10 concurrent smtp connections from any single client. Result: just the
> conections from idiot servers get blocked, sendmail stays reachable for
> regular users. Also, server load is kept in a much more sensible range.
>

Does anyone know if FreeBSD's ipfw supports such a thing?
My appologies with this being off topic, just hoping maybe some other
FreeBSD admin has needed such a beast for his mail system.

Thanks,
--
Josh I.




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