[Mimedefang] Sendmail::Milter

Andrzej Adam Filip anfi at onet.eu
Mon Nov 23 13:38:38 EST 2009


Matt Garretson <mattg at assembly.state.ny.us> wrote:
> Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
>> I want custom "rate limiter" on my spamtrap, 
>
> Another idea, if you run linux with iptables, is using
> the netfilter "recent" module to block over-enthusiastic
> hosts at the network layer.
>
> The exact name of the module varies with the iptables version,
> but searching the iptables man page for "recent" should give 
> you the details.

I use iptables to limit number of tcp connections.
[ something in like 2 connections per 5 minutes ]

BTW I think "1 connection per 15s from strangers" may be good idea on
"not big" production servers.

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[pl>en: Andrew] Andrzej Adam Filip : anfi at onet.eu
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