Qmail
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Delay Before Connect

To: Qmail mailing list <qmail@list.cr.yp.to>
Subject: Re: Delay Before Connect
From: Richard Feldmann <rhun@oaksage.dyndns.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:50:25 -0700
Delivered-to: sp-com-lists@consult.net
Delivered-to: gmail-qmail@securepoint.com
Delivered-to: sp.com.list@gmail.com
Delivered-to: mailing list qmail@list.cr.yp.to
In-reply-to: <c11d02530701231016k2c68c712qf138cb889bd8f179@mail.gmail.com>
Mail-followup-to: qmail@list.cr.yp.to
Mailing-list: contact qmail-help@list.cr.yp.to; run by ezmlm
References: <c11d02530701231016k2c68c712qf138cb889bd8f179@mail.gmail.com>
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.11
Matt spake thusly on Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 01:16:29PM -0500:
> I've heard that one way to combat spammers is to put a little delay
> prior to the mail server "picking up".. that is.. perhaps a 10 or 15
> second delay before the initial 'HELO'.   Can anyone speak to this...
> that is, does it work?  And if it does, how have you made it work with
> qmail?

--- end quoted text ---

Look through the list archives over the past several weeks, there have been 
discussions about this.  Look for "greetdelay."

-- 
Regards,
Richard
Did this email or post help you? If so, please rate
me at affero: http://rate.affero.net/RhunDraco
It's easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

Attachment: pgpsyNRRmeCeK.pgp
Description: PGP signature

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>