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Re: number of smtpds/postgrey

Subject: Re: number of smtpds/postgrey
From: Robert Schetterer <robert AT schetterer DOT org>
To: Listaccount <lst_hoe01 AT kwsoft DOT de>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:53:09 +0200
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Listaccount schrieb:
> Zitat von Homer Wilson Smith <homer AT lightlink DOT com>:
> 
>>
>>     Got hit with a zillion incoming connections today,
>> most of which were empty, had to increase smtpds to
>> 500 to deal, but postgrey barfed much above
>> 250.
>>
>>     Running FC3.  Is there an upper limit to smtpd
>> for postgrey's sake?  CAn postgrey be changed?
> 
> What is the error (logfile entry)?
> Show output of "postconf -n"
> Show *all* entries from the logfile for one incident
> 
> Than maybe we can help you.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Andreas
> 
hi,
perhaps you should do only selective postgrey
http://www.arschkrebs.de/postfix/postfix_greylisting.shtml
this limits it per design, after all

i had the zillion mail problem today night too,
guess it s the new storm virus botnet
have you more info about your incomming mails ?

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Mit freundlichen Gruessen
Best Regards

Robert Schetterer

Germany/Bavaria/Munich
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