Justin Piszcz wrote:
Recently, I saw this in my logs:
With iptables I guess I could specify something to block port 25 if it
gets hit too many times from _ANY_ ip but that would block legitimate
mail; however, it seems as if it the only or best option?
Aug 9 12:47:19 l2 postfix/smtpd[12676]: connect from
mx181.populationarea.com[69.31.50.181]
Aug 9 12:47:24 l2 postfix/smtpd[12676]: disconnect from
mx181.populationarea.com[69.31.50.181]
Aug 9 12:47:26 l2 postfix/smtpd[12676]: connect from
mx190.webcastersradio.com[69.31.50.190]
You could try using the anvil feature, if your not already.
From a firewall perspective, I use pf with has a max connection feature
to block dynamically. Not sure if IP tables has the same functionality.
John Beaver
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