Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 17:13:49 -0700 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Lisa Casey <lisa@jellico.com> Subject: Re: Getting a new server Message-ID: <614B8CB6-9494-4E59-ABA2-CA7FE45ED07A@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNGEFPFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNGEFPFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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On Feb 5, 2006, at 3:10 PM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > You had said your using spamassasin, that and other content filters > like > dspam must have completely received the message before they can > scan it. They do not have had to finish the smtp process however. Chad > > Ted > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Chad >> Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC >> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 7:50 AM >> To: Ted Mittelstaedt >> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Lisa Casey >> Subject: Re: Getting a new server >> >> >> >> On Feb 4, 2006, at 1:54 AM, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> >>> The beauty of the greylist milter over the way your doing it, is >>> that >>> with >>> your method, the spammer is able to completely send the message to >>> you. >>> Yes I realize the message gets killed in between your outside >>> server and >>> your user's mailbox. But, the spammer doesen't know that and they >>> think >>> they have successfully sent a message. Thus it encourages them to >>> keep sending. >> >> Uhh, no. They may be sending the message but they get the reject in >> the DATA phase before the smtp connection is done. The spammer does >> NOT think he has successfully sent the message unless it is one that >> does not care anyway to finish the smtp connection. >> >> Chad >> >> --- >> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC >> Your Web App and Email hosting provider >> chad at shire.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/251 - Release Date: >> 2/4/2006 >> > --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net
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