From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 6 00:13:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F89816A420 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:13:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC8F543D46 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 00:13:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1F5u0s-00087A-2J; Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:13:50 -0700 In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <614B8CB6-9494-4E59-ABA2-CA7FE45ED07A@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 17:13:49 -0700 To: Ted Mittelstaedt X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Lisa Casey Subject: Re: Getting a new server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:13:51 -0000 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