You may have mistyped the pm0.net. Make sure you put in pm(zero).net, rather than pm(letter O).net.
PostfixGate A member supported Anti-Spam Database for Postfix, Sendmail, IMail, and many other *nix MTAs. Check out the PostfixGate line of pre-built and pre-configured anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-hijacking, and anti-abuse mail gateway servers. Everything you need in one box. www.postfixgate.com ******************** Tel: 509-344-2001 Fax: 509-226-0710 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Major problem > Len, thanks for quick reply. > > I was curious about it being DOS, but didn't think the volume was high enough to >freeze my services. > > I did put flowgo in kill.lst yesterday. It hits the logs but indicates it is an >"unaccepted address". However there is one (pm0.net) that I can't seem to stop. I put it in kill.lst -- didn't stop it. Then I created two rules -- one on FROM and other SENDER, just to make sure. Restarted STMP. > > When I get in the office tomorrow, I'll work on it some more. > > Again, thanks. You've always been helpful. Merry Christmas. > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Len Conrad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 22:06:24 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Major problem > > > > > > >Beginning Friday, our server basically stopped functioning. The temporary > > >T*.smd files never get converted to Q*.smd, probably because the D*.smd > > >files are imcomplete. As opposed to containing the complete message, they > > >only have the first two lines. > > > > > >The volume of incoming mail has increased dramatically at the same time, > > >but I think it is still below the server ability to handle it. (Up from > > >7,000 msg/day to 30,000.) > > > > it's the Christmas last minute rush > > > > > I'm not ready to lay blame to a DOS > > > > you're being abused. > > > > >12:22 14:51 SMTPD(000702A0) [64.124.202.159] EHLO MAILER159.flowgo.com > > > > .... is notorious spewer of crap. filter it > > > > and the ip is in blacklists > > > > you're being abused. 30k/day really isn't too bad, 30k/hour is getting > > hard to handle. > > > > If you have a powerful machine, get something from declude. if you have a > > machine that's already quite busy, put IMGate out front > > > > Len > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > to be removed from this list. > > > > An Archive of this list is available at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! > > >http://www.getpennytalk.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=RG9853KJ&url=http://www.getpennytalk.com > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
