>I think your missing the point I was trying to make.... Even with a >Bastion server, the intended message, be it spam,virus, or whatever >STILL utilizes bandwith on your internet connection.
I repeat, bastion SMTP gateways do the bulk of their rejections before the SMTP DATA command (aka msg body), after seeing only the sending ip and envelope headers. > So that your mail >server, and every other service traversing your upstream Internet >connection benefits. headers = bandwidth peanuts. Len www.menandmice.com/DNS-training : DNS Training BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways 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 the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
