poop! I'll look around... if anybody knows of a command line utility that can auto-add IPs to the control list AND restart the SMTP service, that would make the blocking of especially troublesome IPs fully scripted and automated for us.
Thanks! Marc > -----Original Message----- > From: R. Scott Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Spammer IP address blocking > > > > > > Typically when someone wants to block an IP, I recommend that > > > they use the IMail SMTP Control Access file. > > > >Is there a physical file that can be opened in notepad, that > represents > >the settings I see when clicking the SMTP Security Tab's > "Control Access" > >button? I cannot find it anywhere. (We're running iMail 7.15). > > No, IMail uses a proprietary format for the Control Access file. > > >The kill.lst file won't work because you cannot enter IP > addresses there > >AFAIK. I'm looking for a physical file, so I can script the > blocking of > >IPs from an automated CF database, pushed out to a > text-based file and > >sent to the iMail server via secure FTP on a regular basis. > > You may want to check the archives for a program that > automatically adds > IPs to the Control Access file. Since the file is > undocumented, and has > sections that aren't clearly identifiable, there could be > unforeseen issues > -- but I haven't heard of any being reported. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail > mailservers > since 2000. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
