> I'm talking about the temporary blocking of an IP address that has > made x number of bad recipient attempts in a given amount of time, > as opposed to blacklisting where an IP address is tossed into the > bucket.
This isn't Len's definition, proof of Scott's note that the term is far from crystal-clear. What you're talking about depends on misbehavior by the remote server, while other definitions apply to "wildcard" mail sessions that have not been previously added to a local historical database--regardless of whether suspicious behavior is noted or not. --Sandy ------------------------------------ Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist Broadleaf Systems, a division of Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/download/release/ Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Exchange or IMail mailboxes into IMail Aliases! http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/exchange2aliases/download/release/ http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/download/release/ 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/
