On 17/05/2025 16:23, pgnd via Postfix-users wrote:
> logs (/var/log/postfix/postfix.log) routinely report postscreen doing its job 
> well at fending off 'pulses' of spammy
> connection attempts. e.g.,
<SNIP>
> the number of attempts varies from any one IP -- from just one to hundreds.
>
> atm, ALL logged.  it gets noisy.
>
> i understand that load on pf/dns is fairly low -- as postscreen cache should 
> be in use; server resources are certainly
> not taxed.
>
> and, i know i can filter log output with grep or rsyslog.
>
> can pf's logging config itself, for these connections, be directly quieted -- 
> or at least better aggregated?
> if so, how?
> if not, ndb -- just an inconvenience.

I have a simple script (a fail2ban look-alike), which looks for multiple 
postscreen disconnects, and adds the offending
address to an IPtables block-list .

Not quite what you asked for, but it works a treat for my small system.

Hope this helps

Allen C

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