Steve: > Hi, > > I'm running through the brilliant 'Book of Postfix' and running into > some confusion with anvil/rate control - specifically syntax. around > page 384 > > smtpd_client_connection_limit_exceptions = > smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit = 3 > smtpd_client_connection_count_limit = 3 > client_connection_rate_time_unit = 60s > client_connection_status_update_time = 1m > > But this does not seem to work as intended on my Postfix (2.5.5) > The man gives this; > > Looking at the man for anvil I have different syntax options; > > anvil_rate_time_unit (60s) > The time unit over which client connection rates > and other rates are calculated.
This is the name in the stable release (Postfix 2.1.0 and later). > anvil_status_update_time (600s) > How frequently the anvil(8) connection and rate > limiting server logs peak usage information. That was in the non-stable release. There is no guarantee of compatibility in non-stable releases. Wietse > Which makes me wonder what the right syntax should be. Has the syntax > changed since the box was produced or is it going to change in the near > future? > > > >