James W. Abendschan wrote: > The check_earlytalker plugin ensures at least a one > second pause in every SMTP session, so time() + peer IP > + peer port will be far more unique than a random number :-)
This has been suggested a few times but I'd rather not have to have ids for the system depend on using a plugin. I'm pushing for adding this id to core qpsmtpd. > This combo would be unique among all hosts attached to the same > routable networks -- two hosts on two different, unconnected > networks could possibly get a connection from the same > private IP + local port at the same time, but this "should > be impossible" if the networks are connected. As in two clients behind a NAT sending to our server at the exact same time? Might be possible from server farms or distributed mailing list systems? What do you guys think? -- JT Moree
