Figured you may find our stats interesting:

these are messages we have rejected since 00:00 (EST) here.

1 SMTP Exceeded Hard Error Limit after HELO
1 SMTP invalid [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2 SMTP Exceeded Hard Error Limit after CONNECT
4 ACL mta_clients_relay
6 SMTP Exceeded Hard Error Limit after MAIL
6 ACL from_senders_clueless
7 ACL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
7 ACL mta_clients_senders_regexp
7 SMTP unauthorized pipelining
18 ACL helo_hostnames
18 SMTP invalid [EMAIL PROTECTED]
39 ACL mta_clients_slet
45 SMTP Exceeded Hard Error Limit after DATA
93 ACL to_recipients_dead
113 ACL mta_clients_bogus
131 ACL to_local_recipients unknown recipient
132 ACL unauthorized relay
230 ACL mta_clients_blaksender
253 ACL from_senders_nxdomain
633 ACL mta_clients_dead
1028 SMTP sender address verification in progress
1075 ACL from_senders_black
1364 DNS timeout for MTA PTR hostname (forged @sender.domain)
2507 ACL from_senders_slet
3238 ACL from_senders_black_regexp
3527 DNS no A/MX for @sender.domain
4322 RBL rbl-plus.mail-abuse.org
4706 SMTP sender address undeliverable
5469 ACL from_senders_imgfx
5580 DNS nxdomain for MTA PTR hostname (forged @sender.domain)
6087 ACL mta_clients_bw
11741 SMTP sender address unverifiable
106831 SMTP Exceeded Hard Error Limit after RCPT
333818 ACL to_relay_recipients unknown recipient <-- dictionary attacks

493039 TOTAL

We're a high traffic site.

-Drew

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Drew Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: AOL Now Bouncing DHCP Addresses, Residential Addresses[May Be
OT]


> > Add to that the people on dynamic addresses who THINK they know how to
set
> > up mailservers but don't have a clue about proper configuration and
> > security.  This makes open relays and adds even more problems.
>
> You'd be surprised what a MCSE does for people.
>
> > Those of us that have to process THOUSANDS of emails every day know the
> > VALUE of rejected dynamic address SMTP for cutting down the junk.
>
> I'm glad someone understands this perspective here, I was beginning to
think
> I was the
> only one.
>
> -Drew
>
>
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