Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 22:45:42 + Paul Murphy wrote: > I use filter_tick on very small servers to keep a database connection > alive (<200 messages per day, and overnight 3-4 hours can pass > without a message), That's not a good approach; you don't know which process

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

I use filter_tick on very small servers to keep a database connection alive (<200 messages per day, and overnight 3-4 hours can pass without a message), but if it wasn't there then I'd code filter_begin to check on the state and reconnect if necessary, or make a new connection every time. Best

Re: [Mimedefang] Sendmail SOCKETMAP

I don't use either feature. On 04/27/2016 02:20 PM, Dianne Skoll wrote: I most likely won't delete the features. It's the curse of software development... published APIs must live forever. :( If killing the features is the right move, just call it MIMEDefang 3. Seriously! Don't be afraid of

[Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

Hi there, On Wed, 27 Apr 2016, Dianne Skoll wrote: I'm looking at stripping out unused features from MIMEDefang. I approve. Neither of the two features you mention is used here, and it's unlikely that there would ever be a need, but thanks for asking. -- 73, Ged.

Re: [Mimedefang] Sendmail SOCKETMAP

On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:17:03 +0200 "Andrzej A. Filip" wrote: > With or without sendmail's "excessive" schemes of lookups? I don't know; I guess the bottom line was that I was insufficiently motivated to look into this, so I just dropped it. > IMHO I may make sense to

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

"Nope" on both here. ___ NOTE: If there is a disclaimer or other legal boilerplate in the above message, it is NULL AND VOID. You may ignore it. Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list

Re: [Mimedefang] Sendmail SOCKETMAP

Dianne Skoll wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:54:43 +0200 > "Andrzej A. Filip" wrote: > >> If your ambition is hardly limited then you may donate sendmail.org >> "socketmap alike over UDP". It could be simple assuming design for >> unix sockets. >

Re: [Mimedefang] Sendmail SOCKETMAP

Dianne Skoll wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:41:57 +0100 > Dave Osbourne wrote: > > [Dianne] >> > 2) Does anyone use the "-N map_sock" feature that provides a >> > SOCKETMAP to Sendmail 8.13+? If not... again, I'd like to nuke. > > [Dave] >> I

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

> 1) Does anyone use the "-X n" feature that calls a function called > filter_tick every "n" seconds? If not... I'd like to nuke. Not used here. > 2) Does anyone use the "-N map_sock" feature that provides a > SOCKETMAP to Sendmail 8.13+? If not... again, I'd like to nuke. Not used here but

Re: [Mimedefang] Sendmail SOCKETMAP

On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:54:43 +0200 "Andrzej A. Filip" wrote: > If your ambition is hardly limited then you may donate sendmail.org > "socketmap alike over UDP". It could be simple assuming design for > unix sockets. In our tests, the overhead wasn't the socket

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 20:11:24 +0200 (CEST) Frank Doepper wrote: > I do heavy RCPT-caching and IP-rating with a SQLite DB and use > filter_tick to expire old entries from the tables. Darn! :) OK, filter_tick stays. Regards, Dianne.

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

Am 27.04.16 um 13:23 schrieb Dianne Skoll: > 1) Does anyone use the "-X n" feature that calls a function called > filter_tick every "n" seconds? If not... I'd like to nuke. I do heavy RCPT-caching and IP-rating with a SQLite DB and use filter_tick to expire old entries from the tables.

[Mimedefang] Sendmail SOCKETMAP

On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:41:57 +0100 Dave Osbourne wrote: [Dianne] > > 2) Does anyone use the "-N map_sock" feature that provides a > > SOCKETMAP to Sendmail 8.13+? If not... again, I'd like to nuke. [Dave] > I don't really know what this is... have a exposed my

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

Hi Dianne, 1) Does anyone use the "-X n" feature that calls a function called filter_tick every "n" seconds? If not... I'd like to nuke. I don't use this (2 large MXs and a few smaller ones) 2) Does anyone use the "-N map_sock" feature that provides a SOCKETMAP to Sendmail 8.13+? If

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

--On April 27, 2016 at 13:23:51 -0400 Dianne Skoll wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, all, > > I'm looking at stripping out unused features from MIMEDefang. > > 1) Does anyone use the "-X n" feature that calls a function called >

Re: [Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

I used to use filter_tick to basically do keep-alives on the tcp connection from the milter to a database or ldap server. This, I hoped, would solve the problem of the remote server silently closing the connection down because of inactivity. I found that it was more appropriate to instead -

[Mimedefang] Poll: Who uses the "filter_tick" and "map" functionality of MIMEDefang? (-X and -N options to mimedefang-multiplexor)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, all, I'm looking at stripping out unused features from MIMEDefang. 1) Does anyone use the "-X n" feature that calls a function called filter_tick every "n" seconds? If not... I'd like to nuke. 2) Does anyone use the "-N map_sock" feature that