It seems that my question was not clear. I know what spamd is, I know that it is a package, connected tot pfSense 1.2.3. About half a year ago I even installed on my pfSense. But it did not function correctly. So I Uninstalled it. My question is does it function now? Or do I have to use special hacks to install it on the actual pfsense 1.2.3? Peter
----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: "Evgeny Yurchenko" <evg.yu...@rogers.com> Aan: support@pfsense.com Verzonden: Vrijdag 23 oktober 2009 15:06:38 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlijn / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Wenen Onderwerp: Re: [pfSense Support] spamd Lyle Giese wrote: > Peter Roosenboom wrote: > >> hello, >> >> On pfsense board I cannnot find out whether spamd is working on pfsense >> 1.2.3 or not. >> Most messages on this topic suggest that it is not working. >> I would like to install it, but is it worth the trouble trying? Maybe >> special hacks are needed to make it work? >> >> Please help me to get rid of all this messages suggesting that I might need >> viagra. >> >> Peter >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com >> >> Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org >> >> >> > spamd is a program to scan email looking for spam. what part of pfsense > handles email messages? pfsense is a firewall. It deals in packets of > data, not email messages. You need to use spamd with your email client > or MTA, not pfsense. > > Lyle Giese > LCR Computer Services, Inc. > pfSense does have spamd and it behaves in completely different way than spamd you use with your mta. From package description: "Tarpits like spamd are fake SMTP servers, which accept connections but don't deliver mail. Instead, they keep the connections open and reply very slowly. If the peer is patient enough to actually complete the SMTP dialogue (which will take ten minutes or more), the tarpit returns a 'temporary error' code (4xx), which indicates that the mail could not be delivered successfully and that the sender should keep the mail in their queue and retry again later." Very effective if you are not afraid to loose any legitimate e-mail without being able to restore it from spam. Evgeny. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
