On 1/10/06 5:08 PM, "Bob Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Administrator wrote: > >> On 1/10/06 4:31 PM, "Bob Keyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> First, register for SpamCop as a system administrator. Sign up for alerts >> on spam reported or trapped from your IP addresses/netblock. This will help >> queue you in as to the *when* its happening. Once you know when, then you >> can figure it out logically. Their reports are hour-by-hour, so the best >> you'll do is limit it to an hour or two. > > Considering the huge about of spam that hits here (about one per second) I > wonder if that's going to work too well. >
That's a lot of spam. I'd switch to Postfix -- that way, you can execute quite a number of checks and reject messages before getting to the RBLs, which is far more efficient. >> If your server is heavily trafficked, then you'll need an intern or other >> lackey to parse through the logs. If not, then it shouldn't be too painful. >> Just tedious. > > No lackeys are available. Damn, I should start charging people time or > money for accounts. > I do! And you definitely should! >>> >>> I am starting to agree with you about the non-maintainability of qmail. >>> In the past I have dismissed postfix because of the attitude of its author >>> towards my reported security problems many years ago. Perhaps it is time >>> to see if the problem has been fixed, and if so, bury my pride and >>> reconsider postfix. >> >> Yes, Wietse can be rather blunt at times. He's also one of the "real" >> security experts out there -- he knows his shit better than anyone. > > I know he's been around forever. I used to read his posts on the Zardoz > and Core mailing lists (even though I wasn't *officially* on them) back in > the 80's. > > Yes, he lacks tact just like RMS and Theo DeRaadt. I call this the "proud > graduate of the MIT School of Charm". > Yup. Sometimes, though, Wietse is hilarious. He's Dutch. Their just like Germans -- no sense of humor -- but more friendly-like. >> I'd suggest you bury the pride. After doing some benchmarking and >> significant testing, I can say honestly that Postfix outperforms all other >> comers. The ease of use/configuration is a big plus. >> >> I'd be happy to help/advise on a changeover to Postfix. > > OK, I may take you up on this. I am building a new server and this might > be the right time to do the move away from qmail. Not a problem. I enjoy helping my fellow sysadmins. Switching to a new box is the ideal time to change over. Its also an opportunity to get rid of some of the "deadwood" accounts -- you know which ones I mean: the accounts that nobody's logged into for 6 months, but have full mailboxes. I recommend "The Book of Postfix" by Ralf Hildebrant and Patrick Ben Koetter. They are fellow Postfix committers. -- Mark J. Nernberg System Administrator Running Leopard For technical support issues, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ tmda-users mailing list (tmda-users@tmda.net) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users
