-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mike Cardwell wrote:
> At SMTP time I return a 5xx code during the "DATA" phase for messages > classified as Spam. However, I also deliver the message into a read only What kind of mail load do you service? It takes a significant amount of time for spamassassin to process a message, and holding the connection open during that time can easily allow for a DoS by flooding your mail server with connections. This is why amavisd* variants always accept the mail and then process - it helps keep the incoming smtpd process from jamming. - -- David Morton <morto...@dgrmm.net> Morton Software & Design http://www.dgrmm.net - Ruby on Rails PHP Applications Maia Mailguard http://www.maiamailguard.com - Spam management for mail servers -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFLdCcMUy30ODPkzl0RAvn8AKDGCHegd5F+GxMT0+6yTWBV0qtDZQCeMMXg oLBV5aIBYMqx9wH5VACx57s= =/4HM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
