Thanks for the reply, it sounds like both would be good options. I too am interested to see if anyone else has done this and can offer any guidance. Cripes, my spool has so many messages that Harald's XQMWIN can't seem to load them all and just hangs. I hate to simply clear the spool for fear that something important might get dropped.
Thank you Vinny Wadding wrote: > This would be something that I would like to be able to do as well, as > at times we can bet a mass of "dictionary" mails sent to us. > > There are two ways I can think to do this: > > 1) Possibly edit the SMAILProcessFile (I think thats where it gets > processed) function in SMAILSvr.cpp and make that drop the file? But I > am not sure if this is the best approach, this would require help from > someone that has a much better understanding of the source? > 2) I think this should also be achievable by putting a filter on the > domains to control in this fashion. I have never used the filters > option in xmail and am unsure where would be best to put the filter, as > there are many possible places in the delivery chain it can go. > > Option 1 would be the fastest as it would be compiled, but option 2 > would be easier to implement. > > Is this something that anyone else out there has done before? > > > Dale Qualls wrote: > >> I've got an xmail box acting as a secondary MX and a custdomain simply >> re-directing the mail to our primary MX. >> >> Whenever there is a non-deliverable (dictionary attack), the secondary >> sends an NDR to the spammer address and then has to accept a NDR back >> when the receiving "spoofed" server sends it. >> >> Is there a way to drop the NDRs when they come back? >> >> Also, my spool is loaded with messages that xmail keeps trying to >> deliver to obviously bad addresses. I don't want to set a low timeout >> threshold in case the primary MX is down for an extended period of time >> as this would cause legitimate messages to get dumped. >> >> Any thoughts?? >> >> TIA! >> >> - >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in >> the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
