On 14/12/2011 09:15, GrayHat wrote: > >> Is there any chance to choose if local IPs or localhost will be >> blocked? ASSP prevented sending mails from Exchange/localhost, >> yesterday. There was a internal client coming through a connector >> with wrong data. I think it is better to restart assp automatically if >> some internal clients or localhost are sending strange characters. > I don't think it's a good idea; ASSP should *not* crash, whatever > it happens, then, if there's a misconfigured client it's that one which > will need to be fixed; letting ASSP crash just because one doesn't > want to fix a badly behaving client isn't a good idea imHo
I agree, If there is anything that can crash an application remotely it could potentially be used to for DoS attacks or worse if there are any further implications. ASSP on my frontend servers currently takes nearly 4 minutes to restart so I would rather not have to restart it any more often than necessary. Best Regards, Colin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Computing - Latest Buzzword or a Glimpse of the Future? This paper surveys cloud computing today: What are the benefits? Why are businesses embracing it? What are its payoffs and pitfalls? http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51425149/ _______________________________________________ Assp-test mailing list Assp-test@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-test
