On 3/21/2011 6:16 PM, Jacek Masiulaniec wrote:
Code in client.c implements single SMTP conversation. It doesn't
close the message body descriptor out of carefulness: in case of
extremely long MX records a single message body descriptor is re-used
instead of obtaining new ones from the queue process potentially
hundreds of times.
IMSG solves a different problem. I can't think of IMSG parallel of the above.
However, it's perfectly possible that such protection is excessive.
Best way to find out is to try attack smtpd with this protection
disabled.
ok, this needs investigation and testing.
will run a stress test and see how it goes
Gilles
