This has nothing to do with MX. It has to do with my custom code that reads and cleans the mail for viruses, attachments, etc. When it detected a spam message, it removed it to a separate directory, emailed the spammer and then aborted. The abort was not needed and I fixed it. Now that its fixed, I can field as many posts and as much spam as I want with no delay or slowdown. The main stoppage was that massive post, but I fixed that as well. God, I love using CF for this stuff. Takes no time to write up exceptions and such.
At 12:06 PM 12/21/01, you wrote: > >The lists were down for 2 hours today because we had a massive influx of > >spam targetted on the lists. I have code that deals with it, but it still > >caused the lists to hang. I have some new code to stop the list handing and > >remove the spam with no problems. At no time will spam be sent to the list > >members. > >I hate spammers. > >For such a big list server of such importance and for ANY mailbox server, >the current and increasing nastiness "out there" requires that mailbox >servers and listservers NOT be the MX host, but be protected by an SMTP >proxy gateway that takes the crap on the chin and stops it, protecting the >the SMTP application boxes. > >Len > > >http://MenAndMice.com/DNS-training >http://BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND 8.2.4 for NT4 & W2K >http://IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
