Ricardo Kleemann writes:


Hi,

I had a followup question to Sam's answer below, but maybe
it never made it to the list...

From: Sam Varshavchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 10:54:04 -0400
Subject: [courier-users] Re: detecting/preventing mail
floods

Ricardo Kleemann writes:

> Hi,
> > Is there a way for courier to detect/prevent mail
> floods? Say maybe restrict up to a maximum number of
> connections from any IP.

That's already the case.  You may set an upper limit on
the number of  connections from the same IP address, or
from the same /24.


I couldn't find this in the documentation, what is the setting for this upper limit on number of connections?

MAXPERC and MAXPERIP variables, set in the configuration file.

Also, this limit is based on certain window of time? What
time frame constitutes "too many connections"?

The time frame is "at any given time". Connections from the same IP address or the same /24 where there are already the maximum number of existing connections, are rejected.

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