Thanks Scott: The reason blocking IPs is not the answer is because I would have to spend 24 hours a day doing it. Also Imail's control access list is just a list of IPs. It would be nice if the list was part of a database where you could put dates and reasons for blacklisting IPs -
Chuck Schick Warp 8, Inc. 303-421-5140 www.warp8.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Dictionary attacks --- anyone have any > solutions. > > > > >We are constantly getting hammered with dictionary attacks. > Does anyone > >have any solutions? Does the new version of Imail address > this issue? > >Whenever I check a lot of it comes from open proxies. > > > >Blocking the IPs is not a solution. Any ideas are appreciated. > > Blocking the IPs is the only solution. :) > > Some people have reported that BlackIce Server can be set up to stop > dictionary attacks (check the IMail and Declude JunkMail > forum archives for > "BlackIce", and you should be able to find more information). > > IMail doesn't address this issue, nor can addons to IMail > effectively do > so, since Ipswtich doesn't document the file format used for > their control > access file. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail > mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask about our free 30-day > evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
