Thanks for the hard work. Now, how about a readme.txt for programming dummies like me so that I know where to make the appropriate changes to the script without breaking it?
Applies to both please. ;) John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sanford Whiteman > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Declude.JunkMail] ANN: Availability of ldap2aliases 0.5.00, useful script for > IMail MXs fronting IMail mailbox servers > > All, > > I've posted ldap2aliases, a VBScript that automatically creates > aliases on an IMail MX corresponding to users on a remote IMail > mailbox server. It's similar in function to scripts that convert IMail > userbases into alias maps for other MTAs, but designed for those using > IMail as a backup or scanning MX, with or without Declude. > > The script allows you to reject unknown users _on the MX during the > SMTP envelope_, which is a near-necessity these days. Bounce floods > during dictionary attacks are a real resource burden and exacerbate > the effects of Joe Jobs, as has been well documented. > > Thanks to IMail 8.12's use of OpenLDAP, this script will work reliably > over the wide area, making it equally suited to (a) MXs and mailbox > servers on the same subnet and (b) scanning/backup MXs and mailbox > servers operated at different sites, perhaps by different entities. > > The script may be easily scheduled using Windows Task Scheduler. > > Notes: > > - We have found that the use of a true virtual host for > store-and-forward routing, rather than HOSTS file routing, is > preferable (now that this script is available!). Advantages: > multiple DNS MX records are honored for redundancy, multiple > IP-bound hosts may be used with different IMail anti-spam > settings, and more. > > - IMail does not usually expose aliases via LDAP, only users. > However, I have provided a companion script, aliases2ldap, which > you run periodically on the mailbox server to ensure that all valid > addresses are available. > > System requirements: > > - IMail 8.12 w/LDAP > > - Incoming and outgoing TCP 389 open as needed > > - aliases2ldap.vbs running on mailbox server to ensure alias > propagation. > > Support: > > - Please post support questions as [OT] to the IMail or Declude > forums to create a public archive. > > Download: > > > http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/download/re lease > / > > > http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/aliases2ldap/download/re lease > / > > --Sandy > > > ------------------------------------ > Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist > Broadleaf Systems, a division of > Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! > http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/download/release / > > Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Exchange or IMail mailboxes into IMail Aliases! > > http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/exchange2aliases/downloa d/re > lease/ > > http://www.mailmage.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/download/re lease > / > > --- > [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.
