On 7/2/2013 8:32 PM, Professa Dementia wrote: > On 7/2/2013 6:21 PM, John Fawcett wrote: >> dnsbl's are a popular method to prevent listed ips from making >> connections to mta software. >> >> cf. postscreen_dnsbl_sites in postfix >> >> Would it be possible to introduce such a feature in dovecot, so that >> connections can be denied >> based on a dnsbl lookup (where the precise dnsbls used are configurable)? >> >> John >> > > Let's back up a bit. This does not seem like a feature that Dovecot needs. > > Rather, what problem are you trying to solve? Maybe there is an > existing or better way to accomplish it.
Based on John's recent thread on postfix-users on the same general subject, I'd guess he's trying to stop rouge/malicious connections. -- Stan
