Larry wrote:
On Mon, Jan 23, 2006 at 05:11:23AM +0800, Bill Hacker wrote:
I need to figure out how to block the origionator of a message.
*SNIP*
Use originator-specific rules, optionally applied only to
traffic that arrives from mailhop.org.
Thanks you for the lengthy answer. There is a lot of good information there.
I think if I can figure out how to accomplish the above, things will begin
to make a little more sense. I understand many of the commands to reject
and warn with, the only part I am having a hellofatime with is figuring out
how to "Use originator-specific rules". :)
Local blacklist is probably simplest if in doubt.
You were not all that specific as to wanting to block half the customers
of AOL, all of MSN, and 2/3 of the yahooligans, but only from Taiwan -
or just being temporarily pissed-off at your brother-in-law...
Blocking on seriously complex rules w/r IP, HELO, various bit of
address, headers, attachment characteristics, message size, format,
text expressions, even the sender's OS and mailer challenges even
SpamAssassin. Exim can do all that, but it can be a RBK [1] to maintain
- and not false-reject or generate unwelcome bounces.
For on or a few senders, all this is actually dead-easy with a Mozilla /
Thunderbird (or similar) MUA filter rule and bothers no one's MTA with
'collateral' damage.
MTA configurations should be for 'general case', not to target one
sender, unless they are trying a near-DoS.
For which there are better remedies anyway...
HTH,
Bill
{1] M1 Feline, female, immature, of noble rank, type one, class one,
standard A issue.
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