--On 19 October 2006 23:22:42 +0300 Stuart Gall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 19 Oct 2006, at 21:12, Martin A. Brooks wrote: > >> Marc Perkel wrote: >> >>> This person only has one user account for the domain with no plans to >>> ever have more. It's a domain for one person. But he's into IMAP and >>> likes the idea of direct folder delivery. So if he subscribes to some >>> new email list what he does is create a folder for that list and then >>> subscribe using the email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] The existence of >>> the folder makes the email address valid. >> >> I fail to see the difference between this and delivery to an arbitrary >> shared folder. Unless I've massively misunderstood what you're doing >> it's neither a trick, nor cool, it's just a function of your IMAP >> server. > > What he is doing I thing is getting exim to automatically create a > new account for any local part it receives on the domains it servs. > That is quite clever. > However, Marc, there is a huge problem (Assuming I read this right). > When the domain gets its first dictionary attack (sending spam to > loads of random local parts) > You will create hundreds possibly thousands of new mail drops. Yes, it would probably make more sense to use localpart suffixes, like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
