Have SMTP detect mass deliveries determined by a desired limit and then delay delivery or even spool the rest of the messages until the Admin gets a chance to clear it (In kind of a Penalty Box)... this would make the Spammer believe he has succeeded and then the Administrator would be able to cancel the remaining Spam before it is even delivered. For example: Someone tries to send a Spam via mail.domain.com can be TO or FROM... when a specific IP tries to send more than 25 messages within a certain period of time a flag is raised and then any messages beyond that are spooled for a certain amount of time or until the SPAM ceases. A warning message is then sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or any desired email address that lets the Admin know that a Mass Mail attempt may have been made. At this point the remainder of the messages are stored in a seperate directory or seperate spool until the Admin gets a chance to check these messages. At that point the messages can be delivered if legit or deleted if it is SPAM. This would stop all but the first 25 SPAM's if it is SPAM and the person will assume he was successful. Then he/she can be reprimanded and not even be able to successfully send their SPAM. It's a WIN-WIN. I wonder why it hasn't been done before... I see no negatives to this scenario. Sure the other SPAM rules can still be used but this would be a feature that raises IPSwitch above the rest in Spam protection. I would like people to comment on this idea and if it is believed to be good enough IPSwitch should be encouraged to implement it in the next version update. -- Edgar D. Taylor President/CEO FIRST Internet Service 69500 Bannock Rd. P.O. Box 355 St.Clairsville, OH. 43950 Voice: (740) 695-2280 Fax: (740) 695-7258 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.1st.net -- Simply 1st in Internet Service! -- Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list.
