http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19990805-DM02.htm IMail - Setting maximum recipients per message Dave In reply to 29 Jan message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >Is there a way of limiting the number of mails that will go >out at a time? >For example ..... say 80 pieces or less from a single user. >This would prevvent a "REAL" user from opening an account >with a stolen Credit Card and overnight running one of those >damn programs that send million pieces of mail through our >server. >Lee >Chapel Communications Support >___________________________________ >888 747-4949 >http://CHPL.net >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of >Daniel Donnelly Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 3:58 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Messages in log >John, >Sort of depends on what else (prior to/after these errors >started) the log shows. If the SMTP session has reached the >point where the remote is sending 'rcpt to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]', >then they are looking for 'valid' users and no mail is being >accepted or sent. However if at least one valid address is >found, then the remote would have to get to the DATA command >and complete that (sending the email body), before any >message is accepted by IMail. Only then would IMail attempt >to deliver the email. >Typically these kind of sessions end well before any DATA >command is issued, so no email was sent nor will IMail have >anything to deliver. >Daniel Donnelly >________________________________________________________ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Melchiori" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:16 AM >Subject: [IMail Forum] Messages in log >> I am getting tons of log entries that are obviously people trolling for >> valid email addresses. They usually come in from a dummy domain (have >looked >> them up) and then try to send to maybe 50 emaill addresses under a domain >> name we host. Everytime the messages in the log show: >> >> ERR xxxxxxxxx.com invalid user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I am assuming that NO messages were sent out and that the system >identified >> and stopped any email intrusion since there was no other messages in the >> logs related to this. >> >> Am I correct? >> >> Thank you. >> >> john >> >> >> Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> to be removed from this list. >> >> An Archive of this list is available at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> >Please visit >http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be >removed from this list. >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Please visit >http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be >removed from this list. >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
