On 21/01/2004 at 08:23:22, ISP Lists wrote: > Today I am the recipient of a dictionary attack. 704 bad addresses today on > top of 800 already in the file.
> How large can this file grow before it incurs a significant performance hit? Provided you're using it as a .map file and not a .regexp, huge. The old Wirehub/Easynet spam list was nudging 200,000 lines before it was discontinued. :) The postmap command will take progressively longer as the file gets bigger, but lookups will remain fast. Cheers, Evan
