Pls could you post the patch to this list, that way it will be archived along with the mail..
d. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 24 January 2003 17:53 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: smtp server options - link to mod patch > > > Hi. I wrote a couple of modifications to the James SMTP server / > handler which > help deflect Stuff Posing As Mail. > > The mods consist of two additional options, and are controllable > through boolean > fields in the smtpserver section of the configuration XML file: > > <!-- Uncomment this if you want to only accept recipients in the > local domain. --> > <!-- Note that leaving this out will cause all recipients to be > valid, but --> > <!-- messages to other domains will still process per the above > configuration, --> > <!-- usually to the spam log. Leave this off while debugging, > but if you find --> > <!-- a huge number of SPAM messages to other domains, > --> > <!-- you might want to turn it on. > --> > <!-- > <acceptOnlyLocal>true</acceptOnlyLocal> > --> > > <!-- Uncomment this if you want to ensure a reverse DNS Hostname > exists --> > <!-- for the IP addresses of incoming connections. Most > legitimate email --> > <!-- will have a rDNS hostname defined, but often the casual > spammer will --> > <!-- not. Note that this will cause connectivity problems if a > sender's --> > <!-- hostname cannot be determined by IP, or if the DNS service > is --> > <!-- unreliable. > --> > <!-- > <doReverseLookups>true</doReverseLookups> > --> > > The patch affects 4 files: > src/conf/james-config.xml > src/java/org/apache/james/smtpserver/SMTPHandlerConfigurationData.java > src/java/org/apache/james/smtpserver/SMTPHandler.java > src/java/org/apache/james/smtpserver/SMTPServer.java > > The patch file is compared to CVS as of yesterday and available at: > http://www.mdve.net/jakarta-james/jakarta-james-cvsdiff.txt > > The code is pretty tame, it works well for me and I don't think > it introduces any bugs. > > The James subproject is pretty new to me, so if there's a better > way to do these, I > beg forgiveness for wasting your time and request enlightenment > on the Proper > Way. I see a lot of goofy connections and receive a lot of open > relay tracers, these > mods are helping me a lot. > > I also have a mailet which drives a system command to add a rule > to a firewall > which blocks sending addresses, I can clean it up and post if > there's any interest in > this. > > Roger Venable > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
