Matt Garretson <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrzej Adam Filip wrote: >> I want custom "rate limiter" on my spamtrap, > > Another idea, if you run linux with iptables, is using > the netfilter "recent" module to block over-enthusiastic > hosts at the network layer. > > The exact name of the module varies with the iptables version, > but searching the iptables man page for "recent" should give > you the details.
I use iptables to limit number of tcp connections. [ something in like 2 connections per 5 minutes ] BTW I think "1 connection per 15s from strangers" may be good idea on "not big" production servers. -- [pl>en: Andrew] Andrzej Adam Filip : [email protected] God gave man two ears and one tongue so that we listen twice as much as we speak. -- Arab proverb _______________________________________________ NOTE: If there is a disclaimer or other legal boilerplate in the above message, it is NULL AND VOID. You may ignore it. Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
