Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Richard Creighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [07-29-07 15:46]: > >> I don't think he wants to block off the public, just someone he has >> detected abusing. >> > > exactly and I am presently using fail2ban to block: > > [postfix-tcpwrapper] > > enabled = true > filter = postfix > action = hostsdeny[file=/etc/hosts.deny] > mail[name=Postfix, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > logpath = /var/log/mail > bantime = 300 > > which places 554 rejection ip into /etc/hosts.deny, but the firewall > action denying rogue ssh attempts is cleaner, requires less resources > and sees the ip sooner. > > is this correct: > FW_SERVICES_ACCEPT_EXT="0/0,tcp,25,,hitcount=3,blockseconds=120 >
So, any host that has a lot of messages to send to users on your system will be banned, correct? We frequently have occasion to send thousands of business-related messages to a single domain, and if they use some simple-minded smtp connection rate or traffic measurement, they would end up blocking us. Heads would soon roll for that sort of nonsense. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
