On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 09:10:51AM -0500, Simon Brereton wrote: > On Dec 29, 2012 8:58 AM, "John Allen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My setup is Postfix (2.9.3) + Postgrey + Amavis-new + > > Dovecot(2.1.7) running on Debian(Wheezy)/Ubuntu(12.04) servers. > > I have always assumed that header/body checks were worthwhile > > because they would catch some mal-mail early and thus reduce the > > overall cost of processing. How useful are header & body checks > > when used along side Amavis? Are they still worthwhile? > > The 8-10% of mails rejected by my header check for my own IPs or > domain names as ehlo alone are probably worth it. The less amavis > has to do, the better.
Pre-DATA check_helo_access is a much easier, lighter, and more effective means of achieving the same goal. Header & body checks might occasionally be useful for a few things, but in general, not much. -- http://rob0.nodns4.us/ -- system administration and consulting Offlist GMX mail is seen only if "/dev/rob0" is in the Subject:
