Where's the config for adding stuff like this (remember I'm more akin to
knocking the M4 file in to shape :) 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jake Vickers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: 20 February 2006 15:31
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Filtering / security
> 
> Simon Jones wrote:
> 
> >Hi there,
> >
> >I've built a qmail toaster and now need to lock it down properly - 
> >anyone point me to a howto on setting up ptr lookup's / rbl 
> checking / 
> >dictionary attack prevention / etc... Plus any other snazzy 
> methods you've come across!
> >This machine will be a backup relay (yup Jake, I finally got 
> it working
> >properly!!)
> >  
> >
> Glad to see you got it working.
> First and foremost, a good firewall. Nick supplies one on his 
> site (I've never looked at it, really), but there's thousands 
> of example firewalls out there if you don't write one yourself.
> As far as RBL's; a couple are included (spamcop, spamhaus, 
> etc.), and I added (after extensive research to keep FP's 
> down), so mine looks like this:
> -r sbl-xbl.spamhaus.org -r bl.spamcop.net -r relays.ordb.org 
> -r dnsbl.antispam.or.id
> 
> Don't know about the rest. I used to use a firewall script 
> that looked for hack attempts (such as dictionary attacks 
> against root), but in the end I just moved my SSH port up 
> above 1024 so it's not easily detectable. Stopped all of my 
> dictionary attacks against root.
> 
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