Email question

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 29.07.2004 schrieb Jake McHenry um 22:34:

> what are the 3 and 6 examples for in your post? I added this into my mc and
> restarted sendmail, I tried sending 8 emails to an invalid user and all 8
> got receipts back.
> 
> I understand the use of the return receipts, but from logwatch, there are
> roughly 100 invalids a day. I need this to stop.

> Jake McHenry

> define(`confBAD_RCPT_THROTTLE',`3')dnl
> define(`confMAX_RCPTS_PER_MESSAGE',`6')dnl

See the cf/README i.e. on:
http://www.sendmail.org/m4/tweaking_config.html. I didn't say the sender
does not get any DSN (failed receipe) back. The settings just slow down
things for dictionary attacks.

Alexander


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