Re: rejecting unknown users

["Mariano Absatz" <zmailer@lists.com.ar>]

El 10 Nov 2003 a las 9:22, Roy Bixler escribió:

> Why would it "verify OK" a non-existent user?  I see you've gotten
> some better answers anyway.
> 
> Even if you get this setup working, it's far from obvious that it's
> better than the default SMTP server behaviour.  Apart from the
> security warnings and the increased system overhead that go with
> running the router alongside of the SMTP server, it would ease
> dictionary attacks.  On the other hand, it is appealing not to have to
> accept junk for non-existent users in the first place.
I agree... what would be nice is a way to be able to have a different 
expiration time for NDRs since with current spam/virus storms with faked 
origins fills up queues horribly.
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Mariano Absatz
El Baby
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