On Thursday 09 December 2004 01:12, Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the log file noise issue is important to me - i've recently started > monitoring mail.log and adding iptables rules to block smtp connections > from client IPs that commit various spammish-looking crimes against my > system. some crimes get blocked for 60 seconds, some for 10 minutes, some > for an hour. each time the same IP address is seen committing a crime, the > time is doubled. i am doing this not because i'm worried that spammers > will get their junk through my anti-spam rules but because a) i don't want > their noise in my mail.log, and b) it was an interesting programming > project that amused me for a few days of part time perl hacking.
Interesting. Do you plan to package it for Debian? -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
