RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Graceful way to stop services

[John Tolmachoff \(Lists\)]

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Andrew, great idea. Never thought of disabling inbound connections on the firewall. That would indeed allow existing to continue but prevent any new.   John T eServices For You   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Colbeck, Andrew Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 2:59 PM To: Declude.JunkMail@declude.com Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Graceful way to stop services   ... which is why I tell my stateful firewall instead.  Essentially, I disable the inbound SMTP rule, and the stateful inspection does not interfere with the current transactions, just blocks new connections.   Then I can do whatever maintenance was required, including graceful shutdowns.  New connections are blocked, and the sending server retries.  Typically, spammers don't, so there is no tidal wave of backlogged spam that comes in with the ham once the firewall allows inbound SMTP again.