>> Last doubt, as far as I understand from the documentation, the milter >> processing happends in smtpd(8) before the >> 'smtpd_recipient_restrictions' (cleanup(8)) check. Thus if I keep my >> current configuration for my new setup, using smtpd_milters and >> postgrey (under 'smtpd_recipient_restrictions') I'll have the >> following routing: mail from Internet -> sid-milter -> clamav-milter >> -> all the smtpd_recipient _restrictions included postgrey, is this >> correct? I think that this isn't the optimal solution because the >> milter checks occur before smtpd_recipient_restrictions where a lot of >> client/envelope/rbl/etc cleanup is done. > > clamav-milter operates on the message data, so all postfix > smtpd_*_restrictions -- which operate on the envelope -- will get a chance > to reject mail before the data is transmitted. > > sid-milter operates on the envelope. It will probably run before > smtpd_recipient_restrictions, but that's not such a big deal since it's a > fairly lightweight process (minimal CPU, but it does trigger a DNS lookup). > > Now that I've had more coffee and can think better, this modifies the answer > I gave earlier -- even though you can't specify sid-miler > greylist > > clamav-milter, that's how it will effectively run. > > > -- Noel Jones > >> I'll be checking for viruses >> from clients that don't even send a proper ehlo, etc, thus consuming >> cpu resources. >> >> Thanks for any comment about this. >> Regards, LU > >
Thanks Noel for your explanation, now it's clear. Best regards, LU.
