> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix- > us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of DTNX Postmaster > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:43 AM > To: postfix users > Subject: Re: Stress docs update > > Please let me know if this isn't the right format, style and such; > > $ diff -u STRESS_README.html STRESS_README-postscreen.html > --- STRESS_README.html 2012-05-03 10:20:36.000000000 +0200 > +++ STRESS_README-postscreen.html 2012-05-03 10:26:27.000000000 > +0200 > @@ -520,11 +520,12 @@ > server. Other clients are tarpitted, and will never get a chance > to affect mail server performance. </p> > > -<p> At some point in the future, Postfix may come with a simple > -front-end daemon that does basic greylisting and pipelining detection > -to keep zombies and other ratware away from Postfix itself. This > -would use the "pass" service type which has been available in > -stable Postfix releases since Postfix 2.5. </p> > +<p> Since version 2.8, Postfix ships with a front-end daemon called > +<a href="postscreen.8.html">postscreen(8)</a> that does basic > +greylisting and pipelining detection to keep zombies and other > ratware > +away from Postfix itself. For further information and implementation > +details, see <a href="POSTSCREEN_README.html">POSTSCREEN_README</a>. > +</p> > > <h2><a name="credits"> Credits </a></h2>
According to the POSTSCREEN_README, postscreen doesn't do greylisting at all: postscreen and greylisting are different things. The below is your patch adapted with a partial copy-paste from the POSTSCREEN_README. -- Rob --- STRESS_README.html 2012-05-03 10:54:00.624335965 +0200 +++ STRESS_README-postscreen.html 2012-05-03 10:58:40.638712109 +0200 @@ -503,11 +503,14 @@ server. Other clients are tarpitted, and will never get a chance to affect mail server performance. </p> -<p> At some point in the future, Postfix may come with a simple -front-end daemon that does basic greylisting and pipelining detection -to keep zombies and other ratware away from Postfix itself. This -would use the "pass" service type which has been available in -stable Postfix releases since Postfix 2.5. </p> +<p> Since version 2.8, Postfix ships with a front-end daemon called +<a href="postscreen.8.html">postscreen(8)</a> that performs triage +on multiple inbound SMTP connections at the same time. While a single +postscreen(8) process keeps zombies away from Postfix SMTP server +processes, more Postfix SMTP server processes remain available for +legitimate clients. For further information and implementation +details, see <a href="POSTSCREEN_README.html">POSTSCREEN_README</a>. +</p> <h2><a name="credits"> Credits </a></h2>
