Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman (solved)

2009-01-02 Thread jason
> > so If I use the following: > > smtp_destination_recipient_limit = 8 > > smtp_destination_rate_delay = 60 I tested and it looks like these settings will do what I want. thanks folks. Jason

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread jason
please see inline > > No, it means up to 60 messages an hour with up to 8 recipients each. but this still keeps me within the limits that verizon has set, right? > > Using this ISP for bulk mailing is a really poor infrastructure choice. wasnt my choice, it was my client's > > If you can't ma

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 04:53:23PM -0500, Jason Welsh wrote: > I looked it up and here is the real scoop.. ;) > > *You may not include more than 100 recipients in a single email. Messages > will not > be sent to any recipients in excess of 100. > *You may not exceed 500 recipients in 1 hour. Exc

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Jason Welsh
well, right, like I said, this is from a mailman mailing list , and there are 3 remote recipients in the list. But in the real list I want to implement, there are hundreds at various addresses and I would like to throttle ALL outgoing deliveries if I can. I guess best case scenario now is to

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 04:16:26PM -0500, Jason Welsh wrote: > > > Wietse Venema wrote: > >>Jan 2 16:04:57 ohs postfix/smtp[18389]: B08B018A00: > >>to=, > >>relay=outgoing.verizon.net[206.46.232.12]:25, delay=0.89, > >>delays=0.08/0.28/0.35/0.17, dsn=2.5.0, status=sent (250 2.5.0 Ok.) > >>Ja

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Jason Welsh
Wietse Venema wrote: Jan 2 16:04:57 ohs postfix/smtp[18389]: B08B018A00: to=, relay=outgoing.verizon.net[206.46.232.12]:25, delay=0.89, delays=0.08/0.28/0.35/0.17, dsn=2.5.0, status=sent (250 2.5.0 Ok.) Jan 2 16:04:57 ohs postfix/qmgr[18371]: B08B018A00: removed Jan 2 16:05:12 ohs postfix/s

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 04:08:09PM -0500, ja...@monsterjam.org wrote: > and heres my logs now > > Jan 2 16:04:57 ohs postfix/smtp[18389]: B08B018A00: > to=, relay=outgoing.verizon.net[206.46.232.12]:25, > delay=0.89, delays=0.08/0.28/0.35/0.17, dsn=2.5.0, status=sent (250 2.5.0 Ok.) > Jan 2 1

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Wietse Venema
> Jan 2 16:04:57 ohs postfix/smtp[18389]: B08B018A00: > to=, relay=outgoing.verizon.net[206.46.232.12]:25, > delay=0.89, delays=0.08/0.28/0.35/0.17, dsn=2.5.0, status=sent (250 2.5.0 Ok.) > Jan 2 16:04:57 ohs postfix/qmgr[18371]: B08B018A00: removed > Jan 2 16:05:12 ohs postfix/smtp[18389]: E5

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread jason
On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 03:54:21PM -0500, Victor Duchovni wrote: > On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 03:43:15PM -0500, Jason Welsh wrote: > > > initial_destination_concurrency = 1 > > default_destination_concurrency_limit = 1 > > default_destination_recipient_limit = 1 > > smtpd_recipient_limit = 1 > > Poi

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Wietse Venema
Jason Welsh: > my apologies.. here is the output of postconf -n Did you notice that there is no smtp_destination_rate_delay Wietse

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread jason
yes, and I also realized I had commented out the item that Wietse had wanted me to put in.. Im just trying too many things at once.. Let me clean it up and try again. Jason On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 03:54:21PM -0500, Victor Duchovni wrote: > On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 03:43:15PM -0500, Jason Welsh

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 03:43:15PM -0500, Jason Welsh wrote: > initial_destination_concurrency = 1 > default_destination_concurrency_limit = 1 > default_destination_recipient_limit = 1 > smtpd_recipient_limit = 1 Point shotgun away from foot. -- Viktor. Disclaimer: off-list followups g

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Jason Welsh
my apologies.. here is the output of postconf -n alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases append_dot_mydomain = no biff = no config_directory = /etc/postfix default_destination_concurrency_limit = 1 default_destination_recipient_limit = 1 default_transport = smtp home_ma

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Wietse Venema
ja...@monsterjam.org: > excellent idea, so I did install the 2.5.4 version from the backport > and I now have > r...@ohs:~# grep smtp_destination_rate_delay /etc/postfix/main.cf > smtp_destination_rate_delay = 10 > r...@ohs:~# > and I restarted postfix > Jan 2 08:03:56 ohs postfix/master[16208]:

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 01:09:41PM -0500, ja...@monsterjam.org wrote: > Jan 2 08:03:56 ohs postfix/master[16208]: terminating on signal 15 > Jan 2 08:03:58 ohs postfix/master[16312]: daemon started -- version 2.5.4, > configuration /etc/postfix > > and now when I send an email to my mailman ma

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread jason
> > > >aah heck, I lied to you.. > >I have postfix 2.4.5-3ubuntu1.3 installed :( > > > >Is there a way to accomplish the same thing for this version or should I > compile the new one? > >I couldnt find postfix 2.5 for Ubuntu 7.10 > > > > Look in gutsy-backports or upgrade to 8.04. Also note

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:40:45 -0500 ja...@monsterjam.org wrote: >> The following requires Postfix 2.5 or later: >> >> /etc/postfix/main.cf: >> # Deliver all mail via the "smtp" transport in master.cf. >> # Use [] to suppress MX lookup. >> relayhost = [mail.example.com] >> default_tra

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Wietse Venema
ja...@monsterjam.org: > > The following requires Postfix 2.5 or later: > > > > /etc/postfix/main.cf: > > # Deliver all mail via the "smtp" transport in master.cf. > > # Use [] to suppress MX lookup. > > relayhost = [mail.example.com] > > default_transport = smtp > > smtp_destin

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread jason
> The following requires Postfix 2.5 or later: > > /etc/postfix/main.cf: > # Deliver all mail via the "smtp" transport in master.cf. > # Use [] to suppress MX lookup. > relayhost = [mail.example.com] > default_transport = smtp > smtp_destination_rate_delay = 30 > > This will d

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-02 Thread Wietse Venema
ja...@monsterjam.org: > hey folks.. Im running the latest postfix on an ubuntu server with > mailmain for mailing list management.. everything is pretty much working > fine except that Im trying to get some kind of rate-limiting or > throttling working for all outbound messages. Ive searched all ov

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-01 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 11:04:50PM -0500, ja...@monsterjam.org wrote: > hey folks.. Im running the latest postfix on an ubuntu server with > mailmain for mailing list management.. everything is pretty much working > fine except that Im trying to get some kind of rate-limiting or > throttling worki

Re: rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-01 Thread Terry Carmen
ja...@monsterjam.org wrote: I want only 1 smtp connection at a time to be made out from my server to my ISP's server.. Can someone please help me with a config that will accomplish this? If your ISP doesn't want to handle your list traffic, trying to get around their restrictions isn't going

rate limit outgoing mails with mailman

2009-01-01 Thread jason
hey folks.. Im running the latest postfix on an ubuntu server with mailmain for mailing list management.. everything is pretty much working fine except that Im trying to get some kind of rate-limiting or throttling working for all outbound messages. Ive searched all over and found the smtpd -D and