Re: Shortcircuit Rules

2009-10-30 Thread Henrik K
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 02:21:10AM -0700, Mynabbler wrote: > > > Alex-325 wrote: > > I'm interested in experimenting with shortcircuiting, and wondered if > > anyone had some examples they're using that they could share? > We are using it to shortcircuit HAM and prevent blowing CPU cycles on > ne

Re: Shortcircuit Rules

2009-10-30 Thread Mynabbler
CPU load. Given the nature of 'pushy' newsletter-senders, it prevents CPU spikes when some newsletters come in bulk on the electronic doormat. Other then shortcircuiting and saving CPU cycles, it also prevents any false positives on the few selected 'special' newsletters he

Re: Shortcircuit Rules

2009-10-29 Thread Alex
Hi, > I use a number of shortcircuits but they are not in SA they are > in sendmail.cf  They are subject line checks.  I started this > with the Viagra spam, looking at the common permutations of viagra > spelling, such as v!agra, etc. > > Why not block it at the MTA before it even gets to SA - if

Re: Shortcircuit Rules

2009-10-29 Thread Ted Mittelstaedt
Alex wrote: Hi, I'm interested in experimenting with shortcircuiting, and wondered if anyone had some examples they're using that they could share? My $0.02 I use a number of shortcircuits but they are not in SA they are in sendmail.cf They are subject line checks. I started this with the

Shortcircuit Rules

2009-10-29 Thread Alex
Hi, I'm interested in experimenting with shortcircuiting, and wondered if anyone had some examples they're using that they could share? If I understand correctly, the tests involving simple parsing instead of those involving network connections work best due to the inherent overhead with network