----- Original Message -----
From: "Yann Golanski" <yann.golanski@???>
To: "Benj" <koros@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Some newbie questions
> On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 05:39:36PM +0100, Benj wrote:
> > Hi, I'm new to exim, and to tell you the truth there are some simple
> > configuration features that I didn't find any clear and simple
explaination
> > for.
>
> Please, do read the documentation at www.exim.org ...
>
> > Here is what I would like to do, a step by step instructions would be
VERY
> > welcome.
> > I use exim as my web server mail agent, and I'm the only one on this
server,
> > no user account.
> >
> > 1) Limit spool size to 20 megs. Reject email is spool size is reached.
>
> Why on earth would you want to do that? I don't see why this would be
> usefull...
>
> The best way to do that is to actully have a spool partition which is
> only 20 megs.
>
> > 2) Reject message (attachements included) bigger than 5 megs
>
> RTFM: return_size_limit
> RTFM: message_size_limit
>
> > 3) Prevent attacks of users sending tons of message just to crash my
mail
> > server.
>
> RTFM: smtp_accept_max
> RTFM: smtp_accept_max_per_host
> RTFM: queue_run_max
> RTFM: deliver_load_max
>
> Just to name a few...
Hi, should I set these parametere in the exim.conf ?
I tell you that the exim manual with all the parameters looks really
unfriendly. I'm very newbie in the Unix world, and there are no clear and
precise chapters titled "How to limit a message size"...... for example. Of
course there are lots of parameters to set, but when you are new and when
you get there, I can assure you you don't know what to find and where.
Thanks a lot,
Benj
