On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Benj wrote:
>
> ----- 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
what softare has a better manual?
> 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
the options are self explaining.
when you ask "How to limit a message size" and if useres here answer:
"RTFM: message_size_limit"
don't you see any connection?
I used sendmail for many years,
this software has a very nice configuratin-file with very clear ruleset's.
maby you should try this;-)
robert
> 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
>
