Re: [Exim] "pack-attachments" transport_filter

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Author: Sheldon Hearn
Date:  
To: bhoc
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] "pack-attachments" transport_filter

On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:11:26 +0200, bhoc@??? wrote:

> 1. defer large mails to off-peak hours (19:00 through 07:00)
> 2. reject large mails
> 3. mangle large mails through a filter that packs the attachments (use a
> 'popular' format such as .zip that is understood by 'popular' operating
> systems)
> 4. a combination of all above.


5. Use network traffic policies that throttle SMTP (and possibly POP3)
during peak hours.

6) Use network traffic policies that weight SMTP and HTTP (for example)
in such a way that HTTP traffic effectively throttles SMTP traffic.

Give it some thought. You may be trying to hammer a screw.

Ciao,
Sheldon.