Re: [Exim] spamdealer: filter at SMTP time for non root user…

On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 12:18:44PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:04:50AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> > Did I mention my "spamdealer" setup, to filter at SMTP time for non
> > root users http://jidanni.org/comp/spam/spamdealer.html

That's an impressive claim, because:

> "Filtering at smtp-time" involves rejecting the message after RCPT or
> DATA, therefore sparing exim the work to send a bounce.

And, of course, generally involves binding to port 25, or patching exim.

If you manage to bind to port 25 as a "non-root user", then you have an
interesting UNIX. (yes, I know about some of the ways of doing it: authbind,
POSIX capabilities).

MBM

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