Re: [Exim] Brain Dead ISP's?

> > It's this reason that I wish Exim had a database that it could store
> > sender/recipient cominations (possibly even hostip) and reject messages
> > earlier to future attempts.
>
> You should be able to do this with a database and all the nice ACL stuff
> that is in Exim.

at work, I use MySQL and this wouldn't be a problem.

> A reject in the data ACL could create a record with the relevant data in
> the database. I think this is supported for the SQL databases at least.
>
> This database is queried in the RCPT ACL. Sender and recipient are
> available there, you look them up in the SQL and reject if it is known
> to be a bad sender.
>
> You need some expiration method (drop table every night, put in time
> stamps and an aging process from cron, ...)

I did something similar for an IP blacklist.

But, a home user (animx.eu.org hosts only myself). I just don't see a need
in yet another server running. It can handle it, but... OTOH, any server
that keeps banging on my server gets into the 'shitcan' rule on my firewall
(LOGs the packet and drops it on the floor)

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