Re: [exim] DENY vs. DROP

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Jackson" <lists@???>
> On 8 Dec 2004, Marc Perkel wrote:
>
> > When whould I use deny vs. drop.
>
> Simple: if in doubt, never use "drop". Always use "deny".
>
> "drop" terminates the connection in an "unfriendly" way and should really
> only be used if you're sure you know what you're doing (e.g. you're 100%
> certain you're dealing with spamware/an attacker of some sort, and one
> which is unlikely to retry).
>
> If used (even in error) on "real" messages, "drop" will probably cause
> *more* resource usage for both you and the sending end, and additionally
> quite possibly cause problems that are difficult to diagnose - you will
> not endear yourself to other administrators.
>
>
> Tim

can drop mean drop a message thats already been received and can deny mean
deny the trasmitting of a particular message hence save up on bandwidth ,
which is which ?

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