How about - in the main config:
acl_smtp_connect = check_connect
then in your ACL section
check_connect:
#deny if load is greater than 10
deny condition = ${if > {$load_average}{10000}}
#otherwise, accept
accept
does that do what you want?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <hamster@???>
To: "Elliot Finley" <efinleywork@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [exim] Getting exim to refuse connections
> On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 06:45 -0600, Elliot Finley wrote:
> > smtp_load_reserve = <some load above which you don't want to accept
> > connections>
>
> Which doesn't actually refuse the connection it accepts, banners and
> drops with 451 error. What I'm looking for is to actually not accept
> the connection to start with at certain load levels.
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark" <hamster@???>
> > To: <exim-users@???>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:45 AM
> > Subject: [exim] Getting exim to refuse connections
> >
> >
> > > I've been looking for a way to do this for a while, is there a method
by
> > > which I can close the smtp port completely once the load on a box hits
a
> > > certain level?
> > >
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