fanf2 2005/07/27 19:27:56 BST
Modified files:
exim-doc/doc-txt NewStuff
Log:
A ratelimit documentation clarification, 4.52/TF/04.
Revision Changes Path
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Index: NewStuff
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-$Cambridge: exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.55 2005/07/23 20:59:16 tom Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.56 2005/07/27 18:27:55 fanf2 Exp $
New Features in Exim
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@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@
example, you can limit the sending rate of each authenticated user,
independent of the computer they are sending from, by setting the key
to $authenticated_id. The default key is $sender_host_address.
+ Internally, Exim includes the smoothing constant p and the options in
+ the lookup key because they alter the meaning of the stored data.
+ This is not true for the limit m, so you can alter the configured
+ maximum rate and Exim will still remember clients' past behaviour,
+ but if you alter the other ratelimit parameters Exim will effectively
+ forget their past behaviour.
Each ratelimit condition can have up to two options. The first option
specifies what Exim measures the rate of, and the second specifies how
