--On 22 June 2006 20:37:01 +0300 "Odhiambo G. Washington"
<wash@???> wrote:
> Hello pple,
>
> I have have a server which is where all deliveries are done. This server
> is not advertised "anymore" in DNS, but spammers are still sending to
> it in defiance of my TTL from DNS configuration.
> I know that most of my clients who use this server are located within
> my country (damn Kenya!).
>
> I now want to block all connections to this server which originate
> outside my country.
Really? If the spam is coming from inside Kenya, why not block all email to
that server?
I made a similar move recently, and found that the email directly to the
old server died off within a couple of weeks.
> I have hit google hard and found two projects that were geared towards
> introducing the complexities (yes) of using GeoIP within Exim.
>
> http://botanicus.net/dw/exim-python/exim-4.60py1.html
> http://pookey.co.uk/exim-geoip.xml
>
> One seems recent enough, but both seem like they are un-maintained.
> I am running Exim 4.62 on all my servers.
>
> Is there anyone out there using another variant of GeoIP blocking with
> Exim that they'd be willing to share with the community (me ;))?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> cheers
> - wash
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