Re: [exim] OFF LSIT - ident check

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Author: W B Hacker
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Subject: Re: [exim] OFF LSIT - ident check
Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 22:01 +0100, Josip Rodin wrote:
>> Why do you do do ident checks, anyway? I thought they were pointless these
>> days... I've had rfc1413_query_timeout = 0s set for ages now.
>
> they are not pointless if you want us to accurately handle complaints
> about abuse coming from our multi-user servers. a timeout of 5s should
> be plenty, though.
>


Kjetil.

*Last thing* I want is to start a bonfire... but I am not too old to learn..

We've given up in ident checks, and do not run a daemon ourselves.

The benefit you gain shows up how? And is it unique, or something that can be
adequately served by other means?

i.e - big win? little win?

Curious, not confrontational... (too tired...)

Bill Hacker