Re: [exim] too many connections from that IP address

>> 2008-03-31 22:57:12 Connection from [210.138.216.50] refused: too many
>> connections from that IP address
>> 2008-03-31 22:57:16 Connection from [210.138.216.50] refused: too many
>> connections from that IP address
>> of course, i am the cause
>> smtp_accept_max = 100
>> smtp_accept_max_per_connection = 12
>> smtp_accept_max_per_host = 4
>> but i need that to cut down the massive assaults.
>> is there a config knob to have an exception list to the throttle?
> smtp_reserve_hosts: define the list of excepted hosts
> smtp_accept_reserve: connection count exclusively available to reserve
> hosts (which can also use non-reserved counts).

this does not seem to solve the problem of 'too many' connections
*from that host*, i.e. when i try to dump out six emails.

i think what i am hitting is this one

smtp_accept_max_per_host = 4

randy