Re: [exim] OT: sanesecurity.com off line

Phil (Medway Hosting) wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Cardwell" <exim-users@???>
> To: <exim-users@???>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [exim] OT: sanesecurity.com off line
>
>
>> Wow. He actually has changed the files to contain only a single
>> signature. That seems extremely counter productive. Just because they're
>> not being updated anymore doesn't mean the data has lost all value.
>
> If you read his message, he said he was being DOS'ed.

I did yes. I know that.

> I would imagine that by making the files into a single line, he is negating the "feeling of need"
> for spammers to DOS him, but at the same time, not causing people errors on
> their systems due to the server just disappearing. It would also save him
> pointless bandwidth.
>
> Not simply switching the server off altogether is quite considerate of him
> in my opinion.

Switching it off would have been better for everyone concerned. It would
have resolved his problems without causing various automated download
scripts to delete a load of useful signatures leading to spam/phishing
attacks getting through.

Luckily for me I turned off the cron job on my place of works mail
servers before this happened, otherwise I'm sure a bunch of
spam/phishing attacks would have got through.

Mike