Re: [exim] Drop smtp connection before authentication

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Author: Torsten
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To: Dean Brooks
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Drop smtp connection before authentication
Hi Dean,

thanks for your explanation.
What Exim version do you use? On my Exim 4.63 I got this error: main
option "acl_smtp_notquit" unknown
I can`t find the acl "acl_smtp_notquit" in the Exim specs.

Thanks
Torsten
> Exim's ratelimits decay smoothly over time. In the above example, any
> rolling 2-hour window will allow 15 connection failures. Or, thinking
> of it another way, every 8 minutes or so a new connection attempt will
> be allowed in this example.
>
> Also, keep in mind that this ratelimit limits the number of
> connections, not attempts. There can be multiple failure attempts per
> connection, up to the smtp_accept_max_nonmail setting in your config file.
>
> --
> Dean Brooks
> dean@???