Re: [exim] SMTP AUTH Delay

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Author: Ian Eiloart
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To: Stuart Gall
CC: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] SMTP AUTH Delay

On 8 Sep 2011, at 14:59, Stuart Gall wrote:

> Hello,
> When SMTP AUTH fails is it possible to introduce a delay before telling the client of the failure 5 or 10 seconds would be good.
>


Yes, you can add a line saying "delay = 10s" to any ACL. I do that for all email that I reject, since it can slow spammers down.

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