Re: [exim] ratelimiting outgoing mail

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Author: Jan Ingvoldstad
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To: exim users
Subject: Re: [exim] ratelimiting outgoing mail
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:58, Mikhail Lischuk <mlischuk@???> wrote:

> As far as I
> understand, ratelimit limits my users, not my submission to smarthost.
>


Ratelimiting limits the rate based on the criteria you choose.

If the criterium is an IP address, then that IP address will be limited.

If you run authenticated SMTP, then you can limit by user.


> My english might be bad, but documentation states "The ratelimit ACL
> condition can be used to measure and control the rate at which clients
> can send email"
>


In Internet mail, anything connecting to a server is a client, as seen from
that server's point of view.
--
Jan