Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 2341] delay_warning failing to send mess…

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Autor: Andrew C Aitchison
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Assumpte: Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 2341] delay_warning failing to send messages
On Wed, 5 Dec 2018, admin--- via Exim-dev wrote:

> https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2341
>
> --- Comment #8 from Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@???> ---
> Thanks. It seems I'm on the right track; now we need to decide if that is
> now too much notification... there's no per-sender tracking on this, it's
> per-deferred message, so (as in your test) one sender will get a warning
> for every message they send, repeated per the delay_warning setting
> as modified by the queue run occasions.
>
> Leaving it like that will be simplest. I'll commit that for now, but opinions
> on any need for additional control are welcom.


Like David, I'd expect and want a message for every delayed message.

However, if someone malicious finds a full mailbox, could they use it
to amplify attacks on a third party ?
On the face of it, sending an almost null message to the full mailbox
could result in larger messages being sent to an innocent third-party.
What happens when a message with multiple senders (is that reply-to or from)
is delayed; does each one get a delay warning ?

[ Am I giving too many hints to spammers by asking in a public list ? ]

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