[exim] Re: smtp_accept_max & DDoS

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Author: Cyborg
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To: Andrew C Aitchison
CC: exim-users
Subject: [exim] Re: smtp_accept_max & DDoS
Am 13.05.23 um 11:41 schrieb Andrew C Aitchison:
>
>> I suggest to choose your timeout for the kill wisely, as some servers
>> send a big chunk of data slow as hell, but a reasonable amount would
>> be 30s.
>> In addition, the netstat output could give out, if any data is in the
>> connection buffer as an indicator that the host as send real data as
>> an indication for a valid connection attempt.
>
> By logging or triggering this in an ACL and only when the problem occurs
> we avoid the case of slow but valid incoming connections.
>



I'm afraid, you can only test things in an acl, IF new connections are
coming in, which the DDOS open-connection-attack would deny.

This needs to be external, or it's useless when you need it :)

Best regards,
Marius

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