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The problem is that these emails should never be accepted into the |
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queue. You are better off dropping those emails at the SMTP level. Try |
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shupps patch. chkuser it exists for both straight vpopmail or mysql |
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vpopmail |
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http://www.shupp.org |
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Includes these popular patches: |
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* smtp auth |
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* spf |
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* qmail-queue (to allow for virus scanners) |
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* maildir++ patch |
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* support oversize dns packets (not necessary if you use |
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dnscache) |
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* chkuser (check for local vpopmail users, envelope syntax. |
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requires vpopmail to be previously installed) |
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* spam throttle |
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* qregex (regular expression matching in badmailfrom and |
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badmailto) |
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* big concurrency (set the spawn limit above 255) |
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On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 14:29 -0800, Michael Irey wrote: |
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> I have Qmail + Vpopmail + Qmail Scanner + SpamAssassin + ClamAV installed and |
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> all is functioning. |
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> However my qmail queue is filled with hundreds of double bounced messages. So |
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> I no longer bounce the incoming messages if the recipient does not exist on |
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> the system, I just delete it. This solves the queue problem. But the problem |
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> I have now is that all the bogus messages coming in get spam and virus |
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> checked before the email gets deleted... A waste of valuable resources. |
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> I have tried googleing for some time to no avail... |
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> Does anyone know if it is possible, to only scan the valid incoming emails. |
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> Example process of the way I would like it to work. |
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> 1. Incoming message is received. |
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> 2. If incoming message is determined invalid due to the recipient does not |
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> exist, the message is immediately deleted. If the recipient exists goto the |
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> next step. |
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> 3. Spam and virus check. |
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> 4. Deliver the message. |
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> --Thanks in advance |
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> Michael |
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