on 9-13-2008 2:50 AM Ralph Angenendt spake the following: > Luke S Crawford wrote: >> considering just how many people use greylisting, this is likely a >> bad idea. Greylisting works by rejecting the first message from a new >> server with a 4xx (temporary) error code. If the server tries again >> immediately or never tries again, it's probably a spammer. If the server >> waits a reasonable period of time (say, 30 minutes) and then re-sends the >> mail, it's probably legit, and the greylist program puts that server on the >> whitelist so mail from that server goes through right away next time. >> >> Many people set things up such that if you try again immediately, you get >> put on a blacklist, as you are probably a spammer. > > I really don't understand why people just don't turn off their mailservers if they > don't want mail from others. > I just don't want mail from others that are sending me bulk crap telling me how inadequate my manhood is or plugging the next new penny stock, or can't take 5 minutes to read how to setup their server properly. If someone wants to send me legitimate mail, I'll do my best to accept it. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 250 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080915/f95be2e3/attachment-0005.sig>