Re: spamd & grey-listing innovation

[Chuck Yerkes <chuck+obsd_(_at_)_2004_(_dot_)_snew_(_dot_)_com>]

Quoting Ed White (ed_(_dot_)_white_(_at_)_libero_(_dot_)_it):
> > You aren't wasting much bandwidth unless you mail server is so broken that
> > it accepts the entire message body before issuing a reject for an invalid
> > address.
> 
> 
> I think it's defined by SMTP RFCs.

HELO blah
250 HELO blah [10.9.8.7]
>>> MAIL From:<user_(_at_)_example_(_dot_)_com> SIZE=32
250 2.1.0 <user_(_at_)_example_(_dot_)_com>... Sender ok
>>> RCPT To:<baduser_(_at_)_destination_(_dot_)_tld>
550 no such user
[EOT]


I'd guess it took around 10 packets in total.


I have a list of addresses taht are 100% spam (obsd_(_at_)_snew_(_dot_)_com).
I direct them to feed the bayesian filters.