Subj : Re: smtp question
To   : All
From : nelgin
Date : Thu Aug 15 2024 02:56 pm

On Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:29:04 -0400
"Rixter" (VERT/RICKSBBS) <VERT/RICKSBBS!Rixter@endofthelinebbs.com>
wrote:
> >   Re: smtp question
> >   By: Rixter to all on Wed Aug 14 2024 16:39:28  
> 
> > I don't know at one point if any they would've been automatically
> > banned, but sure, what you did is fine.  
> 
> > Are they hammering your mail server enough that other systems can't
> > connect to it? Are they causing heavy CPU load? Are they
> > successfully sending out spam? If not, then you're better off just
> > ignoring them. You'll drive yourself insane staring at your logs
> > worrying and reacting to stuff like this. You've got a server
> > exposed to the internet; it's going to get diddled on all the
> > ports.  
> 
> > echicken    
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> 
> Thanks for good insight echicken. 🤓🐔
> 
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I generally ignore them. It's not hurting much unless I see them
absolutely hammering the box then I'll block them at the firewall
(using ipset and iptables on the linux box) rather than have sbbs waste
cycles on it.
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