Re: {bb} smtp greet_pause

[John Hodson <john@WorldHQ.net>]

Hi Henrik,

so how does BB decide there is/is not a problem. It *is* getting
connected, but the server responds with:

554 <server name> ESMTP not accepting messages

Can I  modify BB to be happy with this message?

Thanks

john

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On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Henrik Storner wrote:

> In <Pine.GSO.4.10.10510050711560.18513-100000@odd.lunainternet.net> John Hodson <john@WorldHQ.net> writes:
> 
> >I am using FEATURE(`greet_pause', `700') in sendmail, to deal with
> >"slammer" style spam engines.
> 
> >Basically this introduces a 700 millisecond delay between connection, and
> >the sendmail greeting message. If the remote client sends data before
> >that greeting, then it is not implementing the smtp protocol correctly,
> >and the server responds by not accepting any further data from that
> >client.
> 
> >Problem is, BB looks (behaves) like a slammer!
> 
> >Is there a way of introducing a delay between the initial connection to
> >port 25, and the sending of the text message?
> 
> No. It's a limitation in the bbnet network test tool used by BB - it
> immediately sends a "QUIT" to the remote end and just grabs whatever
> data the server sends back - usually, the banner from the service.
> 
> BTW, bbgen and Hobbit behave in the same way.
> 
> 
> Henrik
> 
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