[WLUG] OT: election messages

[Dave Lovelace]

David Brodbeck wrote, in part:
> 
> Yup.  I delay the initial greeting message by 20 seconds.  This is
> RFC-compliant -- in fact, the RFCs specifically mention that some hosts do
> it for load control.  Anyone who starts sending commands before they see the
> greeting gets tossed.  I've tried delays elsewhere in the SMTP dialogue, but
> the connection delay is by far the most effective.
> 
> It's surprisingly effective for now, but I imagine eventually the spammers
> will catch on.

But will they be willing to accept these delays?  Or will they just go on
to the next address, in the hopes of spewing out as much spam as possible
in a finite period?

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- Dave Lovelace
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