Re: MS mail bombs

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 22:10:42 +0200, 
Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net> wrote in message 
<[🔎] 20030923221042.7d9ce513.arnt@c2i.net>:

> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:11:48 -0500, 
> John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> wrote in message 
> <[🔎] 87k77ztu8b.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org>:
> 
> > Wayne writes:
> > > With fetchmail and mailfilter, it is.
> > 
> > It is possible with fetchmail alone, though at a small risk of loss
> > of mail.
> 
> ..case in point:

..<snip>.
> 
> 
> ..hints, ideas etc?  Use the Multidrop feature in fetchmail? 
> "--tracepolls " ?
> 
> ..in'man fetchmail', chk "Resource Limit Control Options", 
> "SPAM FILTERING" and "SMTP/ESMTP ERROR HANDLING".  
> 
> ..someone on this list mentioned some other program to check 
> popservers before fetchmail'ing?

..scratch this, I'm re-inventing the wheel again.  ;-)

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