Re: Sendmail - Connection rate limit exceeded.

[nx13441a <nx13441a@net.vodafone.pt>]

Richard A Nelson wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, nx13441a wrote:
>
>
> > I'm using sendmail 8.13.3-9
> > I'm getting:
> > Mar 16 09:41:16 xxxxxxxx sm-mta[16412]: ruleset=check_relay, arg1=relay6.xxx.xxxx.xx, arg2=21x.5x.xxx.xx, relay=relay6.xxx.xx.xx [21x.xx.xxx.xx], reject=421 4.3.2 Connection rate limit exceeded.
> >
> > My sendmail.mc:
> >
> > define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE', `45m')dnl
>
>
> You set the window size, but did you set the actual limit ?
>
> You can use something like this in /etc/mail/access:
> # Local boxen
> Srv_Features:127        LC
> Connect:127             RELAY
> GreetPause:127          0
> ClientRate:127          0
> ClientConn:127          0
> # Defaults settings
> GreetPause:             650
> ClientRate:             30
> ClientConn:             15

ok.
Now i increase my limits.
My access (xx.xx.xx my lan):
GreetPause:xx.xx.xx			0
GreetPause:				5000
GreetPause:localhost			0

ClientRate:xx.xx.xx			45
ClientRate:				45
ClientRate:localhost			0

ClientConn:xx.xx.xx			50
ClientConn:				50
ClientConn:localhost			0

Connect:localhost			RELAY
Connect:127				RELAY
Connect:xx.xx.xx			RELAY

Connect:yyyyy				REJECT

# Whitelisted users
#
Spam:postmaster@	FRIEND
Spam:abuse@		FRIEND
Spam:spam@		FRIEND
#

my sendmail.mc:
define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `50')dnl
define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE', `45m')dnl

Is this ok?

P.S. Srv_Features:127        LC    what's this?

Thanks