[SA-exim] sa-exim 2.2 feedback?

[Ariel Sandberg]

> I think both are too agressive, unless you're not using RBLs at all.
> I issue a tempreject at 10, a permreject at 12, and I teergrube at 25.
Can you tell me what exactly tempreject does?  I was reading through the
documented config file but am a little uncertain when and why I would need
it?

I took your suggestion and raised the permreject.

TY
Ariel


> 
> I still receive a spam here and there, but very little overall.
> 
> > I was thinking about teergrubbing but I was not sure about 
> what sort of
> > performance it would cost our mail hub?  I imagine none 
> since it would be
> > doing nothing but stalling, but was not sure.
> 
> You're not going to use  up CPU, but it will use up a  your 
> RAM for a little
> longer and  it will use  up a process  slot and a  few 
> sockets for  a little
> longer too.
> In  other words,  unless  you  have an  extremely  loaded  
> mail server,  you
> shouldn't notice the slight extra load.
> 
> > I'm extremely pleased with the results though.
> 
> Glad that it works ok for you.
> 
> Cheers,
> Marc
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