Re: using spamd-setup without tarpitting

[Greg Thomas <getbsd@dslextreme.com>]

On May 1, 2004, at 4:51 PM, xirkus wrote:

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> Is there any apparent advantage of using spamd/spamd-setup via cron
> without actually redirecting the packets to spamd? Instead of 
> tarpitting
> blacklisted mail relays, you could simply drop the packets to IPs 
> listed
> in the <spamd> table with a rule such as the following:
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> block in quick log on $ExtIf from <spamd> to ($ExtIf) port smtp
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> I realized that using a tarpit discourages spammers, but if the primary
> purpose is to simply protect your mail server, wouldn't the block
> directive be more efficient?

Sure, but from what I understand the tarpit is cheap and the goal is to 
consume spammers' or hijacked machines'  CPU.

Greg