Res <res@ausics.net> writes:

> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007, Andrzej Adam Filip wrote:
> 
>
> It does a good job with greet pause, bad helo, require rdns and dns, RBL
> options..
> I dont think there much more it could do,

I can assure you there is a lot more and I dead sure I can not even
imagine big part of it :-)

> ok, it could change 'access.db' to use CIDR's, but I know why it
> doesnt use them and it makes perfect sence and I agree with it.

I do not share your view.

More effective implementation of access lookups is possible based on
btree maps (or future SQL maps) but sendmail.org decided to keep only
solution "fit for all supported database types" (hash,dbm,btree,text).

> It's not really an MTA's job to scan messages for spam and viruses,
> theres already MIMEDefang, MailScanner and a myriad of milters that hook
> spamassassin and virus scanners in to take care of that.

But sendmail can do a lot to help them make the job easier (among many
other things).

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