--On 13 February 2009 14:35:43 +0000 Alain Williams <addw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > That got me thinking .... > I rate limit ssh connections to try to prevent dictionary attacks (3 > attempts/3 minutes/IP address). If I were to do the same with IMAP would > that cause problems with some clients, ie are there some clients that to > many connect/disconnects ? Yes. Anything that opens a bunch of mailboxes at the same time might be doing way more than that. You should be measuring "failed attempts", not "attempts". -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex x3148 ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
