Hi, Okay... Try again... :D :LOGDROP_ASIAN - [0:0] -A LOGDROP_ASIAN -j LOG --log-prefix "SPAM-BLOCK-CIDR-ASIAN" -A LOGDROP_ASIAN -j DROP :SMTP_TRAFFIC - [0:0] -A SMTP_TRAFFIC -s 2.3.4.5 -j LOGDROP_ASIAN -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 25 -m state --state NEW -j SMTP_TRAFFIC You can check the state (matching packets) with this command: iptables -vnL Swifty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html