> > I already have fail2ban running to protect a ssh server. Until > > now ( just 1 day ), it is running ok. > > > I will use your rules to protect squirrelmail too. :-) I already > > use squirrel_logger. :-) > > I would recommend using fail2ban to protect the underlying SMTP and IMAP > services rather than SquirrelMail, as it is just a client for those > services. You want to protect the services themselves. YMMV, of course. It might help if the Lockout and Restrict Sender (and maybe CAPTCHA?) plugins interfaced with the Squirrel Logger plugin to help add log entries specific to the offenses they pick up on. I'll add that to my long, long list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users