Subj : Re: Wildcat! GreyListing
To   : All
From : HECTOR SANTOS
Date : Thu Jan 31 2019 19:18:36

Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:48:06 -0400
From: HECTOR SANTOS
To: HECTOR SANTOS
Subject: Re: Wildcat! GreyListing
Newsgroups: win.server.smtp.&.avs
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Note, I updated the WCGL100B.ZIP file on the BBS with the comments and
changes pointed out by the beta testers.

- Cleaned up readme

- Added a missing utility HTML-MYVIEWLOG.WCX that is used
  to view the blocked pending message.

Thanks


<HECTOR SANTOS> wrote in message news:1155737623.46.0@winserver.com...
> I'm starting a new topic here.
>
> Thanks to those beta testing this wcGreyList system.
>
> o In Wildcat! We Trust!
>
> For now, to build your confidence in the system, you will want to keep an
> eye to make sure you don't get lost mail, meaning a GOOD pending message
> never gets a RETRY again from the original sender.  In general, a system
> will retry within 1 hour or less.   But as you learn to trust it and let
it
> do its thing,  you will see that it really does work!  Your spam will be
> reduced drastically!  In others, don't end up sitting there like I did in
> the beginning wondering why the other
> GOOD system was taking so long to retry.  If its good, it will. :-)
>
> o Changing your own WCSMTP Retry Frequencies:
>
> Now, how about other systems greylisting you?
>
> By defauilt, WcSMTP has a 1 hour retry.  You can change this frequency in
> SMTP setup.
>
> However, in preparation of this, I wanted to offer a variable frequency
> retry feature, like 5 mins, 10 munutes for the first few tries, and fall
> back to 1 hour retries.  See the AUP 451.7 help where we introduced the
new
> optional file DATA\WCSMTP.INI where you an define a [Attempts] section.
> This will override the SMTP setup.  This is what it recommends:
>
> [Attempts]
> Default=60
> Attempt1=5
> Attempt2=5
> Attempt3=15
> Attempt4=60
>
> o Web Folder Security:
>
> I need you to make sure to no one has access to the your \services\avs URL
> folder,  but you.   So double check that.   HTML-WCGREYLIST.WCX web-based
> manager will only run for the MASTER SYSOP, but to control access to the
> folder itself, the .WCTACCESS file in the folder is setup for the
> "administrator" security.
>
> So check normal users access is disallowed. No clue should be provided. It
> should be like "NO PAGE FOUND" type of error.
>
> Thanks
>
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