Hi Paul, 
      
      I'm really suspicious of what's going on here (especially after
      seeing the post from Charles Bender). Even when I send a message
      normally with my mail client (Thunderbird), it's taking on the
      order of 10 seconds. Here's some log entries from an SMTP
      conversation with the sender I've been discussing:
      
        4 12:04:42.00:Info:-1265448048: SurgeSMTP 6.4a-1, User connected (192.168.1.10) (10.254.2.22) Port (25)
 4 12:04:42.00:Info:-1265448048: smtp:[192.168.1.10] Out: 250 mars.customer.net. Hello deepthought.zis.com (192.168.1.10)
 4 12:04:42.00:Info:-1265448048: msg: Using gateway as not from (192.168.1.10) (10.254.2.23,192.168.3.15,192.168.3.14,10.254.2.20)
 4 12:04:42.00:Info:-1265448048: msg_allow_sms user(XXXXXX) dom(XXXXXX.com) ip(192.168.1.10) authuser() access() quota(-1) sms_forward()
 4 12:04:42.00:Info:-1265448048: maxfrom_add: allowed more from (192.168.1.10) spam_allow
 4 12:04:42.00:Info:-1265448048: Adding header (X-Originating-IP: 192.168.1.10)
 4 12:04:53.00:Info:-1265448048: aspam: early mfilter hdr add (X-MyRbl: Color=Unknown (rbl) Age=0 Spam=0 Notspam=0 Stars=0 Good=151 Friend=0 Surbl=0 Catch=0 r=0 ip=192.168.1.10)
 4 12:04:53.00:Info:-1265448048: aspam: early mfilter hdr add (X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 0, First 139, in=430896, out=0, spam=0 ip=192.168.1.10)
 4 12:04:53.00:Info:-1265448048: msg_relay_ip matached (192.168.1.10)
 4 12:04:53.00:Info:-1265448048: aspam: mfilter hdr add (X-MyRbl: Color=Unknown (rbl) Age=0 Spam=0 Notspam=0 Stars=0 Good=151 Friend=0 Surbl=0 Catch=0 r=0 ip=192.168.1.10)
 4 12:04:53.00:Info:-1265448048: aspam: mfilter hdr add (X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 0, First 139, in=430896, out=0, spam=0 ip=192.168.1.10)
 4 12:04:53.00:Info:-1265448048: myrbl: Adding (192.168.1.10) good aspam qnum=13023614
 4 12:04:53.00:Info:-1265448048: myrbl: Adding (192.168.1.10) in Stored qnum=13023614
 
      
      Note the 11 second gap between the "Adding header" line and the
      first "aspam" line. This doesn't seem right to me. And I don't
      want it to do any anti-spam/RBL processing at all anyway, which I
      thought I configured for the sender IP address with g_safe_white
      and g_spam-allow.
       
      Thanks,
       
      Bob
       
        Bob Fera 
              I.T. Manager 
              Zenith Information Group 
              18757 Burbank Blvd., Suite 116 
              Tarzana, CA 91356 
              Phone: 818-206-8634 Ext. 160 
              Fax: 818-345-2605 
              www.zis.com 
        Members of NACHA 
              The Electronic Payments Association 
       
      On 2/4/2014 12:01 PM, Paul M. Beck wrote:
      
    
      
      You're very welcome, 
       
       
      bomb max is for max messages sent TO an single address, say
      perhaps your sonic wall is hammering your account with log
      messages..
       
       
      To understand g_bomb_white - see g_bomb_max 
       
       
      what was the error you were getting in the logs, that should
        help indicate which setting to correct. 
       
       
      These automated emails, are they to a single user, is it a
        list server? 
       
       
      Paul 
      
        
         
        
        
          
          
          
            
            
              Thanks, Paul!  
                
                I've set g_safe_white and also g_spam_allow to the ip
                address of the sending machine. I think it's going a bit
                faster than before, but it still doesn't seem right. 
                 
                I also see a setting called g_bomb_white, but it says to
                enter an "address" with no indication if they mean email
                addresses or ip addresses.
                
                 
                  g_bomb_white - don't apply bomb_max limit if to
                    address matches
                  Useful for robots etc that expect high volume 
                  Syntax: g_bomb_white string 
                
                
                  Bob Fera 
                        I.T. Manager 
                        Zenith Information Group 
                        18757 Burbank Blvd., Suite 116 
                        Tarzana, CA 91356 
                        Phone: 818-206-8634 Ext. 160 
                        Fax: 818-345-2605 
                        www.zis.com 
                  Members of NACHA 
                        The Electronic Payments Association 
                 
                On 2/4/2014 11:02 AM, Paul M. Beck wrote:
                
              
                
                I believe you're looking for g_gafe_white
                 
                 
                or in the IP address is being listed for sending
                  too many emails… 
                 
                 
                g_user_send_white 
                   
                   
                  
                      
                    
                    
                      
                      
                      
                        
                         Hello, 
                          
                          My Surge mail server has begun tarpitting a
                          particular sender IP address (an internal
                          server of mine that generates automated
                          emails; it does not use SMTP auth). How can I
                          get it to stop? (I need to get these emails
                          out quickly...) I can't find a setting that
                          looks like it does what I need.
                           
                          Thanks,
                           
                          Bob
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                            Bob Fera 
                                  I.T. Manager 
                                  Zenith Information Group 
                                  18757 Burbank Blvd., Suite 116 
                                  Tarzana, CA 91356 
                                  Phone: 818-206-8634 Ext. 160 
                                  Fax: 818-345-2605 
                                  www.zis.com 
                            Members of
                                  NACHA 
                                  The Electronic Payments Association 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                    
                   
                 
               
              
             
           
         
        
       
     
    
  
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