Message-Id: <200612131716.kBDHGm25024428@laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl>
To: "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <cate@cateee.net>
cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Postgrey experiment at VGER 
In-Reply-To: Message from "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <cate@cateee.net> 
   of "Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:09:09 BST." <458025A5.2070001@cateee.net> 
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:16:48 -0300
From: "Horst H. von Brand" <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
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Giacomo A. Catenazzi <cate@cateee.net> wrote:

[...]

> So a challange to the kernel hackers: build a mail filtering/proxy
> system, a' la BSD.

Has no reason to be in-kernel. Email is a complex subject in and by itself,
don't mix it in here.

> I don't remember the specification and features, but IIRC the
> netfilter is not enough to do the graylisting

Nodz.

>                                               (but pf was).

Mind boggles... 
[Hint: Think a bit what greylisting involves!]

> Someone has some hints what kernel can do in the fight against
> spam?

Nothing whatsoever, directly?
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