[FFmpeg-devel] Mailing List Delay

[Soft Works]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Michael Niedermayer
> Sent: Thursday, 5 August 2021 01:22
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] Mailing List Delay
> 
> On Wed, Aug 04, 2021 at 09:56:53PM +0000, Soft Works wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> > > Michael Niedermayer
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 4 August 2021 23:16
> > > To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> > > devel at ffmpeg.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] Mailing List Delay
> > >
> > > On Wed, Aug 04, 2021 at 10:58:26PM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Aug 04, 2021 at 01:10:00AM +0000, Soft Works wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > >
> > > yes it looks like it is dnsbl & greylisting why am i not surprised it is sorbs ...
> > > anyway i removed sorbs from grossd i hope this wont add too much
> > > spam to the MLs and ML moderation ques
> > >
> > > so this should be resolved
> > > please tell me if it happens again
> > > also if anyone knows other dnsbl lists we can add, please reply,
> > > more such lists improve spam filtering
> >
> > Here's a larger list of working BLs:
> >
> https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=mx%3affmpeg.org&run=too
> lpa
> > ge I would use Wikipedia as cross-reference to make a selection:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_DNS_blacklists
> >
> > BTW, here's a collection of nice and useful tools to diagnose SMTP
> > issues: https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx
> >
> >
> 
> > > grossd is a greylisting daemon, delaying is how it works.
> >
> > Isn't that's a bit outdated?
> 
> I did not research spam filter methods as there was no need to, so i dont reall
> know. It certainly worked well when it was originally setup
> 
> 
> > How is it configured - I mean which delay time?
> > The default to be 10 seconds. Most mail servers will make another
> 
> the default of 10 seconds has not been changed
> 
> 
> > delivery attempt within very few minutes at max. That doesn't quite
> > explain a delay of 60 minutes. (yea, maybe it was the SORBS entry)
> >
> > BLs shouldn't be the only spam-fighting method. What other checks
> > are in place?
> 
> The mail stuff wasnt setup by me so iam not able to just awnser what all
> is in place. I tend to only look at things when they break.
> But there is spamassesin on the box too iam not sure its connected to the
> MLs though. But ultimatly the MLs will block non subscriber mails as the last
> line of defense. The problem with this is just that it fills the moderation
> que

Hi Michael,

All of this could easily be handled - by someone having sufficient time for it.

So I guess what's really needed is an admin who can take care of the 
daily tasks (if any) and do some overhauling and updating first..?

PS: Thanks for all your effort

softworkz