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| author | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2018-04-18 23:27:15 +0100 |
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| committer | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2018-04-18 23:27:15 +0100 |
| commit | 25ca84e25a47ccf8e1e0560ebd88794dabeb8db5 (patch) | |
| tree | c41bc5f80b7026e6e7e6620e385f31c82de014bc /doc | |
| parent | 4ae6e648660146fd44e7aa00669d00e49c17c31a (diff) | |
Docs: rewrite description of 'leaky' ratelimit. Bug 1298
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt | 14 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 63a78fc02..b1cc46862 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -30969,13 +30969,15 @@ rest of the ACL. The &%leaky%& (default) option means that the client's recorded rate is not updated if it is above the limit. The effect of this is that Exim measures the -client's average rate of successfully sent email, which cannot be greater than -the maximum allowed. If the client is over the limit it may suffer some -counter-measures (as specified in the ACL), but it will still be able to send -email at the configured maximum rate, whatever the rate of its attempts. This +client's average rate of successfully sent email, +.new +up to the given limit. +This is appropriate if the countermeasure when the condition is true +consists of refusing the message, and is generally the better choice if you have clients that retry automatically. -For example, it does not prevent a sender with an over-aggressive retry rate -from getting any email through. +If the action when true is anything more complex then this option is +likely not what is wanted. +.wen The &%strict%& option means that the client's recorded rate is always updated. The effect of this is that Exim measures the client's average rate |