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Automatically disable SMTP on an account which sends x amount of mail within x timeframe
Idea shared by Linda Pagillo - 12/11/2018 at 4:53 PM
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Hi guys. I have a feature request if I may?

We would like to see SmarterMail automatically disable SMTP functionality on an account which sends x amount of mail within x time frame. IpSwitch's Imail server has a feature like called HAMR and it comes in very handy. I realize that Throttling is handy too, however, we would like to see the SMTP automatically disabled so messages do not overwhelm the SM spool. Thank you for your consideration.
Linda Pagillo
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Larry Duran Replied
12/11/2018 at 5:01 PM
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Hello Linda, we do have a feature like this called "Internal Spammer".  It's located in the Security section for system admins -> IDS Rules.  You can specify how many messages they can send in a certain time before blocking them for a specified amount of minutes.
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. www.smartertools.com
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Thanks Larry. I'm very familiar with Internal Spammer. As far as I know it does not actually disable the SMTP functionality. Am I incorrect?
Linda Pagillo Mail's Best Friend Email: linda.pagillo@mailsbestfriend.com Web: www.mailsbestfriend.com Authorized SmarterTools Reseller Authorized Message Sniffer Reseller
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We use email throttling 

portal . smartertools . com/kb/a3208/set-up-throttling-for-users.aspx
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I've added my vote to this as we find ourselves disabling clients who ignore our smtp limitations on shared hosting environments.

Lets hope the ST team considers this
Jade https://absolutehosting.co.za
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Larry Duran Replied
12/12/2018 at 8:24 AM
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Hello Linda, you are correct.  I just checked our code and the internal spammer rule does not block at the SMTP level, just from webmail (API).  This feels like a bug to me so I'm going to add it to our working queue so we can get this in a future release.  Thanks!
Larry Duran Software Developer SmarterTools Inc. www.smartertools.com
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Thanks very much Larry. Our customers will be very happy to hear that you guys are planning on doing this! :)
Linda Pagillo Mail's Best Friend Email: linda.pagillo@mailsbestfriend.com Web: www.mailsbestfriend.com Authorized SmarterTools Reseller Authorized Message Sniffer Reseller
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Awesome, thanks for adding this Larry
Jade https://absolutehosting.co.za
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