[Dovecot] dnsbl feature for dovecot

[Professa Dementia]

On 7/2/2013 6:21 PM, John Fawcett wrote:
> dnsbl's are a popular method to prevent listed ips from making
> connections to mta software.
> 
> cf. postscreen_dnsbl_sites in postfix
> 
> Would it be possible to introduce such a feature in dovecot, so that
> connections can be denied
> based on a dnsbl lookup (where the precise dnsbls used are configurable)?
> 
> John
> 

Let's back up a bit.  This does not seem like a feature that Dovecot needs.

Rather, what problem are you trying to solve?  Maybe there is an
existing or better way to accomplish it.

Dem