这里至少有一个选项可以在开始吐出错误后对这些连接进行tarpitting.有效且行为良好的客户端不应该落入此tarpit.
dnl # New option in v8.14.0
dnl # Override default limit (of 20) NOOPs (invalid or unsupported SMTP
dnl # commands) before daemon will throttle connection by slowing
dnl # error message replies (similar to "confBAD_RCPT_THROTTLE")
define(`MaxNOOPCommands',`5')dnl
dnl # New feature in v8.13.1 (not listed in Companion)
dnl # Set time in milliseconds before sendmail will present its banner
dnl # to a remote host (spammers won't wait and will already be
dnl # transmitting before pause expires,and sendmail will
dnl # refuse based on pre-greeting traffic) 5000=5 seconds
dnl # NOTE: Requires use of FEATURE(`access_db') and "GreetPause" entries
dnl # in access table
FEATURE(`greet_pause',`5000')dnl