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Fair Queue Implementation with Priority-Based Email Processing

Implements a fair queuing system for email processing with priority levels and
abuse detection:

Key Features:

  • Priority Levels: HIGH (2), NORMAL (1), LOW (0), THROTTLED (-1)
  • Fair Distribution: Domain and user-based fair queuing to prevent monopolization
  • Adaptive Limits: Queue health monitoring with dynamic priority adjustments
  • Abuse Detection: Automatic throttling based on bounce/reject rates and volume
    spikes
  • Schema Updates: Added priority, abuse_score, and throttled_until fields

Components:

  • Queue health calculation with adaptive multipliers
  • Domain/user fair distribution algorithms
  • Abuse score calculation and throttling logic
  • Migration script for existing emails
  • Enhanced monitoring and alerting

Benefits:

  • Prevents single domains/users from monopolizing the queue
  • Prioritizes premium users and good reputation senders
  • Automatically throttles suspicious activity
  • Maintains queue fairness under varying load conditions

@shaunwarman shaunwarman marked this pull request as draft August 18, 2025 23:21
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Haven't had time yet to look at this but this POC looks promising at a glance.

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