Dave Watts wrote: >> Why? I ask because, way, way back, we used to run Sendmail on >> Slackware. That box was hacked into once. Additionally, it >> seemed like there was a new exploit out every other day for >> relaying mail off of Sendmail. > > Running SMTP on a properly-configured Windows machine is no less secure that > a Unix machine, in my experience,
Depends on which Unix. But the Bastion Host examples from the Windows Server 2003 Security Guide are a good start: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8A2643C1-0685-4D89-B655-521EA6C7B4DB&displaylang=en > and Sendmail itself is a nightmare. Sendmail is an anachronism. But if you read the manual it is workable. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187822 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
