So it's your assertion that it takes more effort to sniff the wire than to sniff traffic on a box one may or may not have access to initially. Doesn't sound right on the face, but not sure it's worth arguing about.
On 3/24/03 8:25, "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The difference is that it isn't being relayed through my ISP's mail servers. > Therefore, to my ISP, its just another set of traffic on the wire. By it > passing through a third party mailer, by definition it must be stored before > being forwarded. That's enough of a difference to matter, IMO. > > It is still "in the clear" so its susceptible to snooping. It just requires > more effort to do, and that effort delta is definitely non-zero. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 9:08 AM >> To: Exchange Discussions >> Subject: RE: postini spam control >> >> >> On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, at 11:40am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> No one gets my MX records but me. Period. There's too much >> marginally >>> confidential information crossing email these days to make that a >>> practical solution for all byt the smallest shops. >> >> The thing is, cleartext email being sent over the Internet >> is insecure anyway. Your ISP (or their ISP, or the other >> end's ISP, or ...) doesn't need to be the MX to snoop your >> mail. The data is already flowing through their network. >> Don't get me wrong; the problem of confidential information >> being sent in email is a real one. But the "run your own MX" >> thing just seems like you're giving yourself a false sense of >> security. >> >> -- >> Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the >> author and do >> | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or >> organization. | >> | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. >> | >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm >> Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >> To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
