On 04/01/2007 16:25, Rick Lutowski wrote:
> Interesting!  telnet per se is not running
> on the server.  This must be a telnet buried
> in exim.  Is this correct?  If so, how can
> it be turned off?  Or is it crucial to exim
> operation so that turning it off is unwise?
> This seems like a big security hole.

Renaud was using the telnet client application on his machine to talk to 
the Exim SMTP server on yours. There's no evidence of a telnet server 
existing on your server, but you can betcha someone would already have 
got you if there was :)

Graeme

-- 
## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users 
## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/
## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/

Reply via email to