I personally would prefer to use https rather then one of the tunnel
clients for the firewall. i don't trust the remote users to secure their
machines enough.
While hotmail had (has??) significant security problems, I don't think
those problems are becouse of the web access, I believe they were caused
by poor decisions of the system designers.
David Lang
On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Pete Goodridge wrote:
> Is there an remote encrypted client for your current firewall? That
> way they could dial a local ISP, and not have to pay for the long
> distance call. You also would not have passwords sitting on someone's
> "secure" web site, like Hotmail.
>
> Pete Goodridge
> Abt Associates Inc.
>
>
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: Re: Marginally on-topic -- Secure remote email access
> Author: David Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at internet
> Date: 9/15/1999 7:41 PM
>
>
> My answer is to provide web based mail for them. There are several
> packages out there that will talk POP3 or IMAP to your mail server and
> provide a web gateway.
>
> note, you are still only talking 40 bit encryption, unless you can qualify
> for a global certificate (limited to financial/banking interests IIRC) but
> this is still better then having the passwords in the clear.
>
> David Lang
>
> On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Chris Knox wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 16:15:27 -0700 (MST)
> > From: Chris Knox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: firewalls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Marginally on-topic -- Secure remote email access
> >
> > My company is scattered across North and South America, Europe, Asia,
> > Australia and the Pacific Rim. We currently use Notes for internal
> > email but the size of the data transfers while databases synch up has
> > caused some very expensive phone calls. We're getting a lot of pressure
> > to open up POP3 and let users connect accross the Internet. It give me
> > heartburn to think of all those passwords being shuttled around in the
> > clear from random ISPs in Sao Paulo, Moscow, London and who knows where
> > else. To make matters worse the users who travel the most are executives
> > and sales types who are -uhm- technologically -uhm- challenged. I.e.
> > they are doing well if they can set their clock radio.
> >
> > Ideas or pointers to a more appropriate forum?
> >
> > --
> > Chris Knox [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Hypercom, Inc. (602) 504-5888
> > Unix Systems Support Speaking only for myself.
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