Sounds like a job for "Outlook Web Access".
On Tue, 11 July 2000, Mikael Olsson wrote:
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > I have an exchange server. Users want to check email from home and on
> > the road.
> > What are the security cautions I should no about. Why wouldn't this be
> > a good idea if I have
> > file sharing on the same system? Are pop3 passwords sent in clear text?
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> Yes, everything in POP3 is sent in plain text. Do this, and anyone can
> get hold of your DOMAIN users and passwords. Having this information, they
> could easily attach to any domain resources, if allowed by your firewall.
> (I hope your firewall blocks ports 135-139 inbound?)
>
> Even if your domain resources are protected, remember that there's usually
> a lot of sensitive information in your mailboxes. Do you want everyone
> to be able to read your mail? (No, didn't think so.)
>
> Your best bet is probably to use pop3s (pop3 via SSL) or imap4s.
> Exchange supports it, and I know that the Netscape mail client does too.
> I'm ready to bet that Outlook supports it aswell, but I haven't looked
> myself.
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