Postfix, for example, lets you change the greeting in your config. The program info in greetings IS considered a slight security risk by many mail admins, though of course it's security through obscurity which is dubious at best.
-Max At 1/27/2004 11:24 AM -0500, you wrote: >That is a behavior of every mail server that I know of. SOme firewalls (PIX, for >example) allow you to mask this. > >Regards, > >Howie > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 11:16 AM >Subject: Re: [iMS] remove server software info from SMTP greeting > > >> At 15:34 27/01/2004, you wrote: >> >You can modify the Received header in the incoming mail but not the server >> >preamble. >> >> Ok, but why? To me, this looks like a way a potential attacker can learn >> something about my mail server. I know it's not particularly significant, >> but it would be nice to be able to hide information from public view which >> does not need to be public. >> >> >> Mark >> ==^======================================================= This list server is Powered by iMS "The Swiss Army Knife of Mail Servers" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as a free service. Although we will try to address issues in a timely manner, support via this list is not guaranteed. If you require expedited support then a support contract is required. Support may be purchased from http://www.coolfusion.com/commerce. Details regarding support options may be reviewed at: http://www.coolfusion.com/SupportOptions.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave this list please complete the form at http://www.coolfusion.com/Support/ Need an iMS Developer license? Sign up for a free license here: http://www.coolfusion.com/Developers/ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/infusion-email%40eoscape.com/ Note: You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^=======================================================
