"Aaron L. Meehan" wrote:
> Quoting Al Sparks ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > > I immediately added this host to my /etc/hosts.deny file for
> > > tcp-env and the connections stopped after the first two refusals.
> >
> > A good security practice is to deny everything in your hosts.deny file,
> > and make specific exceptions to that policy in your hosts.allow file.
>
> Indeed. But think again about what you just said and its implications
> for accepting _email_ from the Internet.
What do you mean "accepting email from the Internet"?
That only would be a problem if you have "roaming" users AFAIK.
I tell my roaming users to use the SMTP of the provider they use to dial-in.
No problems experienced so far.
Don't worry, be Kneppie!
Jan
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