[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi > > In order to receive email from a couple mailing lists, I've had to allow > the courier mail server to send auth packets (tcp 113) outside of the > firewall. > > Why is this? > > Is this by design or have I configured something incorrectly?
This is by design. Ask someone with a security background to explain the usefulness of identd. > Can this be disabled? Yes. In the esmtpd configuration file. Read carefully. > Would I want to disable it? Only if you have no other choice. -- Sam _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users