Bill Cole at 2002-03-02 15:41 from [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I can't explain any rational justification for doing this sort of >thing with SMTP, where the extensions are really not the security >problems, the core functionality is.
Its basically, "security by obscurity" (in this case, IMO, ridiculous) e.g. by zapping the characters it prevents the SMTP server from announcing what it is, its version, etc. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
