-=> mark lewis wrote to Sampsa Laine <=-

 ml> just like SQL servers, who opens up an SMTP server direct to the world?
 ml> especially in this day in time?

A lot of BBS sysops apparently. I think the conversation started as a complaint
about ISPs not allowing inbound SMTP..


 ml> we have a "pre-filter" that takes the connection and
scans it 50 ways
 ml> from hell before the traffic is allowed or denied... depending on the
 ml> denial, the firewall may even block all future connection attempts from
 ml> that IP ;)

I'm not quite at that level of paranoia / due diligence on my own networks :)



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