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POP3 Security Issues

From: mreiter () gwillness osd mil
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 08:55:46 -0500





My users want to use POP3 over the internet to access their e-mail through
our firewall.  There is a POP3 proxy built in to the firewall (not
currently on), but I am leery of ANY access through the firewall over the
internet.  Does anyone know of security issues surrounding this?

Current thread:

POP3 Security Issues mreiter (Nov 27)
- Re: POP3 Security Issues Jason Axley (Nov 29)
  - Re: POP3 Security Issues Nicholas Brawn (Nov 30)
  - Re: POP3 Security Issues klynn (Nov 30)
- Re: POP3 Security Issues Frederick M Avolio (Nov 29)
  - Re: POP3 Security Issues Jan B. Koum (Nov 30)
- Re: POP3 Security Issues Ian Poynter (Nov 29)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: POP3 Security Issues Steven M. Bellovin (Nov 29)
- Re: POP3 Security Issues reynhout (Nov 29)