Re: the importance of security

[Mike Iglesias <iglesias () DRACO ACS UCI EDU>]

> Wow, I'm surprised to see smtp auth being required on more than a handful
> of campuses, given the poor client support (especially in embedded
> devices). Hopefully the added usage will help get the client issues ironed
> out soon.

We're requiring smtp auth from the campus dorm networks.  We had
several incidents last school year where a student's dorm system was
turned into a spam relay that then relayed the email thru our campus
email servers, which filled them up with lots of email and delayed
delivery of regular email by a few hours.


Mike Iglesias                          Email:       iglesias () draco acs uci edu
University of California, Irvine       phone:       949-824-6926
Network & Academic Computing Services  FAX:         949-824-2069

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