Re: Outbound SMTP

[Michael Sinatra <michael () RANCID BERKELEY EDU>]

Basgen, Brian wrote:
> Joe,

>  In any event, as Roger Safian and others have stated in their
> responses, a false dichotomy is being drawn up here. A firewall rule is
> a pretty nuanced decision in complex networks. Moreover, just because
> maintaining control over outbound e-mail gateways is normal practice for
> many institutions, doesn't necessitate an implicit suggestion that
> everyone else has to fit into that mold.
>
> > Well, just like the Cosby Show, "the miscreants want your users'
> > systems."
>
>  I think this is a point where reasonable people can disagree.
> Information security commonly contains a fair amount of subjectivity and
> speculation.

I agree with both of those points, but it wasn't evident in this thread
until Joe chimed in.

michael