Re: SMTP Firewall

[Joseph S D Yao <jsdy () cospo osis gov>]

> randy.witlicki () valley net said:
> >   Benefits:
> >    - I can block all but SMTP needed traffic with router access lists.
> >    - inetd.conf will be really short. 
>
> What inetd.conf is that?  My email-only firewall would be running nothing 
> but postfix.

Might be better to run a simpler e-mail proxy.  But the reference to
inetd.conf is that he will edit out [rather than comment out] all OTHER
network protocols served by 'inetd'.

Perhaps better not even to run 'inetd'.

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Joe Yao                         jsdy () cospo osis gov - Joseph S. D. Yao
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