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Re: SMTP spoofing ?


From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry () piermont com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 12:48:03 -0500


John R Levine writes:
Are there any routers currently available that can do port 25 spoofing for
dialup users?  That is, when the user attempts to connect to port 25
anywhere, he in fact connects to port 25 on your own SMTP server instead. 

In case it's not obvious, it's for spam management.

It seems simple enough to block all outgoing SMTP to anything but your
own server, and to apply such a filter on your dialups. I don't know
if the more complex solution you propose is worth it -- the users will
quickly learn where they should aim their mail...

Perry



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