Quoting "Slighter, Tim" <tslighterat_private>: > you really should try and specify that the rule "drops" instead of > reject so > that the potential intruder is not provided with any information about > their > attempted connection. In this case (SMTP AUTH), if you drop instead of reject, you will have to wait for the remote server to time out its auth connection before it lets you get on with SMTP. This can slow mail delivery down substantially. cheers: andy -- Andrew Leonard Geospiza, Inc. 3939 Leary Way NW Seattle, WA 98107 (206) 633-4403; (206) 633-4415 (fax) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus ARIS analyzer service. For more information on this free incident handling, management and tracking system please see: http://aris.securityfocus.com
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