Is there an remote encrypted client for your current firewall? That
way they could dial a local ISP, and not have to pay for the long
distance call. You also would not have passwords sitting on someone's
"secure" web site, like Hotmail.
Pete Goodridge
Abt Associates Inc.
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: Re: Marginally on-topic -- Secure remote email access
Author: David Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at internet
Date: 9/15/1999 7:41 PM
My answer is to provide web based mail for them. There are several
packages out there that will talk POP3 or IMAP to your mail server and
provide a web gateway.
note, you are still only talking 40 bit encryption, unless you can qualify
for a global certificate (limited to financial/banking interests IIRC) but
this is still better then having the passwords in the clear.
David Lang
On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Chris Knox wrote:
> Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 16:15:27 -0700 (MST)
> From: Chris Knox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: firewalls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Marginally on-topic -- Secure remote email access
>
> My company is scattered across North and South America, Europe, Asia,
> Australia and the Pacific Rim. We currently use Notes for internal
> email but the size of the data transfers while databases synch up has
> caused some very expensive phone calls. We're getting a lot of pressure
> to open up POP3 and let users connect accross the Internet. It give me
> heartburn to think of all those passwords being shuttled around in the
> clear from random ISPs in Sao Paulo, Moscow, London and who knows where
> else. To make matters worse the users who travel the most are executives
> and sales types who are -uhm- technologically -uhm- challenged. I.e.
> they are doing well if they can set their clock radio.
>
> Ideas or pointers to a more appropriate forum?
>
> --
> Chris Knox [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hypercom, Inc. (602) 504-5888
> Unix Systems Support Speaking only for myself.
> -
> [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
> "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
>
-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
