On 25/03/02 10:26 +0530, Navin Mehra/MUM/IN/STTL wrote:
> I have a Lotus Notes mail server behind my Pix firewall 5.3(1), the problem
> is anyone from outside is able to telnet my smtp port 25 and compose a mail
Well, if you want to receive mail from the world directly on the Notes
server, you have to allow for port 25 to be open.

> and send it. The issue is though my mail server restricts free relay he/she
> can compose a mail via telnet to port 25 in name of anyone else in the same
> domain and send a false mail on his behalf.
See pgp||gpg||S/MIME. And then also see if Notes does SMTP auth.

> So is there anyway where by I can block the telnet to port 25 and thereby
> stop the composition of a mail. Is there a way to authorise/restrict access
> the telnet to service ports.
No. Not if you want them to be reachable from the world.

Devdas Bhagat
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