OK, you will need to have port 25 open to your mailserver, but not to your
desktops. I can't see why you have to allow _any_ traffic from your users
desktops directly to the Internet. If you configure your firewall to
enforce this policy, you won't have a problem with users using these apps.
Just my 0.02,
Iain Fyfe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wicardy, Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 22 May 2000 03:38
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: [FW1] icq 2000
>
>
>
>
> I trust everyone know what ICQ is? Well, the latest version
> (2000a) has a
> way to get around the firewall, which I have successfully
> accomplished. This
> new icq seem to do network scan for available port to pass
> thru, it can use
> almost any ports you assign to it. yes, even port 25.... well
> I can't block
> that port now can I... :)
>
> Is anyone else experiencing this same issue ?
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Joe Auric Wicardy
> Health Department of WA
> Internet System and Security Officer
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
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