R. Scott Perry wrote:
> >Has anyone tried changing the helo message that imail displays. I would
> >like to remove the version and software information that could tell
> >possible hackers what software I'm using. I already know I have to edit
> >the HelloMsg string in the registry, but to what?
>
> The only drawback to changing that text is that you lose the number of
> current connections and total number of connections that you otherwise can
> see (which is pretty nice, but the logs give you a lot more information).
Yeah, it'd be nice to have some '%' variable syntax to include them
as well as current (local and/or UCT) date and time. I think I'll
send a enhancement request to Ipswitch.
> If you are going to change the welcome message (greeting), you should make
> sure that it starts with "220" followed by a space and then followed by
> your domain name, to follow the RFCs (don't keep the "X1" that IMail
> inserts -- it is a technical violation of the RFCs).
At least its better than what some firewalls do to the '220', hows
220 *****************2****************2******200***2*2**0***0*00
***********************
grab ya :-)
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