Unless you are running a webserver on the same box then port 80 is the one to go with. If you are running another webserver then just set up a redirect with an address like http://mail.mydomain.com that redirects the user to http://mail.mydomain.com:8383 - this will solve the issue of your users not knowing how to type in a port address. As mentioned some users will not be able to access anything except port 80 or 443 but that's their problem!
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pau Ruiz Perez >Sent: 05 June 2002 14:08 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Port 8383 > > > There are sb outthere with proxy connection, and block anything different >than 80 or 443. > > You can have problems on some circumstances with these people, >and you can >only say "It's your admin problem...". > > I prefer 80... > > > SeeU > > Pau > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Conrad >Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:47 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Port 8383 > > > >>Any pros or cons port 80 vs port 8383 > >some dumb kiddie scripts might attack 80 without looking for HTTP on other >ports, but probably not much difference in practice. all ports >are scanned. > >domain.com:8383 > >... is just one more complication for the users to learn, and to forget, a >support issue. > >So I prefer 80 : > >webmail.domain.com > >Len > > >www.menandmice.com/DNS-training : DNS Training >BIND8NT.MEIway.com : ISC BIND for NT4 & W2K >IMGate.MEIway.com : Build free, hi-perf, anti-abuse mail gateways > > >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >to be removed from this list. > >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked >questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >to be removed from this list. > >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked >questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >--- >[This E-mail has been scanned for viruses by sweeper.fusio.net] > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
