Thank you for your quick reply. Alas, I was afraid this was the case. Just get so tired of seeing those resources wasted on a zillion names running through the mail logs.....and some do get through.
I will dig deeper on the blackice product. best, John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 2:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Anyone have any experiences with Postini ? >This raises a question with regards to address harvesting and dictionary >attacks on imail: >Does Declude (or any other option) reduce or prevent address harvesting and >dictionary attacks? Address harvesting on a mailserver and dictionary attacks are two terms for the same thing. Unfortunately, Declude can't offer any extra protection. The problem is that IMail doesn't allow third parties access to SMTP connections before the E-mail is delivered; in the case of dictionary attacks, the E-mails aren't normally delivered. >An Imail Tech told me that there was nothing we could do to prevent these >two problems??!! This was prior to version 8.x. That is correct. Special logic is required to distinguish a dictionary attack from mailing lists with recipients that are no longer on your server. However, if you search the archives for "BlackIce Server", you should find posts about that program, which apparently can be used to help prevent dictionary attacks. -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
