-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Nathaniel Dube wrote: (snip) > The only part of that I have in my config file is [accept *:*]. Is the rest > some kind of defaults? I noticed one of the defaults is [reject *:587] which > I'm wondering why that would be in the defaults. That ports is used for > sending secure email. Port 25 I can understand but 587?! (snip) > The point of this email?! I wish to understand the rational of having the > defaults block ports used for secure encrypted protocoles.
Honestly? I don't know. I found this out a while back, and my first thought was, "That's kind of stupid." However, the first thought is rarely fully-informed. It probably ended up on there because it's used for outgoing mail, period... Personally, I think it should be considered for removal from the default exit policy... but I'm just one person. - -- F. Fox AAS, CompTIA A+/Network+/Security+ Owner of Tor node "kitsune" http://fenrisfox.livejournal.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIVAwUBSDZ5+uj8TXmm2ggwAQgGhw//R55GcjZm+s44dYjxqRhWCBAstvmVb0lY NmNCsgtsED8iZJCopHfWV+htpxX84N4AUniw4FK3v4KwJvvdiBXEK6OZPsibNRGV 2QGiXmC1wXyjwq1bNF1VSbOz4aV/sQbAJZ39E85eluXFVmhFoEdEKmgD+/FofeXT 8Uk95qYXOd9A87COuRtEpn8hs2ARbqMpcLLho1vvmkr/2Q1rx+BfU+t8/maRrfEv Q9ELbSlKgAB/8I2S6T8cbyHsrZFOYZ0d9cFvmJheclJHzww+Pb4fcv4pwDKS//hd Oe5oRyrIYqPevHaWkzhT+KHP+gf0PMHRugy1e6WrVUaxLf6BppWItJGWKFMwlBzJ JMw32jO5ujO+R9Q/0FFThokBXWFk7C5oFZrmAoWNks/1t4PsbNv6r9HZ+qOM1CR6 oap9TJ636eirTWuBTgDNVM/PDuyA1qMpzPjGwe4E/QyQrNfnxag92Ev5cFPULEwL 1O9V0EnROPD2d2bXwsugAcpDC0fTVgfumZX65m6m+A4/of3FHGR4CJrLm1W9Hgr4 XmTXiApCrDRPI5v2sapCV6OyyJkHFHpjkyzObazAjW48uxZ1GNIu3dn30ezO//3i Am3qw1UqynvH4UbfGUosUg4xvNqAA0ZmTrw5orDSOY/2UPEEGFmyGpe1HFq9PD3w K5f4a/0BXvE= =2Mpc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----