is it safe to run sendmail on port 24?

2006-03-07 Thread Peter
Hi, is it safe to run sendmail on port 24?

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Re: is it safe to run sendmail on port 24?

2006-03-07 Thread Pietro Cerutti
On 3/7/06, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Hi, is it safe to run sendmail on port 24?

Hi,
it's surely not less safe than running it on port 25..

The point is: why? If it's a matter of security by obscurity, I would
say better solutions should be found.


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Re: is it safe to run sendmail on port 24?

2006-03-07 Thread Matthew Seaman
Peter wrote:
 Hi, is it safe to run sendmail on port 24?

It's neither more nor less safe than running it on port 25, but considerably
less useful.

Cheers,

Matthew

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