Well, I'll start with my standard response to this topic:
SMTP != POP3
SMTP POP3
SMTP .ne. POP3
Now that that's out of the way, you don't let inbound POP access, you're
allowing access to your mail server via POP3. Personally, I think that's not
appropriate for most organizations, but for some
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Matt Plahtinsky
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:35 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
The reason I asked the original question is because I work at
a .EDU All mail goes to a [EMAIL PROTECTED] address on a
central campus
] On Behalf Of Matt Plahtinsky
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:38 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Ok Im getting tired and its late and I've been here at work since 8:00am.
I'm going to try one more time to clear this up.
Campus email servers are OpenBSD something
stripped, and the users are happy as they have not had to change their
methods of mail retrieval.
Nick
-Original Message-
From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13 June 2003 04:38
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Ok Im getting tired and its late
Your thinking is right on the money. If someone POPs their mail to a local
PC and opens a virus, chances are that virus is going to head straight for
the user OL contacts or the GAL.
No way do we allow POP mail access.
-Original Message-
From: Matt Plahtinsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
We block POP access as we have an SMTP gateway scanner scanning for virus's and spam.
-Ryan
N. Ryan Fennema, MCSE
Network Administrator
X-Rite Incorporated - Grandville, MI
Phone: (616) 257-2165 Fax: (616) 257-2165
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.XRite.com
-Original Message-
From: Matt
Depends on your company and what they need.
Here: If it's E-Mail and if it does pass thru my Trend box first then to my
Exchange box
I don't allow it...Yes that includes Web based e-mail accounts too...I block
all that too...
IM blocked toomost downloading also...my list goes on
but
I agree with you from a Security Standpoint that POP has certain risks,
but maybe a better topic for management is the additional headache POP
is from a support standpoint.. Imagine if you will a Marketing person
gets a new machine at home, this person sets up outlook to download via
POP3,
Thanks for all the replies. Death to POP!!! (evil laugh Ha. Ha. Ha.
.)
Matt
-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:56 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Your thinking is right
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Thanks for all the replies. Death to POP!!! (evil laugh Ha. Ha. Ha.
.)
Matt
-Original Message-
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:56 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP
We allow pop, but utilize sendmail for SMTP.
Then we have a service for spam and virus protection, and then we have virus
protection on the server as well.
Does that help at all?
John Parker, MCSE
IS Admin.
Senior Technical Specialist
Digital Display Systems.
Alpha Video
Be excellent to each
Mmmm. Man hours.
Presumably since you are posting to an Exchange list, you are running
Exchange. If you just want a POP server you have wasted your money.
If remote access is an issue, set up OWA. If virusesiises are an issue, run
AV software on your Exchange boxes.
-Original
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Sojka
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:09 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Mmmm. Man hours.
Presumably since you are posting to an Exchange list, you are running
Exchange. If you just want a POP server you have wasted
] On Behalf Of Erik Sojka
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:09 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Mmmm. Man hours.
Presumably since you are posting to an Exchange list, you are running
Exchange. If you just want a POP server you have wasted your money
-Original Message-
From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 14:04
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Allowing employees to POP personal mail? Hmmm I didn't see that in the
question but it's als a bad idea
other way.
-Peter
-Original Message-
From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 14:04
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Allowing employees to POP personal mail? Hmmm I didn't see that in the
question but it's als a bad idea
are accessing it
any other way.
-Peter
-Original Message-
From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 14:04
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Allowing employees to POP personal mail? Hmmm I didn't see
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erik Sojka
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:44 PM
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Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
That clarifies it, and I know it is difficult to do the right thing when
supporting a University.
So you *were* talking about staff
Plahtinsky
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:35 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
The reason I asked the original question is because I work at a .EDU
All mail goes to a [EMAIL PROTECTED] address on a central campus server.
From there people either have their mail
Subject: RE: POP = Bad? -- SMTP = Good?
Then in this case I would say it does not matter whether they POP, PIP, or personally
imbibe it, IF your exchange server's AV signature doesn't catch the Virus, the client
will get it.
All the mails go through your Exchange server. Concentrate your
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