Hi, First off -- I'm glad I found this list. : ) "Non-intimidating environment" sounds like a great place to ask the questions I've got.
I'm working on developing a small email proxy server, which will act as a filter for virus emails and spam messages before passing messages back to a user's mail program. It is a tool intended for personal-level use ... Not to be used on a mail server or high-traffic environment. I've done some preliminary searching on what to be aware of in writing such a proxy server (in any language -- specifically, though, I'm working in Cocoa) ... And so far I haven't found much information. This indicates to me that its either relatively simple to put such a program together ... Or it's VERY difficult. :) I've got mail server and client libraries to work with in developing the actual application ... But I'm looking for a list of "security gotchas" to keep in mind while developing. I'd hate for my program to wind up on the "bugtraq" list! Can anyone help in either providing such a list, or pointing me in the direction where I might find one? So far, Google isn't getting me very far. Thanks in advance, -Clay ___________________________ Clay Loveless Webmaster, Crawlspace http://www.crawlspace.com/
