[22234] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: heads up ... another imapd attack source
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Crocker)
Wed Dec 16 14:31:48 1998
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:33:42 -0500
To: "Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
Cc: Phil Howard <phil@whistler.intur.net>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199812151002.CAA02126@condor.lvrmr.mhsc.com>
At 11:09 AM 12/15/98 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
>>this means that any user who is traveling, and happens to try to get their
>>mail while accessing from a .edu site won't be able to pick it up.
>
>Only if they are accessing mail on MHSC systems, from an *.EDU dial-up.
That's right. Only an MHSC customer.
>There are other dial-up options and MHSC has direct dial-up ports
>available. Also, we do allow VPN tunnels from *.EDU, but only to directed
>hosts with no routing and on advanced arrangement. The user that does so,
>does it under our TOS and AUP.
If they know enough detail "ahead of time". Hence they are prevented from
the benefit of opportunistic access.
>>since imap popularity is growing, lack of imap service is also problematic.
>
>It's balance of problems. We consider the rootkit risk more severe than the
>loss of business from *.EDU sites. We have secure POP3 and Web-based (SSL)
It isn't a question of loss of business from a .edu site. It is a question
of loss of business from an MHSC customer who is traveling.
d/
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