Dovecot - pop-before-smtp

[Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions]

> You should enable SMTP AUTH instead. POP before SMTP is
> unreliable and, in the worst of cases, spoofable.
> Implementing SMTP AUTH adds an extra measure of protection,
> since your server will (and shouldn't ever) relay any message
> without proper authentication.
>
POP before SMTP also causes headaches for users on dialup or satellite.
SMTP AUTH is the way to go




Mr Michele Neylon
Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd
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http://www.blacknight.ie/
Tel. +353 59 9137101
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