SMTP AUTH and no Scanning

Scott Silva ssilva at sgvwater.com
Mon Mar 31 01:13:18 IST 2008


on 3-29-2008 1:19 AM Hugo van der Kooij spake the following:
> Marcel Blenkers wrote:
> | Hi there,
> |
> | this question is really easy..i guess.. .)
> |
> | As i am now using SMTP Auth and got almost every user on the system to do
> | so, i would love to skip those mails, sended by those users who used smtp
> | auth, for scanning.
> |
> | Means,
> |
> | a user sends a mail with smtp auth and the mail will go through 
> unscanned.
> | Or do you think this is a bad idea?
> |
> | Any advice is welcome :)
> 
> I have been thinking about this myself. One of the requirements would be
> ~ proper control on your users and another one would be to require TLS so
> this information does not go out in the clear.
> 
> I have not yet taken time to investigate enough to see if I can make it
> work.
> 
> Hugo.
> 
If you have them send to the submission port, and make the submission port 
only accept authed mail, can't/won't  that be skipped by Mailscanner?

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You hope everybody uses it, and
you notice quickly if they don't!!!!

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