Re: [cobalt-developers] SMTP snooping?

["Anne Shroeder" <anne@xxxxxxxx>]

You can to go the directory that contains the mailboxes (on my box it is
/var/spool/mail) and browse the users folders.  But I don't recommend it
unless you have a concern about a security issue or malfunction of the
machine.  If you are in the position of systems administrator you have a
certain ethical obligation to keep confidentiality.  For example, if you get
a bounced email to your admin account and it contains personal or otherwise
private information, you really need to just "not see" it and inform the
parties of the bounce.  Do you see what I mean?  I don't think you should
even consider doing this.

Anne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian McCabe" <idmccabe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 4:11 PM
Subject: [cobalt-developers] SMTP snooping?


> Hi one and all,
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to snoop on emails sent through a RaQ3
or
> 4.
>
> What it is, is a client who uses our RaQ for WEB, POP and SMTP wants to be
> able to keep an eye on what a couple of his employees are up to within the
> companies email provisions.
>
> Firstly, anyone know of the implication this brings up with privacy and
the
> like? Is this legal? I recall something along those lines in the press
some
> time back that employers were allowed to snoop on employees using their
> systems on the grounds of legal accountability of what employees are
doing,
> but not 100% certain of all the details.
>
> To provide what the client needs, I know that forwarding of duplicate
copies
> of emails sent to those peoples email accounts is not a problem by making
> use of the .forward directive within the users web area, but what would
also
> be of benefit would be able to capture emails sent out using the SMTP
server
> transparently, so that the recipients get the email sent to them, and also
a
> copy is sent automatically elsewhere.
>
> Anyone know of a config option or means of carrying this type of email
> capture. Also, anyone know the implication.....
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ian
>
>
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