RE: [cobalt-users] Closing port 23

["Mike's List" <mikelist@xxxxxxx>]

Not that I know off...port 23 is already closed if you cannot telnet to
x.x.x.x but 25 have to be open for mail to send/receive.


- Mike


On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Tom Nelson wrote:

> Okay, then is there some way of not allowing telnet connections to
> port 25 yet still have a mail server capable of sending mail out
> to the world?
> 
> Tom Nelson
> 
> 
> port 25 is your mail server --therefore, you can telnet to x.x.x.x 25
> you have to turn off mail server to prevent telneting to port 25.
> 
> 
> - Mike
> 
> 
> On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Tom Nelson wrote:
> 
> > Can anyone tell me the proper way to turn off the telnet port?
> > 
> > I have disabled it in the GUI of my Raq3 w/Raq 4 OS...
> > 
> > But I can still "telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 25" and log in...
> > 
> > I believe spammers may be using this to conduct business...
> > 
> > Tom Nelson
> > 
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