RE: [cobalt-users] POP / Relay Window on RAQ4

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> For the email settings in the GUI for a RAQ4:
> 
> POP Before SMTP Relaying
> Relay Window (in minutes)
> 
> If the relay window is open, does that mean pretty much 
> *anyone* can send/receive mail through the server if they 
> fake the A record in their email program (like 
> mail.suchandsuch.com as a setting in Outlook POP server 
> without needing a user/pass)?

Faking their IP isn't that easy. Also, since POP b4 SMTP logs the IP
that your authorized customer connected from and allows them to relay
for maybe 15 minutes, it would take someone very skilled to know what IP
connected and then to spoof that IP. If they know that information,
chances are your server has big problems.
-- 
C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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