[nycbug-talk] spamd with mail gateway and mailserver

[csnyder]

On 11/27/05, michael <lists at genoverly.net> wrote:

> I told the mailserver to listen on submission, opened that server/port
> in the firewall, and changed my MUA to use the new port and all is
> well.   *MY* smtp traffic no longer goes thru 25 and does not get
> sucked into spamd.

But how do you ensure authentication for connections to port 587?

Or could a clever spammer simply bypass your spamd by routing mail
through the alternate port?

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Chris Snyder
http://chxo.com/