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Date:      Fri, 5 Dec 1997 09:28:13 -0500 (EST)
From:      Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org>
To:        Gaetan Feige <Gaetan@vsg.mobistar.be>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: User security
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971205091912.10211A-100000@ns3.harborcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19971205083748.00ae0640@vsg.mobistar.be>

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On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Gaetan Feige wrote:

> I am wondering what is the best way to give a user access to email on a bsd
> box and block him from anything else like telnet, ftp into his account...

Don't run telnetd, ftpd, etc. :)

Seriously, black box mail servers that only allow access via IMAP or POP
are the way to go if you can. You can use SSH for remote administration,
and with SSH's "AllowUsers" configuration option you can specify exactly
who can connect via SSH.

Bradley




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