From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 21 07:40:18 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0C9B16A4CE for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:40:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (mail.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F040243D1F for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:40:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.44 #0 (FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE)) id 1DOWII-0006cI-De by authid ; Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:40:14 +0300 Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:40:14 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington To: Brian Reichert Message-ID: <20050421074014.GA23284@ns2.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: Odhiambo Washington , Brian Reichert , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org References: <20050420145207.GC60384@ns2.wananchi.com> <20050420170020.GC645@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050420170020.GC645@numachi.com> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message,where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!. X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.9i (2005-03-13) X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: courier-imap X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:40:18 -0000 * Brian Reichert [20050421 10:03]: wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 05:52:07PM +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > Hello Sysadmins, > > > > Does anyone have any clues as to how I can easily limit access to my > > imapd daemon to just a few hosts? > > I am running courier-imap but looking at /etc/inetd.conf, I don't > > see how I could put it in there and hence use hosts.allow to control > > access. Google has not helped much, but again I may be searching using > > wrong keyword. > > I think courier-imap uses the qmail-based tcpserver invocations, > does it not? If so, you could use a tcprules database to impose > those sort of constraints. I have never used qmail in my life, so I cannot answer that. However the easiest method I have found out is using a packet filter. If you get one of those HOWTOs on the net on how I can achieve the goal, please let me know. Best regards, Odhiambo Washington Systems Admin, Wananchi Online Ltd. Are you hosting your domain name with the leaders??: See http://webhosting.info/webhosts/tophosts/Country/KE DISCLAIMER : http://ns2.wananchi.com/~wash/Email/disclaimer.txt ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- Odhiambo WASHINGTON . WANANCHI ONLINE LTD (Nairobi, KE) http://www.wananchi.com/email/ . 1ere Etage, Loita Hse, Loita St., Mobile: (+254) 722 743 223 . # 10286, 00100 NAIROBI ----------------------------------+----------------------------------------- "It is a tremendous feeling to have a customer ask for you by name or tell you that a customer referred him/her to you because of the level of customer service you provided inspired that much confidence." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart. Proverbs 17:3