From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 5 10:25:46 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA16208 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 10:25:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from techpower.net (techpower.net [205.133.231.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA16200 for ; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 10:25:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hometeam@techpower.net) Received: from localhost (hometeam@localhost) by techpower.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA27928; Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:22:35 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from hometeam@techpower.net) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:22:35 -0500 (EST) From: Jt To: Karl Pielorz cc: FreeBSD Questions , Jim Mock , Mike Alich , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: HACKED & SECURITY In-Reply-To: <369223D0.F2B9175D@tdx.co.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Isn't there a prg that disables packet sniffers ? I don't remember the name of it. maybe someone in the group does.. also there is imap-uw in the ports collection excelent prg. /usr/ports/mail/imap-uw/ On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Karl Pielorz wrote: > > > FreeBSD Questions wrote: > > > How can I be sure this guy still not in getting our passwds? > > We had a hack with a sniffer so we upgraded to qpopper 2.53, still risks? > > > > Thanks > > If someone hacked your system using a sniffer (presumably to sniff out POP3 > passwords, which may be attached to shell accounts on that system) your not > going to stop them by upgrading your POP3 server... :-( > > I always try to have shell accounts via SSH, and POP3 accounts with different > usernames / passwords to the shell accounts (i.e. me = paranoid) > > -Kp > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message