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Date:      Thu, 24 Feb 2000 20:35:03 +0000
From:      Stuart Henderson <sthen@naiad.eclipse.net.uk>
To:        Stephane.Lentz@ansf.alcatel.fr
Cc:        Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca>, "Chutima S." <chutima_s@zdnetonebox.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FWTK for SMTP
Message-ID:  <20000224203503.K54067@naiad.eclipse.net.uk>
In-Reply-To: <20000224205144.A31621@nsfws7.ansf.alcatel.fr>; from Stephane.Lentz@ansf.alcatel.fr on Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 08:51:44PM %2B0100
References:  <20000224114310.PVOW28348.mta04.onebox.com@onebox.com> <200002241429.GAA11133@cwsys.cwsent.com> <20000224205144.A31621@nsfws7.ansf.alcatel.fr>

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On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 08:51:44PM +0100, Stephane.Lentz@ansf.alcatel.fr wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 06:29:21AM -0800, Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group wrote:
> > In message <20000224114310.PVOW28348.mta04.onebox.com@onebox.com>, 
> > >  ...
> > > I'm looking for tool for proxy smtp and pop3.  Many people suggest to
> > > use FWTK, so I read man page about smap, smapd, plug-gw from fwtk.  I
> > > understand that for smtp I can use plug-gw or smap&smapd.  Is there any
> > > security topic for me to choose them.  And for pop3 I plan to use plug-gw.
> > 
> > This question was asked a number of years ago either here or BUGTRAQ.  
> > The answer given was that FWTK's smap did not have any anti-spam 
> > facility.  I'm not sure whether it has change or not.  If it has not, 
> > you may want to check out the smtpd port in the ports collection.  It 
> > does the same function as smap using a similar process, and it has an 
> > anti-spam facility.
> 
> Anti-spam Patches do exist : check  http://www.fwtk.org/fwtk/patches/patches.html#2.2

Check correct operation of your server after applying
these patches. Specifically, check that smapd doesn't do
this...

20:24> /usr/home/sthen:naiad$ telnet ##### 25
Trying #####...
Connected to #####.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 ##### SMTP/smap Ready.
helo naiad.eclipse.net.uk
250 (naiad.eclipse.net.uk) pleased to meet you.
mail from: <>
Connection closed by foreign host.
[status 1]




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