Re: smtp proxy- yes or no?

From: Ralf Hildebrandt (no email)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2002 - 01:39:27 EST


On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 04:16:15PM +1000, Adrian Bolzan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What are people's viws on SMTP Proxies?

Bullshit (with Postfix)

> Should you use one?

No

> If not, what functionality do you lose? or just, why not?

What problem are you trying to solve? Postfix is not a crappy Exchange
"Server" or a Lotus Domino server which could be exploited easily.

Another system that will introduce errors, maintenance and a point of
failure.

> Internet ---> SMTP Proxy (in DMZ)
> ---> Postfix server (on Internal Network)
> ---> Groupware server (on Internal Network)

Save the money and use:

Internet ---> Postfix server (in DMZ)
         ---> Groupware server (on Internal Network)

> similarly, what about POP3 proxies? worth the effort?

No.

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