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.
-- Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V A) Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155 Referat V A - Kommunikationsnetze - Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-916 The only truly safe "embedded system" is the system that has an axe embedded in it... - To unsubscribe, send mail to with content (not subject): unsubscribe postfix-users
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