On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 12:09:59PM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote: > On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Joao Paulo wrote: > > telnet is also very good (but for other things). > > telnet host 25 > > telnet host 21 > > ... > > but your firewall should also block "the wrong protocols" > connecting to the wrong/right ports
Er, exactly how can any correct firewall stop someone using telnet from speaking the protocol manually? 'telnet host 25' rarely means actually running a telnetd on port 25, it means speaking SMTP by hand. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
