>> I am new to cyrus. I have manage to installed cyrus-imapd >>2.2.12-9 on FC1. For security reasons, i need to change the Banner of >>cyrus-imapd server. When i do telnet localhost 110 , i gets * OK >>netserv Cyrus IMAP4 v2.2.12-Invoca-RPM-2.2.12-9 server ready, how can >>i change it as per my requirement??? I am having source rpm with me. >>Can any body help me out ??? > > >>Amod Sutavane. > > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=security+by+obscurity&btnG=Google+Search > > Better keep your system secure
yes. > then trying to camouflage. nope. a combination of both :) imagine running production systems, a bug in the current stable is discovered but (as you run production systems) you're not able to upgrade them within a few minutes and in the mid of a week. hiding the daemon from a possible intruder is /very/ nice in this case. not everybody is willing to run beta software/bleeding edge early adopter's stuff on a PeeCee w/o redundant PSUs/HDs/etc. w/o ECC connected to an ADSL line. however, there's a lot of people willing to do so. but that's not a sign for the best solution (TM). > Btw. you are running an EOL (end of lifetime) Linux distribution > release. Think about that. > > Alexander cheers, timo ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
