> could you explain shortly, how do you forward ports with ssh and, especially,
> how do you use then fetchmail over that secured connection?
>
ssh -x -L 40025:mail-server:25 -L 40110:mail-server:110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] sleep
10
.fetchmailrc:
poll mail-server via localhost proto pop3 port 401
" > When Exim is connecting to another host to deliver mail, can they see
" > the contents of the connection?
" yes, they can.
" my soultion: i use ssh to *forward ports* to a trusted net with a mail
" server. from there i can *fetchmail* and send to it.
Hi Oswald,
could you explain shortly, how
> I think I can secure my box quite good with SSH, ipchains and disabling
> most of the inetd-services.
i'm right now hacking sifi to make it even better than it is now. sifi is
a lot better than ipchains (it is statefull).
ssh should be safe, so far.
disabling unneeded inet services is always a g
If you are connecting to a non secure email server, they will very
easily be able to get your password for that server. The best thing
IMHO to do would be to run a mail server locally, and then, although
they can still read your emails, they don't have access to your non
local account.
-Aaron So
Hello.
I'm about to connect my Debian-box to a LAN with alot of those
'wannabe-crackers'.
I know this is not very wise, and the safest way to avoid being messed
with is not to connect at all.
But still, it's low cost Internet access :)
I think I can secure my box quite good with SSH, ipchains an
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