On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Charles Marcus wrote:
Wow.. I can't imagine NOT running a mail server without a
firewall...
Different strokes for different folks I guess... :)
He said "_ON_ my mail server". he didn't say that he doesn't have a
firewall between the mail server and the jungle notwork ;-P
I know... but I believe in layered security. I run a firewall in front
of the mail (or other) server, but I also run one ON the mail (or
other)
server... ;-p
My network security is handled elsewhere. I too believe in
layered security, but my desire to use the right tool for the job is
much stronger. My mail server is busy serving mail; my network
security is handled by equipment built and optimized for that job.
It's not like it costs anything extra.... :)
Well...that's the attitude that got us operating systems that need
a gigabyte of memory just to boot, and processors clocked at 3GHz
that give me the same useful performance as my 4MHz Z80 twenty years
ago. ;) Nothing is free.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
