On 11:42am, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote:

> > Telnet (23) is safe for smtp purpose instead of 25? give
> > some idea abt it.
> 
> Any IP port is like any other so the choice of port 23 instead of
> port 25 will not make mail any more or less safe. Safety will be
> determined largely by the SMTP daemon you run and how well you
> configure it.

Security through obscurity is an illusion :)

Bye :)
-- 
Bharathi S

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