Re: Sympatico

From: Dave Warren (maillist@devilsplayground.net)
Date: Wed Oct 22 2003 - 18:16:21 EDT


Kai Schaetzl wrote:
>> As an aside, does anyone know if virii/worms like Sobig, etc. that
>> use their own SMTP server would be thwarted if Sympatico forced
>> authentication on their SMTP servers?
>>
>
> You mean for double authentication within their network although the
> client is already identified by IP (being dialled in to them)? I think
> almost no ISP does this.

Some are doing so, simply because of viruses and whatnot.

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