G. Stathakopoulos writes:
>
> We are going to get on qmail on some systems that there are
> people that want to be hackers. Qmail allows users to send mail
> as something else using "setenv MAILUSER something" and
> "setenv MAILHOST somewhere.com". Is there any way for me,
> the administrator of these systems, to stop this happening?
Not worth the effort, given that someone can lie in their Eudora,
Netscape, or Explorer configuration with equal effect. End-to-end
security is the only security worth bothering with. PGP is your
friend, particularly since it's now gone commercial.
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-russ <nelson@crynwr.com> http://www.crynwr.com/~nelson
Crynwr Software sells network driver support | PGP ok
521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | Peace, Justice, Freedom:
Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | pick two (only mostly true)
>
> We are going to get on qmail on some systems that there are
> people that want to be hackers. Qmail allows users to send mail
> as something else using "setenv MAILUSER something" and
> "setenv MAILHOST somewhere.com". Is there any way for me,
> the administrator of these systems, to stop this happening?
Not worth the effort, given that someone can lie in their Eudora,
Netscape, or Explorer configuration with equal effect. End-to-end
security is the only security worth bothering with. PGP is your
friend, particularly since it's now gone commercial.
--
-russ <nelson@crynwr.com> http://www.crynwr.com/~nelson
Crynwr Software sells network driver support | PGP ok
521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | Peace, Justice, Freedom:
Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | pick two (only mostly true)