Re: ISP Blocking Access to External Port 25

From: Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (LarrySheldon_at_cox.net)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 14:59:00 -0500

User wrote:

> "Giblet - USA Resident" <usenetharvested@2mbit.com> wrote in message
> news:mZudnXdMl7Mm0endRVn-gg@bright.net...
>
>
>>How the heck is someone supposed to work from home, etc using their work
>>personality, if they can't send mail out through either their corporate
>
> mail
>
>>server, or the ISPs mail server?
>
>
> Use a VPN to your corporate mailserver. If you are using work mail
> from home with SMTP/POP, then you may have a worse problem,
> because your companies internal email and passwords are likely
> being shipped all around the 'net in the clear.
>
> It is possible (although difficult because of conflicting standards) to
> SSL encrypt SMTP and POP itself but it's actually easier just to create
> a VPN to your corporate network for all traffic from the home system, and
> encrypt & authenticate the lot of it.
>
>
>>They'll be hearing some serious griping about #2 - and will probably lose
>>customers over it.
>
>
> Any IT manager who allowed employees to SMTP and POP in the
> clear from a home DSL should probably lose their job.
>
>

What pearls have you for people who work from home? (No "corporate
network", no "office machine") 

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