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Subject: Re: firewalls FAQ / DNS leakage
From: afx @ ibm . de (Andreas Siegert)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 19:29:44 +0100 (CET)
To: zamora @ VNET . IBM . COM
Cc: firewalls @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: <9412051710 . AA21759 @ bangalore . lexington . ibm . com> from "Tony Zamora" at Dec 5, 94 12:10:51 pm

> > Note that hiding names in the DNS doesn't address the
> > problem of host names "leaking" out in mail headers,
> > news articles, etc.
> 
> How does one go about addressing these problems?  When does it become
> worth it?

You could configure your mail agent to leave out a lot of information if you
think it is worth it.

cheers
afx

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