Amos Shapira says:
> smb @
research .
att .
com writes:
> |I haven't heard of it being implemented, and I'd strongly suggest against
> |it in most situations.
>
> Why? On the face of it it sounds ideal for a situation were you
> want to block incoming TCP connections and have an internal host
> initiate a "poll" from an outside host.
I don't see how this would increase security, but it could easily
decrease it by allowing spoofed mail interception -- and such
interception could be transparent if the spoofer then sent off the
mail anyway.
Perry
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