Re: Whole net of scriptkiddiez and wannabes
If you are connecting to a non secure email server, they will very
easily be able to get your password for that server. The best thing
IMHO to do would be to run a mail server locally, and then, although
they can still read your emails, they don't have access to your non
local account.
-Aaron Solochek
leko@cmu.edu
andreas palsson wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> I'm about to connect my Debian-box to a LAN with alot of those
> 'wannabe-crackers'.
>
> I know this is not very wise, and the safest way to avoid being messed
> with is not to connect at all.
> But still, it's low cost Internet access :)
>
> I think I can secure my box quite good with SSH, ipchains and disabling
> most of the inetd-services.
> But what about 'sniffers'?
>
> I have no experience in sniffers and even if my SSH is protected, my
> mail and IRC-client connections are not encrypted.
> When Exim is connecting to another host to deliver mail, can they see
> the contents of the connection?
>
> What can I do to protect myself from this?
>
> Regards...
> Andreas
>
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