Re: Cell phone access to email

From: Thor@HammerofGod.com
Date: 08/22/01 

From: Thor@HammerofGod.com
To: hdavid11580@qwest.net
Message-ID: <00d401c12b1f$7c0afd00$af05a8c0@anchorsign.com>
Subject: Re: Cell phone access to email
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:30:56 -0700

Are you saying that they can check email on their phones for accounts that
already existed or something? Not new, special accounts for the phones
themselves? Your email really doesn't give up too much information...

----- Original Message -----
From: "David B. Harrison" <hdavid11580@qwest.net>
To: <steve@java2000.com>; <vuln-dev@securityfocus.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 7:11 AM
Subject: RE: Cell phone access to email

> The problem is that the customer never gave out the passwords and the
> server is behind a firewall not controlled by Qwest so how do the phones
> have access to the server for email without ever asking for a password
> during setup or at time of request?
> Dave H
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen A Santos [SMTP:steve@java2000.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 6:26 AM
> To: 'David B. Harrison'; vuln-dev@securityfocus.com
> Subject: RE: Cell phone access to email
>
> If it is anything like Nextels system the password information is stored
> on their end and authentication is made the same way the system knows
> which number goes with which phone. So yes, anyone with a cloned cell
> can get the email.
>
>
> ===================
> Stephen A Santos
> 63 W Fountainhead Dr #107
> Westmont, IL 60559
> H: 630-241-0493
> M: 630-561-9368
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David B. Harrison [mailto:hdavid11580@qwest.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:07 PM
> To: vuln-dev@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Cell phone access to email
>
>
> I am hoping someone can answer a question for me. A customer of mine is
>
> testing a new cell phone from Qwest. It gives them access to cheap cell
>
> phone connection and Internet mail. The problem is it connects to
> exchange
> without a password. I can see if qwest was the server location and they
>
> were doing a copy of some sort, but the server is behind a firewall from
>
> Qwest yet they are getting email to the phone both external and local.
>
> Any Ideas?
> Dave H
>

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