Re: Web Mail Access

From: Brad Murray (bjm-nntp_at_vsca.ca)
Date: 10/28/03 

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:48:18 GMT

Bob Simon <bobneworleans@yahoo.com> wrote:
BS> We currently allow remote access into Web Mail via a high-numbered
BS> port. A guy complained that some places block his access to Web Mail
BS> and asked that we change the Web Mail port to 80 (or some other
BS> well-known port number that would not likely be blocked).
BS>
BS> What do you think of this idea?

If your web mail is secure, no problem. If it's not then a high port
number won't protect it. I'd go ahead--I don't think your risk
changes appreciably in either case. If port 80 in particular makes
you nervous for some reason, you can always put it on 443 which most
firewalls/proxies/etc. will let though also. 

-- 
Brad Murray    * Always carry a short length of fibre-optic cable. If
Perl Geek      * you get lost, then you can drop it on the ground, wait
VSCA Founder   * ten minutes, and ask the backhoe operator how to get
               * back to civilization.                     (Alan Frame)

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