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Re: [Plug] Microsoft Striks Again
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Actually, in this case - would it be "A chain is only as strong as its
weakest link" ?
Daniel W. Ottey
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On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Steve Creel wrote:
> Your connection is insecure from inside your proxy/firewall until you get
> to the "other" box. If that's right on the outside of your firewall, it's
> not too bad. If that other machine is on the same network segment as your
> mail server, might as well telnet :)
>
> The part where you ssh is secure, so the last leg of the trip is
> encrypted, but you know the saying "A chain is only as good as the
> strongest link..." :)
>
> ____________________
> Steve Creel
> screel@nothinbut.net
>
>
> On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Daniel W. Ottey wrote:
>
> >When at work, I can't SSH through the firewall @#$@#$ or maybe its a
> >proxy server, I dunno... I can telnet just fine. If I telnet (insecure)
> >to one box and then SSH to another, and read my mail there, is that just
> >as insecure as telnetting to the initial box? I would guess so... These
> >stupid "protection" devices suck! Although I guess they're worth it to
> >the people who put them up.
>
>
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