On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 20:04 +0800, Kent Emia wrote: > guyz just wondering if i will be creating a mail server for our "Small > Organization" should i put it inside the LAN or within the DMZ Area If you are confident that you are running a secure MTA then I would put it behind the firewall. But if you have any doubts then stick it in your dmz and lock it out. It would also reduce large amounts of traffic through your firewall. However, if you are having doubts about the security of your MTA, then what about the security of the machine overall? I dont think that I have answered your question... I personally keep it behind the firewall and keep a good eye on the security of the applications that are open (MTA, Pop Server, IMAP server etc). Easier if you ask me. > > -- > ========= > Kent Emia > Registered Linux User # 342784 (http://counter.li.org) > ========= >
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