Re: fix.your.open.relay.or.die.net

sorry, left out just, it's not just a 400 problem...

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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Administrator
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer

"I want to be different, just like everybody else!"
  - Ceili Rain

----- Original Message -----
From: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@TechSoftInc.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:44 PM
Subject: RE: fix.your.open.relay.or.die.net


> But it is an AS/400 problem TOO. This problem (no, not unique to the
AS/400)
> resulted in a denial of service of ALL the apps on his AS/400. In IBM's
> view[1] of the world one would have everything centralized on one box, an
> AS/400. If that was the case here, this simple tar-pit could have resulted
> in the loss (or severe degradation) of the following services until it was
> resolved:
>
> 1) E-Mail
> 2) Database
> 3) Application Server
> 4) Web Server
> 5) DNS Server
> 6) File Serving
> 7) Green-Screen Interactive
> 8) ...
>
> My point is, server consolidation, and exposure of "production" boxes of
any
> kind to the internet, is something that I'm not a great fan of.
>
> -Walden
>
> [1] At least in Rochester's view. Let's not get on an IBM Marketing
thread,
> please.
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. [mailto:rbruceh@attglobal.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:33 PM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: fix.your.open.relay.or.die.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@TechSoftInc.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:14 PM
> Subject: RE: fix.your.open.relay.or.die.net
>
>
> > And people look at me funny when I say that I would never connect my
> > production AS/400 to the net!
>
> and we'll continue to look at you funny!!! <VBG>
>
> actually, this is not a 400 issue, it's a well-defined problem with smtp
> servers. Unix, Linux, whatever....
>
> ===========================================================
> R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
>  -- IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Administrator
>  -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer
>
> "I want to be different, just like everybody else!"
>   - Ceili Rain
>
>
>
>
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