[TriLUG] linksys linux router question

[Brian McCullough]

On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 08:57:10AM -0400, jonc at nc.rr.com wrote:
> New Firmware.
> 
> Personally, I like to use upper level ports (and redirect them to the
> proper ports internally) for common services like SMTP and SSH. This
> by-passess most of the crufty auto-scannering bots that are out there.


OK, I can understand this for SSH ( and use it myself ), but what about
receiving "legitimate" mail from "the world", that doesn't know about 
your private port numbers?



> Jon

Brian


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