Re: Blocking telnet connections

Let clear the basic point first. Telneting to port 25 is a way to access the
SMTP transport. So what you are really asking is: Can I block port 25?

You can do that with a firewall, just make sure you don't block the flow of
legitimate emails.

cheers,

Alexander Zammit
Software Development Consultant
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"Stikfa" <Stikfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:23BDCA56-6AA6-4E28-94DC-2B41DDE2558A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> How can I, or can I, block someone from connecting to my Exchange server
> via
> telnet and sending emails to my users?
>
> Thanks.


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