[Wylug-help] Security log message

[John Hodrien]

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, Jim Jackson wrote:

>>> This is a new situation to me as I've not used imap from outside until
>>> recently, so all help is most gratefully received.
>> 
>> I wouldn't treat this differently to having ssh accessible externally.
>> 
>
> Or indeed ANY service :-)

Well, I'd slightly disagree with that.  I specifically wanted an example of a
service that required a user login.

> Compared with the regular unremitting attempts at hacking my web server, and 
> the regular pokes at ssh, the IMAP "attacks" are pretty tame.

ssh certainly gets a pounding from brute force attempts.  That was why I was
tempted by rate limiting it.

jh

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