well: internet---[ webserver ] | internet---[ firewall ]---< I am here :) > The only users who have a shell account are administrators ( I know tcpdump )... Pascal /nick SuSE52 on #linux (IRCnet) root on www.student.prov-liege.be -----Original Message----- From: Andrew L. Davis <adavis@hayson.vmarketing.com> To: suse-linux-e@suse.com <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Date: jeudi 14 mai 1998 14:27 Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] CGI to read mails via browser - found one !!
On Thu, May 14, 1998 at 08:02:52AM +0000, Arnulf Striepecke wrote:
Passcal wrote:
Yes, of course, that's very clear in my mind... I don't really need a secure connection, because I administrate (with 2 other guys) the students' server of the highschool I'm in (my last
and we are on a LAN that is behind a firewall (which we don't control -
administrator of the highschool's network does :-( ). We can't access our mailbox on the webserver (that is "besides" the firewall, not behind it, of course) because the administrator doesn't want to open the POP3 port on
year), the the
firewall (dunno why... maybe he can't ;-))... So, we needed a solution like www-mail... It doesn't really need to be secure, because it's the students' mailbox anyway...
Very smart, who cares about students anyway!
But I might (although I don't think I'll have the time :-( ) try Apache SSL...
If any of the accounts that use the web mail CGI script have shell access then you are endangering your system, but if your computer is behind a firewall then you should be alright; if the only things that can get in are smtp pop www domain then no sweat you should be relatively safe.
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