Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:10:08 -0700 From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa@gmail.com> To: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Client Authentication Message-ID: <CAFuo_fyNVfNvC9mcP5zY9c3zZMVuV9TNCHgS5EBbXey7GyxYRg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <B2DC7342-9F1A-489A-94F0-49802B1E5DF6@lafn.org> References: <B2DC7342-9F1A-489A-94F0-49802B1E5DF6@lafn.org>
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On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> wrote: > > Basically, my outgoing mail server is being systematically attacked to try > passwords looking for one that works. When they do find one, we get > inundated by spam sent through that account throughout the world. The > situation is such that most of our users are older and their computer is a > hand-me-down so they can talk to their grandchildren. Passwords are a > great inconvenience for them and create numerous problems with remembering > them even when they are simple. Unfortunately, most of them are quite easy > to guess. > > You might consider disabling external smtp auth service and using ssh tunnel to server to connect to mail. Also provide web based convenience service. It might be interesting to encrypt mail to the user's cloud service that operates in a gpg zone. I think this operation could be mostly transparent to the user, so kids and granpamas can use it without concern. -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA 510-830-7975
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