1 (edited by siddartha.g 2011-08-05 15:55:35)

Topic: [SOLVED]How can we stop mail clients to access our server from outside

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- iRedMail version:  0.7.2
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version: Ubuntu 10.04, 64-bit
- Any related log? Log is helpful for troubleshooting.
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Hi,
How can we stop logins of mail clients like thunderbird from outside world ?
But we want our internal network that is 192.168.1.0/24 series should use thunder bird..

Please tell me how can I do this.


Regards
siddartha.g

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Re: [SOLVED]How can we stop mail clients to access our server from outside

How about disable IMAP/POP3 access in iptables, but allow from 192.168.1.0/24?

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Re: [SOLVED]How can we stop mail clients to access our server from outside

ZhangHuangbin wrote:

How about disable IMAP/POP3 access in iptables, but allow from 192.168.1.0/24?

yeah nice idea, is it necessary to disable IMAPS/POP3S also?

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Re: [SOLVED]How can we stop mail clients to access our server from outside

siddartha.g wrote:

yeah nice idea, is it necessary to disable IMAPS/POP3S also?

It's up to you.
SSL/TLS connection is better for security, although you just use mail service internally in you company.

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Re: [SOLVED]How can we stop mail clients to access our server from outside

Thank you, it is working as expected

Regards
siddartha.g