Re: Force dynamic IP change using pppd -PS

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From: Peter Chant
Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 00:00

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In article <390AEFC0.95819F85@house-from-hell.demon.co.uk>,
	Ian Northeast <ian@house-from-hell.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> To an extent. But for better security you want to look at the kernel
> firewall (ipfwdadm in kernel 2.0.x, ipchains in 2.2.x) and tcp-wrappers
> (using /etc/hosts.deny etc.). 

I thought that there was a small but possible chance of smtp email going to
the wrong person due to the use of dynamic ip, making static ip safer?

-- 
Peter Chant 
pete@neither.demon.co.uk

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