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  1. Article: 13749 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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  3. From: dold@32.usenet.us.com
  4. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: Kermit-95 Socks
  6. Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:42:17 +0000 (UTC)
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  9. Sender: Clarence Dold <dold@mauve.rahul.net>
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  20. Jeffrey Altman <jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
  21.  
  22. > the whole purpose of authorization gateways such as SOCKS is to enforce
  23. > restrictions on the use of the network for a specific set of purposes
  24. > and to ensure that only approved data is transfered out of the network.
  25. > you must assume that every connection you make is being logged along
  26. > with the content that you are sending.  if privacy is important to you
  27. > then you must begin to encrypt your connections.
  28.  
  29. The stated purpose of the SOCKS requirement is to ensure the security of
  30. our network.  This includes closing web-mail interfaces like yahoo and
  31. aol, because they do not offer security against virus downloads.
  32. Encryption isn't allowed (ssh for example), supposedly because the packet
  33. types cannot then be recognized by the firewwalls.
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  38. Clarence A Dold - dold@email.rahul.net
  39.                 - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA.
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