[Info-vax] TCPWare SMTP Setup

[Grant Taylor]

On 12/30/20 7:06 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> For security reasons, some people tend to disable ping access to 
> their servers from external network sources.

I question the legitimacy of the purported security reasons.

Also, "some people" and "tend to" do not add up to "pretty much everything".

> If ping fails, try traceroute. Even if you don't get to the target 
> server, you at least get to verify that the local part of your network 
> setup is working.

Maybe.  Maybe not.



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