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Re: Interesting 'feature' in IIS 4.0 SMTP Server component.
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Re: Interesting 'feature' in IIS 4.0 SMTP Server component.

  • To: NTBUGTRAQLISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM
  • Subject: Re: Interesting 'feature' in IIS 4.0 SMTP Server component.
  • From: Alan Ramsbottom <ACRALS.CO.UK>
  • Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 16:01:45 +0100
  • Reply-To: Alan Ramsbottom <ACRALS.CO.UK>
  • Sender: Windows NT BugTraq Mailing List <NTBUGTRAQLISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM>
> This is a perfectly reasonable argument, but I would say the better
> argument is that MS-TLS no longer is permitted to use a port
> other than the SSL port (its port has been specifically withdrawn from
> IANA), so MS should fix the thing to conform to the current draft protocol

> standard.

My understanding differs and I believe the point is to integrate TLS into
the given protocol e.g. TLS secured SMTP is an extension to an SMTP service
running on the normal port 25. Ditto for various other protocols.

In other words, TLS enabled protocols will not follow the example of HTTPS
by using a second port. Indeed, I understand there is now a draft for
running HTTP/TLS on port 80 as an alternative to 443.

-Alan-
acrals.co.uk