controlling STARTTLS by IP address

Edgar Pettijohn edgar at pettijohn-web.com
Thu Jul 14 21:13:56 UTC 2016



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> On Jul 14, 2016, at 3:56 PM, Michael Fox <news at mefox.org> wrote:
> 
> On my POP3 server, I need to be able to control the use of STARTTLS by
> client IP address.  Specifically:
> 
> * Clients on certain internal subnets (e.g., 192.168.1.0/24) must not have
> the option to use TLS.  If the client tries to use STARTTLS, the option
> should be rejected.  This is to satisfy US FCC rules regarding the use of
> encryption over certain radio frequencies.
> * All other internal clients (e.g., 192.168.0.0/16, but not 192.168.1.0/24)
> should be able to use STARTTLS if they choose to.
> * All external clients (0.0.0.0/0) will be required to use TLS.
> 
> Is there a way to control which clients are allowed to use STARTTLS
> according to the client's IP address?
> 
> Thanks,
> Michael
> 
> 
> 

Seems like your firewall could redirect to a different port that doesn't offer starttls.
> 



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