VPN for secure access the MS Exchange server

[Kelly Robertson]

Jason,

I'd like to know why "firewall guys hate GRE", please. If you have a minute...

Kelly.robertson at irpg.nokia.com

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>It's fine for you to say that but who the hell else has implemented PPTP
>and what about the fact tht firewall guys hate GRE?
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>jason.dowd at us.pwcglobal.com wrote:
>> 
>> PPTP is a great protocol, and there is nothing inherently insecure about
>> it, only about Microsoft's implementation.
>> 
>> My Nirvana of remote access VPNs is running PPTP, or eventually L2TP, over
>> IPSec. You get the flexible configuration options, as well as extended
>> authentication support, of PPTP and the security of IPSec.
>> 
>> I do not have time to address what PPTP really is right now, but I wanted
>> to add my two cents that PPTP is not inherently evil.
>> 
>> Jason
>> 
>> Helmut Heller <hheller at gmx.de> on 10/19/99 02:45:38 PM
>> 
>> Please respond to hheller at gmx.de
>> To:   Dan Schlitt <schlitt at world.std.com>
>> cc:   vpn list <vpn at listserv.secnetgroup.com>
>> Subject:  Re: VPN for secure access the MS Exchange server
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>> 040b73747265616d747970656481a203840163c4840373737381dadb8107078116168401258
>> 4067f411b312d36 You wrote: > We are in general agreement that PPTP is not
>> adequate
>> Could you please explain what PPTP is? And why it is not good (whatever it
>> is)?
>> Thanks! Helmut
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