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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 16:28:03 +1030
From: Tim Peters <tim@lost.net.au>
To: Grant Cooper <grant.cooper@nucleus.com>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Removing sendmail and getting roots mail
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On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 08:13:44PM -0800, Grant Cooper wrote:
> If I remove sendmail will that stop root from getting roots security reports?

Yes, unless you install a different MTA (qmail, postfix etc) and
configure it correctly.

If all you want to do is prevent incoming smtp connections, just use
sendmail_enable="NO" in /etc/rc.conf.

-tim

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