Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 13:27:07 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> Subject: Re: Repeated connections to port 25 with firewall Message-ID: <20040526122707.GB91911@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200405261302.i4QD2bnA092502@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <20040526084314.GA11303@lb.tenfour> References: <20040524141558.GB48389@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGIEFNFPAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> <20040525143126.GB78314@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20040526084314.GA11303@lb.tenfour>
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: When local processes want to mail, they fork n exec a sendmail binary : themselves. : : You shouldn't need a sendmail server running for that. Here is what I have/had in rc.conf #sendmail_enable="no" #sendmail_submit_enable="no" #sendmail_outbound_enable="no" #sendmail_msp_queue_enable="no" And as soon as I restarted after commenting out these lines, root's mailbox got filled with megs of mail from cron. I want the minimum I need to get system mail without leaving an instance of sendmail vulnerable to attack or eating up resources. p.s. What mail reader is good for root mail? Is there anything better at managing system mail than mutt? jm -- My other computer is your Windows box.
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