Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:41:43 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Turning off submission (587) port Message-ID: <20040707144143.493043d1.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20040707183340.GA1322@lb.tenfour> References: <200407071201.23675.racerx@makeworld.com> <20040707183340.GA1322@lb.tenfour>
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Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> wrote: > * Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> [0701 18:01]: > > Folks, > > I would prefer to shut this port down if I can. I'm unsure if and how it > > can/do it. Other then that, would there be an effective ipfw rule that would > > block this? > > > > If the above needs recompiling sendmail, then I would certainly prefer the > > latter. > > While we're on the subject, how do I stop sendmail starting, and > sow salt on the inodes so nothing grows there again? > I want exim instead. > > I grepped quickly through /etc/defaults/rc.conf and didn't see anything > obvious. And ISTR there's a make.conf option too, isn't there? Have a look at /etc/mail/mailer.conf and the associated man page. It's quite possible that there's magic in the Makefile for the Exim port to update mailer.conf for you. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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