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From: Choy Kho Yee <khoyee@tf7.so-net.ne.jp>
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On 2004/10/14, at 15:42, Mark Frasa wrote:

> > Hi, I wish to stop sendmail from starting during boot up completely
> > since I don't need it. And I found this on the net:
>
> =A0>> By the way, if getting rid of Sendmail is your goal, then
> =A0>> sendmail_enable=3D"NONE", while working, is not the best =
solution.
> =A0>> sendmail_enable, like the other sendmail_* knobs, is an =
rc.sendmail
> =A0>> setting, and you can easily disable even loading rc.sendmail by
> setting
> =A0>> the mta_startup_script knob to an empty string ("").
>
> > Does this mean that I only need to add the entry:
> > #------------------------------
> > mta_startup_script=3D""
> > #-----------------------------
> > in /etc/rc.conf to stop sendmail completely?
> Choy Kho Yee
>
> =46rom /usr/src/UPDATING:
>
> 20020411:
> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 New sendmail startup scripts have been installed =
to make it
> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 easier to use alternative MTAs with FreeBSD.=A0 =
The rc.conf
> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 variable mta_start_script can be set to a script =
for starting
> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 an alternative MTA or to "" to prevent any MTA =
from being
> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 started at boot.
>
> So the answer is yes. :)
>
> Mark.

Thanks, Mark. I didn't know that I can find answer of this kind
in UPDATING :) You enlightened me.

One more question about /etc/rc.conf, is the order in which
you list the options important?

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