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Subject: Re: Running sendmail non-suid
In-Reply-To: <199612091809.KAA11729@itchy.atlas.com> from Brant Katkansky at "Dec 9, 96 10:09:55 am"
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> I'm setting up an internet-connected mail hub, and I'd like to run
> sendmail not suid root.  I won't be needing any ~/.forward nonsense,
> as this machine will have no users at all, and will only forward mail
> based on /etc/aliases.  There will be no local mailboxes on this machine
> at all.

Run Qmail, or use the obtuse smtpd wrapper.