Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:11:41 -0400 From: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com> To: "Paul Everlund" <tdv94ped@cs.umu.se> Cc: "FBSDQ" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Periodic mails Message-ID: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGMEMGCDAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0206251241040.4718-100000@gren.cs.umu.se>
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The connection attempt message you see in your /var/log/messages is generated by the log-in-vain rc.conf option because you do not have software listening on port 25 the pop3 server front door. Do you have qpopper installed? Do nslookup 192.168.0.5 to see what that ip address is. In 4.6 the sendmail program was updated to a newer release level. If you are using some other MTA as a replacement for sendmail then you must use sendmail_enable="NONE" to totally deactivate the sendmail MTA. Your periodic mails are generated by CRON, not the MTA. The MTA just delivers the mail and acts as the post office. Look in your MTA log for messages which may point you to the real reason your periodic mails are being not delivered. The periodic mails default to user root, are you checking the correct? -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Paul Everlund Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 6:46 AM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Periodic mails Hi again! Thanks for the two replies I got, but unfortunately none of them did help, so I try again... In 4.5 I had sendmail_enable="NO" and got my periodic mails. In 4.6 I have sendmail_enable="NONE" and do not get any periodic mails. In /var/log/messages I see: Jun 25 03:02:57 fw /kernel: Connection attempt to TCP 213.64.yy.xx:25 from 192.168.0.5:1325 Should I set sendmail_enable to "NO" in 4.6, instead of "NONE" to recieve them? If that's the case, what security risks are there by using "NO"? Would appreciate an answer from any one out there who can help me out! :-) Thanks in advance! Best regards, Paul To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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