Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:04:17 +0100 From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert) To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BoS: Exploit for sendmail smtpd bug (ver. 8.7-8.8.2). Message-ID: <Mutt.19961118070417.roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961117211243.223A-100000@alive.ampr.ab.ca>; from Marc Slemko on Nov 17, 1996 21:18:29 -0700 References: <199611180225.FAA01413@nagual.ru> <Pine.BSF.3.95.961117211243.223A-100000@alive.ampr.ab.ca>
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According to Marc Slemko: > Incorrect. Sendmail still attempts a lookup for something, I think it is > the local hostname, for each piece of mail it processes. Last I checked, > this could NOT be disabled without recompiling sendmail. Modifying your > config file or adding a service.switch file does not stop it. No, use FEATURE(nocanonify). Been running with this without DNS for ages. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- The daemon is FREE! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT #28: Sun Nov 10 13:37:41 MET 1996
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