At 22:54 10/01/00 +0800, you wrote:
>Hi,
> At work, we have a Class C address with it's own mail server.
>My Linux box is configured with sendmail to reply to mail addressed to
>me via my ISP. Corporate IT is clamping down on smtp servers due to
>spammers. Is there anyway to close down my smtp port (25) so that it
>will not be listening or only listening to the local host? Corporate
>IT does a periodic scan of the port to look out for unauthorised
>servers.
> OTOH, if someone has a suggestion for qmail or postfix, I'm all
>ears.
>-- Ronald
>
>
I would just use a pop3 or imap client to connect straight to the ISP.
(watch the phbs checking on port 110 next)
Qmail, Postfix and sendmail all talk the SMTP protocol on port 25 -
shutting that off will stop them working.
hih
nick@nexnix
