On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 22:02, J. Craig Woods wrote: > Not sure where the Toddmeister is going with the .procmailrc file. I am > running boxes from lmdk 7.2 through 8.2, and no such file is found in > any user's home directory. I hasten to add that procmail, in conjunction > with both sendmail and postfix, runs just fine for every machine on the > network. Doing configuration in sendmail.cf is like learning a new > language. darC, any reason for sendmail over postfix? What distro of > linux is on this machine? > drjung
Yes...I must concur with this wholeheartedly. The first thing we do when encountering sendmail is to perform a specialized exorcism on the machine in question, to remove associated demons, evil spirits, etc. You veterans know the drill. We found out long ago that the sendmail.cf was merely a page ripped from the Book of Satan. Admittedly there are configuration gui demons that make the .cf easier to deal with, but in actuality they are somewhat like MicroSoft marketing reps; they merely pave the way to the burning hells of perdition. There is one bright aspect to the whole business, however; since sendmail does run itself as a single process under root (laff) it provides it's most useful function as a way to keep the Bugtraq mailing list in business. The annualistic sendmail exploits have become quite the dependable and comfortable item; I've become accustomed to them over the years, and would hate to see things change. L8r, LX P.S....postfix or qmail -- ��������������������������������������������������� Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdk Evolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ ���������������������������������������������������
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