That fixed it,

sshd_enable="NO"
sendmail_enable="NO"

Is it correct to say other applications need the SMTP section uncommented to
be activated or is it being phased out by using the tcpserver, as qmail is
doing?

Thanks, Marc & Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Silver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Grant Cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: port scanner found my SMTP / SSH is up and I didn't put them
there!!!!


> Hi there,
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 05:46:25AM -0600, Grant Cooper wrote:
> > I used a port scanner on my server just to check things out. I wasn't
> > expecting this. Port 22 (ssh) and port (25) SMTP are up. I looked in
> > /etc/inetd.conf and SMTP is comented out.
>
> SMTP is not controlled via /etc/inetd.conf.  See /etc/rc.conf (and
> /etc/defaults/rc.conf) for more information on how to disable this.  You
> can also disable ssh via this method.
>
> > I created a webmailer and sure enough, all my e-mail was recieved but
> > not sent out. If this isn't a default set up i've been compramised. :(
> > I don't even know how to use ssh yet. The only reason I noticed this
> > is because I was setting up my firewall using IPFW.
>
> These services usually run by default on newly installed FreeBSD
> machines.  Did you specifically disable them, or is this a newly
> installed machine which you've now noticed has open ports?  :)  If it's
> just a new install you have nothing to worry about, since these run by
> default on most installations.
>
> - Marc
>
> --
> Marc Silver - Systems Developer
> http://www.easynet.net/         Phone: +44 20 7032 2064
>


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