On Sat, May 7, 2005 11:54, Devdas Bhagat said: > The Ubuntu Postfix maintainer had the bright idea of putting the IP > restriction in master.cf, instead of main.cf > > Changing defaults without a very good reason is a bad thing. Not > documenting this change in local documentation is a bit worse. > > Debian users tend to need maximum handholding in Postfix and PostgreSQL. > Both of which have defaults changed from what the package provides, with > no gain in either functionality or security. >
i didn't know this was not a very good thing to do. in fact, as ubuntu targets the desktop segment and most users may not know what a smtp server is, *probably* it protects the user from any exploits whatsoever are found for postfix. if postfix listens only on the loopback interface and a user doesn't know what to do with a smtp server then atleast he's protected against such attacks. or is he not? btw, it did take me quite some time to figure out why postfix was not working on my fresh new ubuntu install o--------------------------------------------------o | vivek * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://exain.net | | Registered Linux User: #305493 | o--------------------------------------------------o ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. Get your fingers limbered up and give it your best shot. 4 great events, 4 opportunities to win big! Highest score wins.NEC IT Guy Games. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display. Visit http://www.necitguy.com/?r _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
