just don't run the service. firewall it? That's not a bad safety measure, but more logically one would just turn off the service. PACKAGE dependencies aren't the same thing as service dependencies. Having the files for sendmail or postfix installed doesn't mean that either program is running.
If you really can't have the files installed... most package managers, when you get down to the lower layers, have options for skipping dependencies.... --nodeps for rpm, not sure what it would be with APT. IMHO, That's not a good way to go as it'll likely break if/when an updated package is released. (either you won't get the update, or the update will suck in the depencies.) Automated updates are generally a good thing. -Tom On Sat, 22 Mar 2014, Lorenz Weber wrote: > Hello Romita, > > this is most likely a dependency of your distribution which does not > allow you to install Courier without an MTA. > Actually most distributions have ALWAYS an MTA installed, you won't get > around this most likely. > > Why don't your just block Port 25 (and other MTA-related ports) in your > firewall, effectively denying your client to connect to these? > > Regard, > Lorenz > > Am 22.03.2014 05:02, schrieb Romita Banerjee: >> Hello All, >> >> I'm new to Courier IMAP and I have been struggling with an issue for >> last couple of days. I would really appreciate if any of you has any >> insight. Please read on for the issue and let me know if you need more >> details. The requirement of a project I'm working on is that the >> receiver should only be able to read the emails and for that I'm >> required to install only Courier IMAP without any MTA agent. But when I >> install courier IMAP, it is asking me to configure Postfix, which is >> required to SEND emails. However what I want to accomplish is to install >> only courier IMAP without postfix or any other MTA agent. Please share >> your views on how this can be achieved. >> >> Thanks, >> Romita ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Courier-imap mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
