I remember the snakeoil cert now. Thanks that makes sense. On May 19, 2013 11:58 AM, "Joshua Judson Rosen" <roz...@geekspace.com> wrote:
> "Greg Rundlett (freephile)" <g...@freephile.com> writes: > > > > I typically set up Postfix to smarthost (relay) through a Google Apps > account. > > > > I'm curious about one particular aspect: When setting this up on Debian > or > > Ubuntu, it seems like you don't need to incorporate an SSL key into the > > Postfix setup. However, my latest install on RedHat6 does need it. Can > > anyone confirm or deny based on their experience. Explanations also > > welcome. > > It's been a while since I did this, but, if I recall correctly, Debian > generates a `snakeoil' key+certificate when the "ssl-cert" package > is installed, and other packages that want a key and/or certificate > (like Postfix) Depend on the ssl-cert package and just use its > `snakeoil' by default until the sysadmin goes in and reconfigures them > to use something better. > > cf. /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssl-cert.postinst and /etc/postfix/main.cf. > > -- > "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
