Jason Luck wrote: > >Why is the default in DaemonPortOptions set for 127.0.0.1 as opposed to a >broader range? It would seem most folks would want to be able to external >mail through their box and from what I'm learning would require the >127.0.0.1 to be changed. Also by changing this...does one open themselve >up to security issues?
These are good questions, but they are Sendmail questions. There are whole books (e.g. the 'bat' book) devoted to Sendmail, and I haven't read any of them. The important thing is to not be an open relay - i.e. only accept mail from outside for local delivery; do not accept mail from outside to be relayed to another outside location; only accept 'outside delivery' mail from the localhost. I would think that the default Sendmail configuration would not be an open relay, but I don't know. There are various services, e.g., <http://www.abuse.net/relay.html>, that will test to see if your server is an open relay. -- Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
