On Saturday 15 November 2008 18:08:23 David wrote: > in /etc/rc > > comment out the lines: > > if [ X"${sendmail_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/mailer.conf ]; then > echo -n ' sendmail'; ( /usr/sbin/sendmail ${sendmail_flags} > >/dev/null > 2>&1 & ) > fi > > Doug Milam wrote: > > To cut down on services I don't use, I'd like to disable sendmail, unless > > this is unwise. If so, I'd like to know why. Thanks.
The better way to do this is look at /etc/rc.conf, where you will find # For normal use: "-L sm-mta -bd -q30m", and note there is a cron job sendmail_flags="-L sm-mta -C/etc/mail/localhost.cf -bd -q30m" spamd_flags=NO # for normal use: "" and see spamd(8) spamd_black=NO # set to YES to run spamd without greylisting spamlogd_flags="" # use eg. "-i interface" and see spamlogd(8) Take the sendmail_flags line and make a commented out copy of it and then add sendmail_flags=NO Don't tweak system files unless you really have to. rc.conf controls a lot, and is the proper way to change how the system works. --STeve Andre'