Marcus Korte writes:

> Hi,

> I have set up an internal mailserver based on qmail and RH6.2 behind a
> firewall.
> There are some security aspects in which I am not sure about.
> If SMTP is opened in the firewall, the machine could easily be hacked I
> assume.

Since you assume that, what's the firewall for? 

> Are there any recommendations how to secure smtp on qmail?

Do not divert from the documentation when installing it. 

My experience with 'firewalls' that speak SMTP has been depressing, to put 
it mildly. 


Vince.

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