Linux Advocate wrote: > Tom , my replies below... > >>>>> 1. Why is the smtp port stealthed whilst other >> are >>>>> open? >>>> Two obvious questions: Why is postfix listening >> on >>>> port 26 rather than port >>>> 25? >>> our isp has blocked port 25, therefore , we are >> using >>> port 26, i have modified postfix ( postfix just >> for >>> cron messages only , our office mail server is >> hosted >>> off-site ) and also the smtp macro to this end. >> Why??????? > > 1. the isp blocked port 25 nationwide , not just my > office. > > Fine -- but what I was asking is why your are modifying the SMTP macro; you don't even need to use it!!! And if you _did_ need to use it, you could do this:
SMTP/ACCEPT foo bar - 26 which, IMO, is much clearer than invoking a modified SMTP macro that has nothing to do with the normal SMTP port (25). -Tom -- Tom Eastep \ Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool Shoreline, \ http://shorewall.net Washington USA \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Public Key \ https://lists.shorewall.net/teastep.pgp.key
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