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Date:      Tue, 25 May 1999 10:54:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Thomas Widlundh <tw@ettnet.se>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: stand alone machine to internet via ISP
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905251053200.13061-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <99052309511701.01474@tw.oden.se>

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On Sun, 23 May 1999, Thomas Widlundh wrote:

> Den Sun, 23 May 1999 skrev Doug White:
> > On Thu, 20 May 1999, pirat sriyotha wrote:
> 
> > Turn every service off that you won't be using.  If you won't be receiving
> > mail directly to the box, you can turn sendmail completely off. You can
> > still send mail, just not receive it directly on your box.  You're using
> > POP anyway, I'm guessing.
> 
> Well, it seems that my knowledge in this matter was a little poor.
> I had no idea of this about sendmail. I thought you must have sendmail.

You have to have the binary installed, but it doesn't have to run as a
daemon and accept connections from outside.  Sendmail is smart and will
call mail.local directly to deliver local mail.

> Now coming to think of it after your mail, I do realize that I don't use
> sendmail in my mailing works. As you say, I use POP (and SMTP).
> OK. You are never too old to learn.
> I want to Thank You and Others who have been giving me help in this matter.

No problem.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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