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Date:      Thu, 20 Nov 1997 12:53:40 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>
To:        Ian_Mckinnon@Notes.FH.Com (Ian Mckinnon)
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sendmail and Dialup connectivity.
Message-ID:  <199711201853.MAA02052@horton.iaces.com>
In-Reply-To: <88256555.005EA084.00@Hazel_MTA.foundation.com> from Ian Mckinnon at "Nov 20, 97 09:17:17 am"

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In a previous message, Ian Mckinnon said:
> 
> I have heard that someone else can use your sendmail from the internet to
> route messages to other sources, and that it is also a hole through
> security into your system.  What is the truth of this and what can I do to
> prevent it.  Can I shut down sendmail during PPP connections?


Check www.sendmail.org or www.vix.com to stop relaying. It may not
work for you in practice. 

Otherwise, shutting down sendmail is extreme but doable.
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