Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:39:23 +0800 From: "Matthew P. Marino" <freebsd@citystamp.com> To: Kory Hamzeh <kory@avatar.com> Cc: Trevin Chow <tmchow@sfu.ca>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Questions about upgrade Sendmail Message-ID: <3B8DEDAB.E62DECF0@citystamp.com> References: <006801c130bd$399801e0$14ce21c7@avatar.com>
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You could also try /usr/sbin/sendmail -bt and look at the output. Use CTL-D to exit. "strings /usr/sbin/sendmail | grep ver" may work also. Kory Hamzeh wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Trevin Chow > > > > I recently came across the security alert for Sendmail at > > http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2001/08/27/insecurities.html. > > > > 1) How do I tell which version of sendmail I'm running? I've done a > > quick scan of the dang man page, and tried "-v" and "--version" with no > > luck. > > This always works: "telnet localhost 25". Then type CTRL-} and type "close" > to exist the telnet session. > > > 2) Since sendmail is integrated in the freebsd install and located at > > /usr/sbin/sendmail, what's the procedure for upgrading it to 8.11.6 out of > > the ports tree? I just want to basically "replace" the currently installed > > version. > > I've always grabbed the version I've wanted from www.sendmail.org and > compiled it in a private directory. Then I copied sendmail to > /usr/sbin/senmail. Make sure you keep a backup copy of sendmail and its > config files. Also, "make install" may work, I don't remember off-hand. > > Kory > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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