Re: [Sheflug] Security (again, the final word)

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Barrie Bremner wrote:

>  You should have ssh on port 22, if that's set up correctly, and telnet
> should be closed, not stealth.
> Are you using sendmail (SMTP port 25)? If not, shut the service down.
>  You can still send mail via your ISPs mailservers without having to run
> sendmail.

IIRC sendmail is needed by fetchmail for delivery to local spools. It's
pretty easy to limit SMTP connections to merely your local box though.


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