Les Mikesell wrote: > Tim wrote: > >> I would suspect that most people don't make use of sendmail, nor even >> need to. They'll use a mail client, and configure it to use their ISP's >> SMTP server while setting up the rest of the POP or IMAP settings. > > Someone has to be on the receiving end. > But not every machine. So why accept incoming mail connections on a machine that is not a mail server? That is like saying every machine should run a WEB server, because someone has to be on the sending end for WEB pages. (Didn't MS do something like that - run a WEB server by default, even if the machine was not a WEB server?) >> Those keen on running a local server will need to customize theirs, and >> know how to do. Just the same as running any other public server (HTTP, >> FTP, or whatever else). > > Yes, just the same. I'd be equally concerned if RH/fedora shipped > config files for httpd/ftpd/samba, etc/ that kept them from accepting > network connections in an obscure way. > Well, there is the small difference that they do not start those services by default. Because cron and some of the default cron jobs need a mail server, Sendmail is run by default. So it needs to be locked down as much as possible by default. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
