RE: [SLUG] mail server.

From: Jeff Barriault (jeffbarr@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat Nov 17 2001 - 16:13:42 EST


Sendmail can't be all that bad. I was able to telnet into
smtp.tampabay.rr.com and see that they are using Sendmail. If it's good
enough for Time Warner Road Runner, it's good enough for me. LOL

-----Original Message-----
From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net]On Behalf Of R P
Herrold
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 12:42 PM
To: Slug List
Subject: Re: [SLUG] mail server.

On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Ronan Heffernan wrote:

> The SMTP server is usually a program called "sendmail". This
> is an old program, that is pretty much the UNIX standard around the
> world. Unfortunately, it is also the most commonly exploited port of
> entry for malicious "crackers". I recommend qmail instead.

Strong assertion and certainly not true for any sendmail
released within the last 3 years -- I'd choose IIS and Nimda
as the most common port of entry, and Outlook as a close #2;
If restricted to Open Source, the portmap, bind, and lpr hole
is each much worse.

... all ship safe on Red Hat -- dunno on other Linux's

Qmail is, of course, not 'free': see:
  http://cr.yp.to/qmail/dist.html

"If you want to distribute modified versions of qmail
(including ports, no matter how minor the changes are) you'll
have to get my approval. ... It means a
detailed review of the exact package that you want to
distribute. "

-- Russ



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