Re: Linux Mail Server

Dr. S.K. Singh CIRG Makhdoom Mathura Indi (sks@cirg.up.nic.in)
Fri, 29 May 1998 17:03:56 +0530 (IST)

Dear Peter,
I have also heard something similar but the problem is many users are not
computer expert and they need simple and easy things which may complete
their job up to their satisfaction. Experts may opt for some thing like
'Smail' which is said to be difficult for spammers.

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Dr. S.K. Singh, Ph.D.
Agril. Res. Service
Mathura, ICAR India
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On Fri, 29 May 1998, Peter C. Norton wrote:

> As configured on most older OS', sendmail is an open relay - an opportunity
> for a spammer to use your computer to do their dirty work.
>
> -Peter
>
> On Fri, May 29, 1998 at 12:10:24PM +0530, Dr. S.K. Singh CIRG Makhdoom Mathura India<sks@cirg.up.nic.in> wrote:
> > As discussion is going on currently on 'linux-net' the 'sendmail' is easy
> > to configure.Infact in Slackware and RedHat Linux distributions do not
> > require any extra seutup for sendmail as it is configured automatically
> > when you configure your internet. You can always tune 'sendmail.cf' file
> > and take help of 'man sendmail' or ISP-Hookup-HOWTO etc
> >
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> > Dr. S.K. Singh, Ph.D.
> > Agril. Res. Service
> > Mathura, ICAR India
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