Re: Linux Mail Server

Peter C. Norton (spacey@30minutes.netcreations.com)
Fri, 29 May 1998 16:30:16 -0400


On Fri, May 29, 1998 at 08:00:38AM -0400, R. Hague wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Check out sendmail V8.9 available at sendmail.org.

Yes. With spam being a problem that's only gotten worse in the last 4
years, sendmail has only *just* gotten anti-spam capabilities included
in the distribution. So.... which vendor ships 8.9 standard? Or are
those old linux CD's that friends pass around still perpetuating the
mistakes made in the 1980's?

> By the way, I'll second the
> motion on the O'Reilly book (ora.com). She is sitting by my feet as I type
> this.

That's too bad. I like a mailer that I can do everything with by
reading the sources and the man pages, and not need anything else.

-Peter
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