> 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
I went out and found it at sendmail.org. My distribution (slackware dated Jan
1998) comes with 8.7.
> 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
>
I'll take that advice. If smail or qmail works for ANYONE named Peter Norton,
then I'll try it.
Sincerely,
Richard Hague
rhague@erienet.net
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