Sendmail: Do I need it running?

Rob listone at deathbeforedecaf.net
Sun Sep 28 16:39:49 PDT 2003


With the default configuration, this may disable sending mail from the
command line (eg cron jobs).

Have a look at /etc/defaults/rc.conf for the different sendmail_*
variables, and read /etc/mail/README for more information on mail
submission.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Pressey" <cpressey at catseye.mine.nu>
Subject: Re: Sendmail: Do I need it running?


> On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:27:14 +1000
> Ekrem <ekrem at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Interestingly, I do have sendmail_enable="NO" in my /etc/rc.conf
file,
> > yet sendmail continues to automatically start whenever I reboot.
>
> You need sendmail_enable="NONE" if you want to disable it completely.
>
> -Chris
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