Re: [fetchmail-users] Running fetchmail as root for all users

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

On 8/16/06, Michelle Konzack <lin...@fr...> wrote:
> "ssmtp" can deliver but not receive.  "ssmtp" is a MTA which pull
> only messages out opf the box and not more.  So this box can never
> be used as an Open-SMTP-Relay.
>
> All of my servers (over 80) are using ssmtp for security reason.

You don't need ssmtp for that.  Any SMTP server can be bound to
loopback only.  In the case of sendmail (8.12 and later) you can run
only the client daemon only (which only handles mail created locally).

However, for your fetchmail box you'll either need to add a true SMTP
server (even if only bound to loopback) or tell fetchmail to deliver
the mail directly to your real SMTP server.

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