* Serge Fonville <serge.fonvi...@gmail.com>: > > * Serge Fonville <serge.fonvi...@gmail.com>: > >> > To turn off incoming mail completely, comment out the > >> > "smtp ... smtpd" service in master.cf. > >> > >> Wouldn't that completely disable smtp then? > > > > Incoming, yes.
> Perhaps I misunderstood then, but when would a mail be send then if it > can't listen to SMTP requests? Via sendmail maybe? > To me, sending a mail goes like this > Client makes connection to smtp server > Client talks smtp to server > Server determines whom the mail is for > Server sends (or stores) the mail to wherever it is supposed to > > When there is no SMTP server, how would a (local) client send a mail through > it? > > Perhaps the OP can clarify a bit more, because an MTA without SMTP > seems kinda useless to me... People want strange things all the time :) -- Ralf Hildebrandt Geschäftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benjamin Franklin Hindenburgdamm 30 | D-12203 Berlin Tel. +49 30 450 570 155 | Fax: +49 30 450 570 962 ralf.hildebra...@charite.de | http://www.charite.de
