On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 07:47:35PM -0400, Adrian Pepper wrote: > However, /usr/lib/sendmail would appear to work fine to > send outgoing mail. Headers seem to suggest that messages > do get queued without using an smtp connection at all.
Yes, local mail submission does not require an SMTP server. > I can't find an "official" way to listen on no inet_interfaces. master_service_disable = inet you can also simply remove all "inet" services from master.cf. This assumes no SMTP content filters are involved in handling outbound mail. > Or, will, under some circumstances, the actual loopback interface > be required, e.g. in backlog situations? No. -- Viktor.