> -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Paul > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:47 AM > Subject: AW: Can't send email with RH 8.0, sendmail-8.12.8-1.80 > (standardconfig) > > > Is there some change in the sendmail-version delivered with > RedHat 8 (or the delivered sendmail-config) that does NOT allow > to send mail from local server via standard MUA/MTA-sendonly > (not MTA-receive) config anymore??? > > In earlier versions it was possible to send email without starting > the sendmail daemon. I don't want to have a running copy of > the sendmail daemon on each of my linux machines, even if it's > only listening on the loopback interface. > > So, my question is: Did the redhat people change something > which requires starting the server from 7.x to 8.0 (and if yes: > what) or didn't they?
I can't speak of behalf of redhat, but personally I don't see how programs like cronjobs, mail, etc... could send an e-mail without an MTA running (at least listening) on the box. Are you sure your previous RH systems were not configured to have sendmail run under xinetd instead of as a daemon??? Steve Cowles -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
