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Re: why don't disable VRFY/EXPN in sendmail?

From: Marco Ivaldi <raptor(at)0xdeadbeef.info>
Date: Sat Jun 28 2003 - 09:46:29 EDT

> We disable SMTP to the machine from the network by default. We

Ok, you're disabling SMTP from the network by default: that's fine. But why aren't you fixing the configuration file, anyway? This doesn't cause any harm (AFAIK) and makes the system even more "proactively secure".

Just my $0.02, i don't use sendmail anyway :)

:raptor

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