Re: SFF problem with VSI on Integrity?

On 2024-08-14, Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh@hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:

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Or tested, seemingly. Defaulting to an open relay is just spectacularly
stupid. Default an unconfigured mail server startup to a safe
configuration (e.g. local only), and generate appropriate log chatter.
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At least adding support for actually turning off the open relay was an
improvement over what came previously.

I've cobbled together mail relaying for some installation requirements,
but it's likely safer to disable the SMTP giblets within the grafted-on
IP stack entirely, and modify the apps to access a remote mail server
using either direct or indirect ESMTP access.
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I was one of the people 20+ years ago trying to get HP to actually give
us an option to turn off the open relay. I think I've talked about this
before, but I got a support person who simply didn't understand the issue
and I had to spend time teaching him about the issue and the implications.

Simon.

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