On Saturday 15 November 2008 18:08:23 David wrote:
> in /etc/rc
>
> comment out the lines:
>
> if [ X"${sendmail_flags}" != X"NO" -a -s /etc/mailer.conf ]; then
> echo -n ' sendmail'; ( /usr/sbin/sendmail ${sendmail_flags}
> >/dev/null
> 2>&1 & )
> fi
>
> Doug Milam wrote:
> > To cut down on services I don't use, I'd like to disable sendmail, unless
> > this is unwise. If so, I'd like to know why. Thanks.
The better way to do this is look at /etc/rc.conf, where you will find
# For normal use: "-L sm-mta -bd -q30m", and note there is a cron job
sendmail_flags="-L sm-mta -C/etc/mail/localhost.cf -bd -q30m"
spamd_flags=NO # for normal use: "" and see spamd(8)
spamd_black=NO # set to YES to run spamd without greylisting
spamlogd_flags="" # use eg. "-i interface" and see spamlogd(8)
Take the sendmail_flags line and make a commented out copy of it
and then add
sendmail_flags=NO
Don't tweak system files unless you really have to. rc.conf controls
a lot, and is the proper way to change how the system works.
--STeve Andre'
