Re: Changing the version broadcasted by Sendmail {Scanned}

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On Wednesday 22 September 2004 19:42, SW wrote:
> > from the broadcasted sendmail version. Apparently the broadcasted version
> > will still be 8.11.6, so they can still choose not to believe me. I am
> > just
> > wondering if there's any way I can change that, just in case.
>
> Please make sure you backup before editing any file, but you can easily
> change the version number of sendmail by doing the following:
>
> In /etc/mail/sendmail.cf, just do a search for 'version' and you will find
> the version of sendmail:
>
> # Configuration version number
> DZ8.12.11
>
> Change it to what ever you want. You might have to recompile sendmail to
> have the changes made permenent.
>
> If you want to completely hide the version sendmail sends out, do the
> following:
> Change:  SmtpGreetingMessage=$j Sendmail $v/$Z; $b
> To:SmtpGreetingMessage=$j $bThis will only broadcast the hostname and time
> no more version info will be braodcast.Hope this helps!SW

Thanks, I'll try that. Do you by any chance know how to do this via 
sendmail.mc ? Otherwise everytime I rebuilt my sendmail.mc file this changes 
will be destroyed, right ?

RDB

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Reuben D. Budiardja
Dept. Physics and Astronomy
University of Tennesse, Knoxville, TN

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