I guess the curiosity here is that: [root@rhel1 root]$ ps -aeef | grep mail root 19005 18945 0 20:23 pts/0 00:00:00 grep mail [root@rhel1 root]$ [root@rhel1 root]$ ps -aeef | grep master root 19081 18945 0 20:24 pts/0 00:00:00 grep master [root@rhel1 root]$ Yet root has 123 messages. Where are they being served-up from???? -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Steve Rieger <riegersteve@xxxxxxxxx> > ps -aeef | grep mail or ps -aeef | grep master > > at the command prompt as root type mail, if you have any it will show > up there, > > > did you add the proper aliases. > > > > On Feb 8, 2006, at 10:01 AM, j_70@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Thanks for the replies to this. My curiosity is that I have two > > RHEL4 machines, one where root is sending mail, one where it is > > not. As far as I can tell (ps -ef | grep sendmail & ps -ef | grep > > postfix) neither of these daemons are running on either machine. > > So, what is sending the mail? > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Wayne Pinette" <Wpinette@xxxxxx> > >> Also, I believe that sendmail's default configuration in RHEL 4 is to > >> only listen to localhost anyway. This means > >> that even if it is running (with just default) outside users still > >> won't connect to the smtp port, just localhost users. > >> > >> In addition, you can also fire up iptables to block port 25 as well, > >> just to make sure. > >> If you want email to flow from your machine, though, sendmail (or > >> postfix) does need to be running. > >> > >> Wayner > >> > >> > >>>>> Job Cacka <job@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 02/08/06 8:33 am >>> > >> Because sendmail is disabled, and no other mailer is enabled, > >> this is why > >> you are not getting the root mail. What we do to protect sendmail is > >> we > >> block port 25 access to all servers except for the email servers. > >> This > >> means > >> that the port is not available on that machine except locally, in our > >> own > >> WAN. We use an external hardware device to accomplish this, which is > >> the > >> only way to create a true firewall. Obviously keeping sendmail off is > >> the > >> best security, but then so is using scissors on your CAT 5 > >> connections. > >> I would guess that if you are keeping sendmail up2date with the > >> RHN then > >> you have nothing to worry about. Unless you are NSA, FBI, CIA, some > >> company > >> with secrets worth knowing, or good bandwidth that hackers/spammers > >> might > >> want to exploit. > >> There are other mail servers in RHES 4. Dovecot comes to mind > >> and I think > >> that Courier is also available. > >> > >> Job Cacka > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of j_70@xxxxxxxxxxx > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:13 AM > >> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: no mail from / for root > >> > >> > >> I have an RHES4 mahine which does not send any mail to or from root. > >> For > >> example, the result of a cron job is not sent. I thought this service > >> was > >> enabled by default. If not, which services is it. I have read that > >> sendmail > >> has some security issues and since this machine will not be mailing > >> the > >> outside world, I did not want to start or configure it. Not sure > >> where > >> to > >> start looking. TIA. > >> > >> -- > >> redhat-list mailing list > >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > >> > >> -- > >> redhat-list mailing list > >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > >> > >> -- > >> redhat-list mailing list > >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > Steve Rieger > riegersteve@xxxxxxxxx > 310-339-4355 > yahoo = riegersteve > icq = 53956607 > Ride Free, Ride On, Ride Safe > > > I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a > man who had no feet. > > Biker Blue > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
