[Info-vax] SFF problem with VSI on Integrity?

[Simon Clubley]

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

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.
>

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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