Subj : Re: Getting email
To   : Gryphon
From : Deuce
Date : Sun Jul 03 2005 02:38 pm

  Re: Re: Getting email
  By: Gryphon to Deuce on Sat Jul 02 2005 22:10:00

 > D> Yeah, it says that your mail server is only listening on localhost... tha
 > D> to say nobody can connect except yourself.
 > 
 > Knowing almost nothing about mail clients/servers, and less about postfix
 > specifically, is it possible that it's defaulted that way because of open
 > relay and spamming issues?

It is most likely that it is defaulted to that way so it only provides a queue
runner.  99% of all desktop Linux installs do not need to recieve incoming mail
and will ignore updates to them etc.  It is very much preferred to have just a
local queue running going than a full blown mail server they won't use.

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