Re: [Exim] disabling outgoing mail

Dan Egli wrote:

> vadik wrote:
>
>> j2 wrote:
>>
>>>> I am using exim4 only for mail receiving (I have to use my ISP for
>>>> outgoing SMTP), so I would want to completely disable outgoing mail in
>>>> exim. What should be the best way of doing it? Should I create
>>>> new acl ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why not do what i do? Use Exim for outgoing mail, and have it use
>>> your ISP's
>>> mailserver as a "smart host"?
>>>
>>>
>> I am running exim on the server not my home computer and from home I do
>> use ISP mailserver, so there is no reasons to have outgoing mail from
>> that server. As a result I would prefer to have it simply disable.
>>
>
> If you are getting all mail from your ISP's server what is the point
> of running Exim at all? Seems like a waste of resources. Exim is a
> mail transport agent. If your ISP's MTA is dealing with all the mail,
> why use exim at all?
>
I am using this server for incoming mail, for number of different people
(as well as some other stuff), so I do use Exim for incoming mail (and
sometimes a lot of it). I am not using it for ourbound mail, and this
feature I want to disable. I am (as well as other people) are using ISP
SMTP for outbound mail only (sbc, comcast have port 25 and 465 closed).

Thanks,