[Techtalk] Howto remove everything email-related from Debian?

[Michelle Konzack]

Since you are using Debian which REQUIRE a MTA you could use:

    apt-get install ssmtp

it is a send-only MTA, no spool or such and works perfectly with mutt.
And ofcourse, it is NOT A DAEMON.

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


Am 2007-09-27 07:56:40, schrieb lois at brasshat.net:
> Hello list! 8)
> 
> I have a really low spec virtual server with very little RAM. I managed to
> remove most of the services (i only need cron and sshd), but sometimes the
> system wants to send emails and it starts qmail processes that i cannot
> disable for some reason.
> Is there any way to disable all email stuff besides deleting all email
> related programms?
> 
> Thankies!
> 
> x Lois x
> 
> PS: I am new. Hello again .. Maybe you will need more info:
> 
> - Debian Etch minimal
> - I only have a few Bash/Ruby scripts running via cron
> - Sometimes those break with:
> 16012 ?        S      0:00 bin/qmail-queue
> 17874 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
> 17875 ?        Zs     0:00 [sh] <defunct>
> 17877 ?        S      0:00 bin/qmail-inject -H --
> 
> 
> 
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