Qmail on CentOS

Eric Shubert ejs at shubes.net
Thu Aug 5 12:38:52 MST 2010


That wiki page should be updated. I've been running with 
register_globals off since I don't know when. No problem.

keith smith wrote:
> 
> I was looking at 
> http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/CentOS_5_QmailToaster_Install and 
> saw this line:
> 
> Edit /etc/php.ini and set register_globals = On
> 
> Setting register_globals to ON is a security issue.  Also starting in 
> version 6 (IIRC) of PHP, register_globals will permanently set to off 
> and will be removed all together.
> 
> http://php.net/manual/en/security.globals.php
> 
> If it is still a requirement to set register_globals = On, then i would 
> not be able to use the Qmail Toster.
> 
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
> 
> --- On *Thu, 8/5/10, Eric Shubert /<ejs at shubes.net>/* wrote:
> 
> 
>     From: Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net>
>     Subject: Re: Qmail on CentOS
>     To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>     Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 12:10 PM
> 
>     keith smith wrote:
>      > Hi,
>      >
>      > I have a backup server that I want to also run as a backup mail
>     server.  It is running Qmail.  Running a mail server is all new to me.
>      >
>      > What is the best way to get started.  Book, Man Page,...?
>      >
>      > Bind, Mail, and Apache to a lesser degree have kept me from
>     running a web server from the command line.   I've been able to get
>     by with Apache however I know I need to learn a bunch more.
>      >
>      > Any help is much appreciated.
>      >
>      > ------------------------
>      > Keith Smith
>      >
>      >
> 
>     http://www.qmailtoaster.com
>     http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com
> 
>     I've been running qmail-toaster for years, and am active in the
>     community. I know that qmail has its drawbacks, but QMT far
>     outweighs them. Do check it out.
> 
>     If anyone's interested, I could do a presentation at a meeting about
>     QMT. You can build one from scratch in nearly that amount of time
>     (once you know what to do, of course).
> 
>     -- -Eric 'shubes'
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