Thanks a lot. Just after posting this it hit me like a ton of bricks I suddenly remebered where I had done it. It was just as you say. I think I must be tired. But meanwhile what does setting the goaway option in /etc/sendmail.cf on that same line imply apart from disabling vrfy and expn? On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Frank O'Yanco wrote:

Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 15:32:39 +0200 From: Frank O'Yanco To: ksemat@wawa.eahd.or.ug Cc: suse-security@suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-security] sendmail (expn)

Hi, ksemat!

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Hi all, I remember that somewhere in my fileysytem I set an option that turned off the expn command in sendmail but I just don't remember where can anyone remind me please where it is done? /etc/sendmail.cf O PrivacyOptions=authwarnings,novrfy,noexpn ^^^^^^ -- Frank O'Yanco Age of The Penguin -=- SuSE Linux 6.2 -=- http://andromeda.pmmf.hu

Noah ksemat@eahd.or.ug