Disabling Postfix, Raid services, inetd

[Mike Bird]

On Sun, 2005-05-29 at 10:16, Tom Adelstein wrote:
> I understand why Linux has traditionally provided default MTAs over the
> years. In fact, I used to use localhost as my smtp not too many years
> ago. With RBL and other blackhole spam lists, localhost doesn't see much
> light of day when one uses it for Internet mail (undeliverable is the
> usual result). Aside from local mail, what role does it play on a Linux
> desktop system?

Unixen typically send useful status/overnight reports via the default
MTA, using sendmail or localhost:smtp.  The desktop MTA will probably be
configured to just forward the messages to a hub.  The hub would be
configured to accept mail from the local MTA, and possibly to relay too.

> Raid and LVM continues to run on Ubuntu when other services stop. Any
> reason to continue it? 

It's nice to have them around if your root uses them.  Why stop them?

> Seems like inetd can also go away since it's commented 100%. I've seen
> lots of discussion on this. I disable it and don't have any problems.
> Any thoughts?

It's commented out 100% by default.  It's a hub into which other things
are plugged.

Do your questions relate to stripping down your current installation, to
Ubuntu defaults, or are they proposals for LSB?

--Mike Bird