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Disable or block outgoing email

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202617907 views
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To do web site testing, how can I disable or block the Centos server to not send out emails. Now, if I run in command line I can send out emails. This is not good for website testing. I don't want to cause trouble to users of the site. Is it something to do with iptables? Can anyone enlighten the w…

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mail xxx@gmail.com

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I guess something like that would do: is the destination port 25, for SMTP. Packets will simply be dropped. To apply the rules you need to run: Here's the CentOS iptables documentation. Can't test it, but should work.

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