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Re: qmail rpm problems, comments
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Summers)
Wed Oct 30 09:12:17 1996
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 08:06:40 -0600 (CST)
From: David Summers <david@summersoft.fay.ar.us>
To: Wierdl Mate <matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu>
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On Wed, 23 Oct 1996, Wierdl Mate wrote:
> Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 14:54:16 -0500
> From: Wierdl Mate <matyi@moni.msci.memphis.edu>
> To: redhat-list@redhat.com, david@summersoft.fay.ar.us
> Subject: qmail rpm problems, comments
>
> Some observations on the qmail.rpm.
>
> 1) In the FAQ (qmail) it is explained that one needs the link
> /usr/lib/sendmail -> /var/qmail/bin/sendmail
> to be able to use pine. This link is not made by the rpm.
>
> 2) It follows from 1) that the entry
> sendmail-path=/usr/lib/sendmail -t
> should be added to /usr/lib/pine.conf, so should
> inbox-path=$MAIL
The reason is that the QMAIL RPM I made holds to the FSSTND where
sendmail is in the /usr/sbin/sendmail location and not the
/usr/lib/sendmail location. As far as I know, all programs compiled for
(RedHat) Linux use the correct /usr/sbin location.
>
> 3) Somehow warn us, installers, that we should reset MAIL, and, more
> importantly, the permissions on the home directories should be changed
> (to not group writable). Of course, this latter sounds crazy to me, so
> probably qmail should be patched to accomodate user-groups.
Good idea.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> --
> M\'at\'e Wierdl
> Department of Mathematical Sciences
> University of Memphis,
> E-mail: matyi@moni.msci.memphis.edu
>
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