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Re: qmail rpm problems, comments
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Summers)
Wed Oct 30 18:33:11 1996
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:29:18 -0600 (CST)
From: David Summers <david@summersoft.fay.ar.us>
To: Wierdl Mate <matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu>
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On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Wierdl Mate wrote:
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 12:45:30 -0600
> From: Wierdl Mate <matyi@moni.msci.memphis.edu>
> To: David Summers <david@summersoft.fay.ar.us>, redhat-list@redhat.com
> Subject: Re: qmail rpm problems, comments
>
> > 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.
>
>
> I see, so I should have put
> sendmail-path=/usr/sbin/sendmail -t
>
> into /usr/lib/pine.conf. Then we definitely have to be warned about
> this after installation, because even the FAQ will not explain how to
> make pine work (and pine does not work after installing qmail.rpm
> unless I set `sendmail-path')
>
> >
> > >
> > > 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.
>
> I got this response from the qmail mailinglist
>
> > -- using template mhl.format --
> > Date: 25 Oct 1996 14:11:56 -0000
> > To: Wierdl Mate <matyi@moni.msci.memphis.edu>
> >
> > From: nelson@crynwr.com
> > Subject: qmail in user private group system
> >
> > Replied: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 11:13:41 -0500
> > Replied: "nelson@crynwr.com "
> > Return-Path: nelson@crynwr.com
> > Return-Path: <nelson@crynwr.com>
> > Delivered-To: matyi@wierdlmpc.msci.memphis.edu
> > In-Reply-To: <61595646@toto.iv>
> >
> > Wierdl Mate writes:
> > > Is it safe to compile qmail for a system using user private groups
> > > (RedHat Linux) by setting ALIAS_PATERNALISM in conf-unusual.h to 002
> > > (as it was suggested by somebody on this list).
> >
> > Should work.
> >
> > -russ <nelson@crynwr.com> http://www.crynwr.com/~nelson
> > Crynwr Software sells packet driver support | PGP ok
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>
>
> Best,
>
> Mate
>
>
I think that PINE used to work fine and then the new version of PINE
didn't work fine. It is really a compatibility problem with QMAIL and
SENDMAIL. What I'll do is when I generate the next version (qmail-0.92-1)
here in the next day or so, I'll have it output a message to be sure and
check the sendmail setup with PINE.
David Wayne Summers "Linux: The choice of a
GNU generation."
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