[3844] in RedHat Linux List
Sendmail Delay Revisited (Colgate)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lance Cummings)
Mon Nov 11 08:42:42 1996
From: "Lance Cummings" <lance@iac.co.jp>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 22:40:40 +0900
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Reply-To: redhat-list@redhat.com
My experience with the sendmail delay:
I'm getting a lot of experience installing Colgate. <g> I'm putting
in on two machines -- home and office. I'm a Unix/Linux newbie,
so I'm constantly goofing up to the point that I throw up my
hands in despair and reinstall. Hey, no data yet, so no problem.
Wads of pulled out hair all over the floor under my chair . . .
but I digress.
The office machine has limited space, so I do a minimal install.
The home machine has more space, so I click "everything."
Re the sendmail boot delay: On the office machine simply
entering a name in hostname in the configurator eliminates
that delay completely. Gone. NO other modifications made.
It's the first and only thing I did -- just to try it. Then I
rebooted.
On the home machine, No amount of modification -- adding
hostname and/or domain name or anything else -- gets rid of the
sendmail delay for me, which runs about 90 seconds or so.
Two questions: 1) I have a stand-alone at home. It connects
through an ISP, and I expect it to do so under Linux. So what
do I need to install from the Colgate CD, and what can I leave off?
I'm particularly interested in which server setups to include and
exclude. I'd like to install the various development tools. In
other words, I want every bell and whistle, but nothing that I'm
not gonna use. Can anyone lay this out for me? (Sub question:
How easy is it to steal disk space from Bill Gates and add it
to Linux later? Is this possible without a reinstall?)
2) What package is causing the sendmail delay, and is it a
package I really need? My home computer will likely never
be networked. It will connect to an ISP, however. I hate
that delay. When I saw how fast my office machine can boot
Linux, it blew my mind.
Okay, the dolt-lummox newbie has once again displayed the
spectrum of his ignorance for the world to see. He awaits
the favor of your replies.
Best, and TIA,
Lance
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
________________________________________________________________________
http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-Errata
http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-Tips http://www.redhat.com/mailing-lists
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe: mail -s unsubscribe redhat-list-request@redhat.com < /dev/null
