From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 12 15:38:47 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8315237B401 for ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:38:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.au.darkbluesea.com (mail.au.darkbluesea.com [203.185.208.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4FCB43E4A for ; Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:38:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from d.anker@au.darkbluesea.com) Received: (qmail 56428 invoked by uid 82); 12 Jan 2003 23:34:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.0.0.188?) (10.0.0.188) by bandit.au.darkbluesea.com with SMTP; 12 Jan 2003 23:34:31 -0000 Subject: Re: Postfix vs. Sendmail From: Duncan Anker To: Roman Neuhauser Cc: FreeBSD Questions In-Reply-To: <20030110130358.GN1196@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> References: <20030105134445.H96646-100000@dean.goepp.net> <447kdiz6f1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <1041897164.11871.21.camel@duncan.au.darkbluesea.com> <20030110130358.GN1196@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Dark Blue Sea Message-Id: <1042414738.1458.6.camel@duncan.au.darkbluesea.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.0 Date: 13 Jan 2003 09:38:58 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 23:03, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > # d.anker@au.darkbluesea.com / 2003-01-07 09:52:44 +1000: > > > > um ... what's wrong with doing this in /etc/make.conf? > > > > NO_BIND = true > > NO_OPENSSL = true > > NO_SENDMAIL = true > > > > and so on. > > > > Seems to be exactly what you want to do > > No it's not. > > The issue is more complex: Sendmail + DJB's dnscache > + nameserver 127.0.0.1 in /etc/resolv.conf + default means of > starting up the software = broken system: This sounds like a different issue - my suggestion was for how to avoid putting sendmail into the system when you build it. Admittedly, after a default install it's already there and you have to go and remove it, so yes, there should be an installer option for it. > > 1) Sendmail gets started (/etc/rc.sendmail) > 2) Sendmail looks up it's name (queries 127.0.0.1:53) > 3) Sendmail gets upset > 4) dnscache gets started (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/000.svscan.sh) > 5) too late If you need to start sendmail after DJB dnscache, you can disable it in /etc/rc.conf and start it from a local script, no? -- The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not disclose or use the information in this email in any way. Dark Blue Sea does not guarantee the integrity of any emails or attached files. The views or opinions expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of Dark Blue Sea. Dark Blue Sea does not warrant that any attachments are free from viruses or other defects. You assume all liability for any loss, damage or other consequences which may arise from opening or using the attachments. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message