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Date:      Fri, 03 May 2002 07:57:15 -0500
From:      "Jack L. Stone" <jack@sage-one.net>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>, Charles Pelletier <fozekizer@attbi.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: freebsd 4.5 failures
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20020503075715.017c6848@mail.sage-one.net>
In-Reply-To: <3CD27B22.8050601@potentialtech.com>
References:  <003801c1f25f$4a45ae20$32040101@hume>

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At 07:57 AM 5.3.2002 -0400, Bill Moran wrote:
>Charles Pelletier wrote:
>> just a question for the masses..
>> why have so many failed 4.5R installations/upgrades occured? i did a clean
>> install(via ftp) on a P133, ancient Aopen system, had to use a promise UDMA
>> 66 addon card for my harddrive and only have 24 MB ram on my system so
you'd
>> think that I of all people would have had major problems. But, my system
has
>> been up and running for about a month solid until today (had to reboot post
>> power outtage). Anyways, just wondering,
>> --charlie pelletier
>> --litmus(mp3.com/litmus)
>
>How many people send emails to the list saying "I didn't have any problems"
>compared to the people who have problems asking for help?
>
>I doubt if the number of people having problems with 4.5 is any higher than
>it was at any point in the past, it's just that this list is for helping
>people, so most of the people that post are having trouble.
>
>-- 
>Bill Moran
>Potential Technology
>http://www.potentialtech.com
>
>
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For my observation, the basic system change from sendmail 8.11 to the
sendmail 8.12 caused the most problems, regardless of whether it was
supposedly "documented" that folks should be aware to add the new users
before running installworld, which stops because it doesn't see smmsp:*:25:
and mailnull:*:26:. The method to work around this wasn't very clear to
some....

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Best regards,

Jack L. Stone
Server Admin

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