From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 1 09:16:54 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7350416A41F for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:16:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D6E2F43D46 for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:16:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mailspool2.panix.com (mailspool2.panix.com [166.84.1.79]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1018D13AA73; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 05:16:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp08632294pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.232.106]) by mailspool2.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09F643B4DCD; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 05:16:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EAlBk-0005zE-00; Thu, 01 Sep 2005 05:16:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 05:16:52 -0400 From: stan To: Lyndon Nerenberg Message-ID: <20050901091652.GA22956@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Lyndon Nerenberg , FreeBSD Ports List References: <20050901015130.GA10290@teddy.fas.com> <0DB2B2D5-2C8C-4FAB-AD33-27DD092DBD13@orthanc.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <0DB2B2D5-2C8C-4FAB-AD33-27DD092DBD13@orthanc.ca> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.23 X-Uptime: 05:13:40 up 19 days, 8:46, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.12, 0.61 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Cc: FreeBSD Ports List Subject: Re: sendmail from porst vs vase sendmail (problems) X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:16:54 -0000 On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 08:00:54PM -0700, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > Sendmail builds just fine right out of the box. Go to the > sendmail.org site and download the latest source distribution. Build > and install according to the supplied instructions. As long as you > have a properly configured sendmail.mc (and associated files, like / > etc/mail/local-host-names and /etc/mail/aliases) it will just work. > (If you build the OS from /usr/src make sure to add "NO_SENDMAIL=yes" > to /etc/make.conf so that the base sendmail doesn't clobber your > version.) Thanks, but I really don't want to add yet a 3rd version to the confusion at this point in time. > > > However at the moment sendmail is not working at all. I built > > it from the ports tree last night, and I can't seem to get it to > work. > > Without a *much* more detailed problem description, nobody will be > able to help you fix this. OK. I'll be more specifc. How do I get the sendmail that's distributed with the base system, and all the requisite dirctories, such as /var/spool/mail, rebuilt as they would have been right after the install? -- U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote - Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror - New York Times 9/3/1967