From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 4 15:47:27 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B53B16A468 for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2007 15:47:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeffrey@goldmark.org) Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46DA213C465 for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2007 15:47:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeffrey@goldmark.org) Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.internal [10.202.2.42]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF9B022D98E; Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:47:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:47:26 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: GmO3f4+7GL7RS7AAHQv/5LhI7yIaXQr/VHLh8uiI3rfK 1180972046 Received: from [10.1.10.136] (n114.ewd.goldmark.org [72.64.118.114]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AF5937C69; Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:47:26 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <70f41ba20706040801t786d6409pf8687ac3f31c43ee@mail.gmail.com> References: <70f41ba20706040801t786d6409pf8687ac3f31c43ee@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Jeffrey Goldberg Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 10:47:25 -0500 To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: exim PORT -- when to use? when to 'go manual'? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:47:27 -0000 On Jun 4, 2007, at 10:01 AM, snowcrash+freebsd wrote: > i've just installed exim on a "small" freebsd-based router -- via > PORTS install -- as a sendmail replacement. no probs, either. > > now, I want to "upgrade" exim on that router to add 'just' > DNSBL-filtering on the router, and have it function as a transparent > gateway to another lan-based, exim router. Does that "upgrade" involve a different version of the exim tarball than the one used in ports, or is the change that you need somewhere else? > do folks recommend still using the PORT install? It depends. > > iiuc, general advice for PORTS is "use the port, don't touch the > port" ... true? > > if so, how/where do I configure exim if not mod'ing the port's > MAKEFILE? Make your own patch of the port and keep that some place that won't be over written by portsnap or whatever you use to keep your ports tree up to date. Then have a script that patches your port tree after you do such an update. Of course you should submit your patch to the port to the port maintainer. Cheers, -j -- Jeffrey Goldberg http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/