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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:54:59 -0700
From: Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:44:31 -0500
Gary <gv-list-freebsdquestions@mygirlfriday.info> wrote:

> When I build mail servers for others, I choose qmail. BTW, I build
> them from source, not from the ports... The ports seem to have several
> patches in there which most people do not need.

FYI, I think the patches you are referring to are optional; they're only
applied if you build the port with an explicit build option, like

  make WITH_QMAILQUEUE_PATCH=yes

The patches included with the port (i.e. /usr/ports/mail/qmail/files)
only affect how qmail is installed, AFAICT.

-Chris