From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 31 15:54:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4479010656A3 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:54:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sahil@tandon.net) Received: from spartan.hamla.org (spartan.hamla.org [206.251.255.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 213DC8FC1C for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:54:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spartan.hamla.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 479AA170FD; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:54:18 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=tandon.net; h= date:date:subject:subject:mime-version:x-mailer :content-transfer-encoding:content-type:content-type:in-reply-to :from:from:message-id:references:received:received; s=aegis; t= 1251734058; bh=gqihWsNrkeCvoVzB+ddSUaAxgF52dEjSfhSLCPTWKxY=; b=Q AdZROSDlbGgKjBr6MPDbHbJ/8gGjJ/LzSFP6xGhEHAW4Ni2zHrmVRQPFPE4E2+9I L8QKTtaHYbs5jVCfScbr9/0PuWDjXANjm5FZkc3FQiTqxGw7FI5Sq3v5QNIfexLh U5sl/KAtEjphMfhYJIUvv7u3+mFLgBhbZu4f7mJhC0= X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV at spartan.hamla.org Received: from spartan.hamla.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (spartan.hamla.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10027) with LMTP id 6-ykBM8-zma2; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:54:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [10.157.45.251] (unknown [32.142.170.45]) by spartan.hamla.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 244931702D; Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:54:17 -0400 (EDT) References: <4A9BB5D3.4030707@quip.cz> <62486087-13AA-45F8-8231-9BB3CE61DFC3@tandon.net> <4A9BD879.30800@quip.cz> Message-Id: <16F82345-DEC6-4379-8EF2-8206528F8FCD@tandon.net> From: Sahil Tandon To: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> In-Reply-To: <4A9BD879.30800@quip.cz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (5H11) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 5H11) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:54:01 -0400 Cc: "freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: VDA quota problem - reason to create postfix25 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: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:54:13 -0000 On Aug 31, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> wrote: > Sahil Tandon wrote: > >> On Aug 31, 2009, at 7:36 AM, Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> >> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> there is some problem with VDA and quotas in Postfix 2.6.x and >>> until this will be fixed, the recommendation from VDA developer >>> is to use last 2.5.x version of Postfix + VDA. So is possible to >>> create port mail/postfix25? (as there are postfix23 and postfix24) >> See ports/134711 which was filed roughly three months ago. I >> don't use VDA but it sounds like despite there being a patch for >> 2.6.x, we should set it to IGNORE until someone reports a >> solution. At the very least, I propose we caution users against >> VDA if they try to build with it for 2.6.x. I'll work on that >> this week; let me know of any disagreements with that approach. > > VDA works fine for somebody who are not using quotas, but IGNORE > will make Postfix 2.6 useless for those, who are using VDA on > mailservers leaving them without any working solution. > So I propose big warning message befor + after installation of > Postfix with VDA enabled instead of IGNORE and create postfix25 when > time permits. > > Warning message sould be something like this: > WARNING: You are installing Postfix with VDA, but this version > doesn't work correctly with quotas! > If you want VDA with quota support, use version of Postfix older > than 2.6. Yes that is what I had in mind with my "at the very least" suggestion. :). As for the postfix25 repocopy, someone with a commit bit will have to adopt the PR. -- Sahil Tandon