From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 30 12:06:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 579BE16A4B3 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:06:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mygirlfriday.info (adsl-65-64-145-209.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net [65.64.145.209]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0769F43FE3 for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:06:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gv-mailed@mygirlfriday.info) Received: (qmail 5455 invoked from network); 30 Sep 2003 19:06:24 -0000 Received: from user204.net795.mo.sprint-hsd.net (HELO mygirlfriday.info) (65.41.216.204) by mongo.mygirlfriday.info with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP; 30 Sep 2003 19:06:24 -0000 Received: (qmail 17759 invoked by uid 500); 30 Sep 2003 19:06:52 -0000 Message-ID: <20030930190652.17758.qmail@letric.mygirlfriday.info> Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:06:52 -0500 From: Gary To: FreeBSD References: <20030930150817.6422.qmail@web10002.mail.yahoo.com> <1950000.1064935241@[192.168.0.5]> <20030930090222.72211682.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> <20030930162932.17273.qmail@letric.mygirlfriday.info> <20030930100333.6361a0ed.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> <4390000.1064942334@[192.168.0.5]> <20030930112606.6965b8d8.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030930112606.6965b8d8.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Organization: Hardly Subject: Re: Changing from POP3 server to IMAP server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 19:06:56 -0000 On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:26:06AM -0700 or thereabouts, Chris Pressey wrote: > Gary wrote: > > Actually, I was referring to running a MUA that does not use the > > Sendmail switch automatically, as Mutt would use, but something like > > KMail, or whatever, which requires one to put in the SMTP address > > (IIRC). > > Ah. Well, I admit I'm less familiar with setting qmail up to play nice > with MUAs. In fact I must make a guilty confession: I'm still making > qmail deliver to mbox format until I can figure out how to get Sylpheed > to grok Maildirs. I haven't used Mutt or KMail yet, either. LOL... Every once in awhile, I check the Sylpheed Claws URL to see if they have yet implemented the Maildir format.. so far, no go, but it is on their to-do list.. > > > I'm just referring to how FreeBSD's MTA wrapper lets you switch > > > between sendmail, qmail, and any other sendmail-compatible MTA (say, > > > Postfix) without too much effort. > > > > Okay, I am now seeing a better appreciation of how this FBSD MTA > > wrapper works, allowing one to switch MTAs almost on the fly... cool > > > > I'm not sure it could do it on the fly... but pretty darn close, yeah :) Yah, just stop the PID of the MTA, unless you are using qmail's service, to open up port 25, and throw in another MTA. ... almost. > And you're right, Life with Qmail is probably the best qmail tutorial on > the net. (When I first set up qmail, I went solely on djb's docs -- > *ouch*! It took like a week to even begin to figure it out.) I didn't > mean to imply that LwQ is lacking FreeBSD information, just that if > you're going to run qmail under FreeBSD, it's good to keep abreast to > FreeBSD developments that affect MTAs... because unlike qmail, FreeBSD > changes regularly :) I agree with you 100%. I had the same initial experiences with djb's site, versus LWQ.. I have just been with FBSD for 3 weeks or so, but absolutely love it.. absorbing all I can.. in many ways, the file system is easier than Linux, by far, fewer .rc files to contend with. I find memory management much better. I would love to find more PII and III boxes to convert over for mail / DNS servers... (djbdns or course ) I must tackle the ports / CVSup details yet, but will do that soon.. Remote admin is a breeze. Overall, probably the best OS I have ever used. -- Gary