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Date:      Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:09:50 -0500
From:      Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com>
To:        John Levine <johnl@iecc.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: sympa mailing list manager
Message-ID:  <CAFMGiz-dRtjP9ywQ6uDTquje7xbCOu56yBFofHYKA8fqMTDTKw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 12:41 John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:

> It appears that Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> said:
> >I would like to have an email list manager like Sympa and wonder if
> >the Sympa port provides nearly a turnkey solution ready to add lists.
>
> I run Sympa on FBSD 13.  I gave up on the port and install it from
> their tarball which is pretty easy.
>
> Here's the config command:
>
> ./configure --without-initdir --without-smrshdir
> -with-piddir=/home/sympa/run --with-perl=/usr/local/bin/perl
>
> The rc.d file is similar to the one in the port.  I can send it to anyone
> who asks.


I'm interested. Also, I have some questions:

1. Does that installation use FreeBSD's OpenSMPTD by default?
2. Do you use Apache or Nginx for a web server?  From ports or from source?

I read your book years ago for some presentations I gave, thanks! Do you or
your daughter plan to update it?

-Tom

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<div><div><div><div>On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 12:41 John Levine &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:johnl@iecc.com" target=3D"_blank">johnl@iecc.com</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br></div></div><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"></div></div></div><div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">It appears that Tom Browder &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:tom.browder@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">tom.browder@gmail.com</a>&gt=
; said:<br>
&gt;I would like to have an email list manager like Sympa and wonder if<br>
&gt;the Sympa port provides nearly a turnkey solution ready to add lists.<b=
r>
<br>
I run Sympa on FBSD 13.=C2=A0 I gave up on the port and install it from<br>
their tarball which is pretty easy.<br>
<br>
Here&#39;s the config command:<br>
<br>
./configure --without-initdir --without-smrshdir -with-piddir=3D/home/sympa=
/run --with-perl=3D/usr/local/bin/perl<br>
<br>
The rc.d file is similar to the one in the port.=C2=A0 I can send it to any=
one who asks.</blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div></div></div><di=
v><div><div><div dir=3D"auto">I&#39;m interested. Also, I have some questio=
ns:</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">1. Does that install=
ation use FreeBSD&#39;s OpenSMPTD by default?</div></div></div></div><div d=
ir=3D"auto">2. Do you use Apache or Nginx for a web server?=C2=A0 From port=
s or from source?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I read=
 your book years ago for some presentations I gave, thanks! Do you or your =
daughter plan to update it?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au=
to">-Tom</div>

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