Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 05:16:52 -0400 From: stan <stanb@panix.com> To: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca> Cc: FreeBSD Ports List <freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: sendmail from porst vs vase sendmail (problems) Message-ID: <20050901091652.GA22956@teddy.fas.com> In-Reply-To: <0DB2B2D5-2C8C-4FAB-AD33-27DD092DBD13@orthanc.ca> References: <20050901015130.GA10290@teddy.fas.com> <0DB2B2D5-2C8C-4FAB-AD33-27DD092DBD13@orthanc.ca>
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On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 08:00:54PM -0700, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > Sendmail builds just fine right out of the box. Go to the > sendmail.org site and download the latest source distribution. Build > and install according to the supplied instructions. As long as you > have a properly configured sendmail.mc (and associated files, like / > etc/mail/local-host-names and /etc/mail/aliases) it will just work. > (If you build the OS from /usr/src make sure to add "NO_SENDMAIL=yes" > to /etc/make.conf so that the base sendmail doesn't clobber your > version.) Thanks, but I really don't want to add yet a 3rd version to the confusion at this point in time. > > > However at the moment sendmail is not working at all. I built > > it from the ports tree last night, and I can't seem to get it to > work. > > Without a *much* more detailed problem description, nobody will be > able to help you fix this. OK. I'll be more specifc. How do I get the sendmail that's distributed with the base system, and all the requisite dirctories, such as /var/spool/mail, rebuilt as they would have been right after the install? -- U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote - Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror - New York Times 9/3/1967
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