On Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 10:58:26PM +0100, Ulrich Grassberger wrote:
> Hello,
> 

Hello,


> we failed to send e-mails using opensmtpd on my dialled-up machine and "my"
> e-mail server. Thunderbird and my e-mail server can do that in any flavor,
> which one can think of, and i can also do that at terminal in plain-text
> quasi. I figure, opensmtpd takes for granted, that the machine it runs on
> has an MX record.
>

Absolutely not, I use it on my laptop, my desktop and several servers.
Some have MX records, others not.

If you really want help, you should at least provide some informations
to help us help you, We don't know what version you're running on what
operating system, and you did not provide logs of the server while you
experience the issue.


> Now i want to change my homestead of opensmtpd, so it will allow plain-text
> logins. But i cannot obtain the source code: It is not available on your
> website, nor is it in the ports tree.
>

The source code for the latest stable release is available on front
page of our website, right below the OpenSMTPD logo...


> When i type "$ cvs checkout opensmtpd", then it tells me, that CVSROOT is
> not specified. I read man cvs, but i still do not understand, what CVSROOT
> is supposed to be. After i type "$ CVSROOT=/usr/cvsroot" and make that
> directory, i still get the same error.
>
> I find it already complicated, that code must become compiled before it can
> become run. But third-millenium coders have it really nestled. All this
> encryption certificate stuff -- are we not only in it for the money? I would
> be glad, if someone with his hands deeper in Unix than me helped me in
> private, if this cannot become settled within a few simple moves.
> 

Brrr, this didn't make any sense so I'll just skip the paragraphs ;-)


-- 
Gilles Chehade

https://www.poolp.org                                          @poolpOrg

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