If reading the RPM docs for the installation of qmail it tells you to: rpm -e sendmail To remove it entirely. Michael. -----Original Message----- From: Robin Bowes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 29 April 1999 8:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Fwd: Qmail is not a replacement for Sendmail] > > > > this is completely untrue, the docs tell you to KEEP SENDMAIL RUNNING while > > you install qmail > > Yes, the docs say that, but when you try to install qmail (RPM's anyway) it > says it can't because sendmail is installed...yes installed not running. I > killed sendmail but it still wouldn't install. I posted this to the list a few > months ? ago, and was told to delete sendmail first. I did, it then installed > without complaints. > > Anyone know if that's an rpm thing or does it apply to tgz as well ? It's an RPM thing. You can get round it by "--force"-ing the qmail installation. tgz is probably the best^H^H^H^Hmost satisfactory way to install since you have to read the docs to know what you're doing. That's the trouble with RPMs - you can install as easy as "rpm -Uvh" but have no inkling of what the software you've just installed actually does! -- Two rules to success in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know. -- Sassan Tat
