Re: System integrity verification and other delusions

[Mate Wierdl]

   On 23 Dec 1998, Russell Nelson wrote:
   >
   > Probably could.  How's about I ask Redhat about distributing a
   > var-qmail?  If they don't have a problem with that, then it's a moot
   > point, eh?
   
   I realize it's a moot point because of the personality conflict between
   the good folks at Redhat and Dan's ego but I have a question about
   var-qmail.
   
   I finally read http://pobox.com/~djb/qmail/var-qmail.html (I haven't up
   until this point because I have no need to distribute a qmail package).
   If I understand it correctly, a var-qmail package is not allowed to
   enable qmail to send and receive messages.  It seems the var-qmail
   package is allowed to put all the binaries and control files in place
   but it is not allowed to start qmail.
   
      "A user has to follow the instructions in
      /var/qmail/doc/fastforward/ALIASES and in /var/qmail/doc/INSTALL
      starting at step 9:"
   
   So, does that mean a var-qmail RPM couldn't do those six extra steps FOR
   the user?  If not, how is a user supposed to know what file(s) to read
   to know what to do next?
   
   That seems like a pretty steep restriction to me.

Read on: you could make two rpms: one for var-qmail, the other for the
initscripts and realted matters.

Mate