<URL:http://multivac.cwru.edu/qmail/> The mess822-stricthome patch makes mess822 use conf-home for all absolute filenames. This includes etc/leapsecs.dat. This is useful for installing mess822 into its own directory (as in a slashpackage system), for installation as a non-root user, or for easy inspection, removal, etc., of the entire package; the package is entirely contained in that directory, except perhaps for symlinks you set up pointing to other locations. With this patch, mess822 can be controlled independently of other packages on the system, or, if uniformity is desired, symlinks to central /etc files can be created. Note Mail-Followup-To; I'm not on the list at the moment. paul
