freebsd-4.3 supports building qmail from the ports collection in
/usr/ports/mail/qmail or other flavors in /usr/ports/mail/qmail-*
qmail does not use any part of sendmail if you do not want it to,
mailsystem processes are invoked via mailwrapper(8) which might not be
top of the line in performance but allows you to reconfigure your
mailsystem on the fly. the apparent sendmail binaries in the path are
actually mailwrapper invocation scripts. check mailer.conf(5).
freebsd packages are only distributed if the creator of the software
allows binary packaging. dan is very restrictive (and that's a good
thing imho) about binary packaging of qmail since the release engineers
might break something they do not want to and therefor the qmail
security warranty would not mean much anymore.
freebsd releases are tagged as -release -stable -whatever behind the
versioning unlike linux which uses even/odd versioning of the kernel to
differentiate stable and devel versions.
if you got 4.1-release you are running a production release.
if you ran 4.3-beta you would have a beta running (but with a lot of
fixes against 4.1 anyway which would be a better thing).
4.3-release is out since 20th of april. you can get it in source onto
your box by editing /etc/make.conf and
/usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-supfile to get the release tagged
RELENG_4_3. the handbook tells you how to do this.
when you got the source update in your /usr/src tree just do
# cd /usr/src
# make buildworld
# make buildkernel
# shutdown -r
in the bootloader:
> set boot_single
> boot
to boot to singleuser
then
# fsck -p
# mount -a
# cd /usr/src
# make installworld
# make installkernel
# mergemaster
# shutdown -r now
and then you should be running freebsd 4.3-stable
do not forget to read the upgrading section in the handbook
(www.freebsd.org) and /usr/src/UPDATING and, of course, mergemaster(8)
if you want information on the different ports in the ports collection
# cd /usr/ports
# make readme
have fun
/k
Foo Ji-Haw([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.04.27 18:46:45 +0000:
> Thanks for replying Oleq,
>
> Looks like the freebsd cd that comes with the qmail book is coming in handy
> after all (probably the first time I ever use the cd that comes with a
> book!).
>
> I find it quite odd that freebsd 4.3's packages seem to be rearranged a
> little. for example, Lynx is included in the package (and links is thrown
> out). Of course, my qmail package has also disappeared, and they finally put
> in uwimap! argh!
>
> Do you know if freebsd 4.1 is a stable release? the one at www.linuxiso.org
> is still calling it an 'alpha'...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Oleg Polyakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, 27 April, 2001 5:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Please help! I'm so close to getting qmail up...
>
>
> > I've got some explanation, but no solution..
> >
> > qmail for local delivery into /var/mail/$user
> > uses part of sendmail - mail.local (for BSD systems).
> > As from FreeBSD version 4.2 mail.local is no more
> > setuid and could not be used directly by user for
> > local mail delivery. You have to call sendmail for it
> > which in turn passes message to mail.local.
> >
> > I believe you use script binm1 or binm1+df for running
> > qmail. And maybe this part should be rewritten to do
> > local mail deliveries as root.
> >
> > Oleg
> >
> > --- Foo Ji-Haw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Some background:
> > > -I'm trying to run qmail on my Freebsd 4.2.
> > > -I'm using qmail from the freebsd cd package.
> > > -I read the FAQs, bought the Qmail book from SAMS, and
> > > prepared the qmail daemons. They are up and running exactly as
> > > depicted in the book.
> > > -I tried a simple test to send a local mail to myself with the
> > > following command:
> > >
> > > cat test | /var/qmail/bin/qmail-inject
> > >
> > > The mail did not get processed. I found this in the maillog:
> > >
> > > Apr 27 13:42:48 markus qmail: 988350168.284945 delivery 32:
> > > deferral: mail.local
> > > :_lockmailbox_/var/mail/jhfoo_failed;_error_code_75_/
> > > Apr 27 13:42:48 markus qmail: 988350168.285228 status: local
> > > 1/10 remote 0/20
> > > Apr 27 13:43:10 markus mail.local: lockmailbox /var/mail/jhfoo
> > > failed; error cod
> > > e 75
> > > Apr 27 13:43:10 markus qmail: 988350190.305262 delivery 33:
> > > deferral: mail.local
> > > :_lockmailbox_/var/mail/jhfoo_failed;_error_code_75_/
> > > Apr 27 13:43:10 markus qmail: 988350190.305477 status: local
> > > 0/10 remote 0/20
> > >
> > > I trid setting /var/mail to drwxrwxrwx, then I get this error:
> > >
> > > Apr 27 14:16:00 markus qmail: 988352160.082426 delivery 54:
> > > deferral: mail.local
> > > :_setreuid(0,_1000):_Operation_not_permitted_(r=1000,_e=1000)/
> > > Apr 27 14:16:00 markus qmail: 988352160.082655 status: local
> > > 0/10 remote 0/20
> > > Apr 27 14:17:38 markus qmail: 988352258.085002 starting
> > > delivery 55: msg 454 to
> > > local [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Apr 27 14:17:38 markus qmail: 988352258.085580 status: local
> > > 1/10 remote 0/20
> > > Apr 27 14:17:38 markus mail.local: setreuid(0, 1000):
> > > Operation not permitted (r
> > > =1000, e=1000)
> > > Apr 27 14:17:38 markus qmail: 988352258.149416 delivery 55:
> > > deferral: mail.local
> > > :_setreuid(0,_1000):_Operation_not_permitted_(r=1000,_e=1000)/
> > > Apr 27 14:17:38 markus qmail: 988352258.149625 status: local
> > > 0/10 remote 0/20
> > >
> > > Can someone please tell me what to do? I'm so darn close to
> > > getting qmail up!!!
> > >
> >
> >
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