Quinn, There is a placeholder on the wiki for upgrading from sendmail. Would you care to get the content started?
Quinn Comendant wrote: > Hi Manoj > > Changing these options will enable vpopmail to authenticate against users in > /etc/passwd. I haven't done this myself, but as I understand it, vpopmail > will then be able to find where to deliver mail by getting the user's home > path from /etc/passwd and delivering mail to ~/Maildir instead of into the > virtual users directories under /home/vpopmail/domains. I'm not 100% certain > on this. > > Also, if users don't have mail stored under ~/Maildir (in Maildir++ format) > you will need to migrate mail to these user maildirs. > > What kind of mail system are you migrating from? I recently did a complex > migration from a 6-year-old sendmail server to qmail toaster so I know all > the tricks. ;) > > Quinn > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Strangecode :: Internet Consultancy > http://www.strangecode.com/ > +1 530 624 4410 > > > > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:05:52 -0800, Erik Espinoza wrote: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg09071.html >> >> Install the vpopmail rpm and edit the spec file. Under configure >> change --disable-passwd to --enable-passwd and rebuild the rpm. >> Continue as per usual install. >> >> Since this will modify the vpopmail libs, please ensure that you >> recompile the courier packages as well. Or better yet, start from >> scratch. >> >> Erik >> >> On 11/13/06, Manoj Katwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Hi Erik, >>> >>> Thanks again for the super prompt reply. I am comfortable with >>> modifyingthe >>> rpm spec files. I will follow your directions and try to find out the >>> archive that explains the trick. >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> M Katwal >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Erik Espinoza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 11:21 AM >>> Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] question regarding vpopmail-toaster >>> >>> >>>> Hello Manoj >>>> >>>>> Thank you for your prompt reply. Is there a way we can tweak >>> vpopmail so >>>>> that I can use existing local users without having to create new users? >>>>> OR >>>>> is it possible to migrate all of my users to vpopmail users without >>>>> having >>>>> to change their password and still be able to manage all of my >>> users that >>>>> would point the primary domain (by creating new thru vpopmail)? >>>> Tweaking vpopmail to use local users is fairly simple, if you are >>>> comfortable with modifying rpm spec files. I think Quinn sent the >>>> options that need to be changed. I'll dig it up when I get a chance, >>>> or perhaps you can check out the archive. It was literally in the last >>>> two days or so. >>>> >>>> I know that Jake has a few scripts to convert local users to vpopmail >>>> users, so maybe he'll chime in on that one. >>>> >>>>> any help or suggestion is appreciated. >>>>> Thanks. >>>> No Problem. >>>> -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
