Re: Does wpa-psk still exist?
I had tried this link: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man5/hostname.if.5?query=hostname.ifsec=5 Which seemed to say this would work: nwid mynwid wpakey mywpakey dhcp which doesn't work, what is up, unwiredbsd, rtsol etc? Thanks, Bob
lynx is gone?
Lynx is gone. Wow just wow, I'm stupefied by just how much you guys have removed from base. The least you could do is put something on afterboot useful to getting a web browser up and running. Note: it's usually helpful to have a web-browser to do things like oh, I don't know, find a suitable mirror for pkg_add? It was fun playing with the packet filter all those years ago, but I think I've had my fill of OpenBSD after lack of new hard drive formats, WPA2 hassles, failure to get very popular and important firmwares (ipw anyone?) into the distribution. (Nothing like installing over a wireless NIC when you don't have the firmware and can't download it over said NIC) Honestly, every new box I try to find some use for OpenBSD but every time go back to some Linux flavor to actually do ... well ? anything. (Except play nethack. I guess, yeah, *thats* more important than a default web browser)
Does wpa-psk still exist?
Hi, I'm trying to connect to a wireless network using OpenBSD 5.6. I see a couple FAQ questions talking about a wpa-psk command to convert plaintext to encrypted string, but still getting secure wireless working is about as clear as mud. Thanks, Bob
Re: ghostscript 9.06 in OpenBSD AGPL or GNU GPL version?
9.06 is GPL not AGPL. Looks like the Artifex server is displaying GPL in the COPYING file. Odd, I was just assured on an Artifiex mailing list that I was mistaken using the version 9.06 for GPL since it is AGPL, and only 9.06.0 from gnu.org is GNU/GPL. The distinction seems important since 9.06.0 takes a bit of work to get running whereas the 9.06 version from the ghostscript.com site builds and runs cleanly. Thanks, Bob
ghostscript 9.06 in OpenBSD AGPL or GNU GPL version?
Hi,
I've spent some time building the GNU 9.06.0 version of
ghostscript from the GNU site.
I notice in the 5.4 ports Makefie:
VERSION= 9.06
DISTNAME= ghostscript-${VERSION}
...
MASTER_SITES= http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/
This seems to indicate you're using the AGPL version 9.06
ghostscript from the Artifex site? Is that correct?
Is AGPL compatible with OpenBSD ports?
I just wonder why not use the AGPL version 9.07 or 9.10?
Seems odd you stick to the version GNU (non-A)GPL uses: 9.06.0
if there isn't any connection.
Thanks for any info,
Bob
Re: ghostscript 9.06 in OpenBSD AGPL or GNU GPL version?
Okay So 5.5 is going to use 9.07. Maybe it's just co-incidence? Or perhaps the OpenBSD vetting is doing something to help the GNU releases move forward?
Re: amavisd-new under OpenBSD 4.0
Thanks for the input everyone, I've been considering my alternatives and I guess I'll just buck up and learn to use ports. (And a few other things...) I looked over dspam, and while they have a really impressive web-site and their goals seem very laudable, and even in-line with the system I'd originally envisioned, I don't think I'm ready for a full solution yet. Instead, I'm going to follow Mr. Roberts' advice and try out a base system with spamd and greylisting. In the mean time, while such a system is keeping my few users afloat, I'll see if I can come up with something more tailored to our situation. Again, thanks for all the wonderful insight and advice from all responders. I'm glad you guys are here to turn to when I get really stuck on something. -Bob
Re: amavisd-new under OpenBSD 4.0
[EMAIL PROTECTED] freeze is not available as package, you need to install it from the ports tree. Good to know, but painful to hear. Guess I'll have to work on learning ports... [EMAIL PROTECTED] disclaimer I don't use anti-virus mail scanners. /disclaimer Well, I'm really just interested in a bayes based anti-spam mail gateway that allows for fairly easy end-user training. I chose that HOWTO because it is very complete and I can follow it fairly easily (my internal server also happens to be Exchange). I really don't want to be spending a lot of time on this, and in fact, I'm within an inch or two of just going out and buying a proprietary solution (assuming something even exists). In the past we've used bayes filtering via OpenBSD and postfix on an external mail gateway, but we never got the bayes training into a useable state, so filter performance started out sketchy and has become useless over time. The most likely reason why pkg_add died is because you do not have your PKG_PATH variable set to your nearest mirror. Mine is: PKG_PATH=ftp://mirror.sg.depaul.edu/pub/OpenBSD/4.0/packages/i386/ Dunno much about nearest but it appears quick. If you want to know more about freeze-2.5 you can easily type: # cd /usr/ports # make search key=freeze Ok, so freeze is a compression library, and a few other packages rely on it. Not sure how that helps me other than raising questions about why amavisd uses it... In general, the anti-virus scanners have a lot of dependencies and not all of the dependencies (or all scanners) are licensed to allow redistribution. Okay, you've got me. I don't really care that much about virus scanning anyways. It was bayes filtering and web interface + steps I could actually follow that hooked me in to this particular HOWTO. If you've got a better HOWTO for doing bayes filtering plus a reasonably easy to use interface for training the filter then I'm all ears. (web interface, mail interface, it's all the same to me if it's fairly easy to use.) Bonus points if it's something a novice like me has a chance of installing in some reasonable time-frame. For the record, I'm doing this stuff in a commercial setting, but I'm in-house so I'm only really in need of freedom 0 at this point. All of this means you'll be using the ports tree to install your antivirus gateway. Well, from what little I know, I'd like to avoid this if at all possible... Then again, I probably should at least stay current with the latest stable and I believe I read the word ports somewhere in that process. Of course the download line from the HOWTO I've been using: lynx http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/amavisd-new-20030616-p10.tar.gz Made me think this was a manual install, rather than a use of ports. ---everyone--- You guys have definitely answered: Question #1: Why can't I find freeze? The only thing I'm still pondering a bit is: Question #2: What am I missing? ie: Would I be better off doing something else? I almost chose sendmail early on since it is built into OpenBSD, but was a bit put off by all the configuration horror stories, so I stuck with postfix... I'm pretty fond of OpenBSD because of all the neat things I've been able to do using pf and various other networking tools in the past, but I've definitely never tried to use it as a mail server before (built-in OpenBSD server management via email doesn't count), nor have I run it as a hardened external box in any kind of production setting... (Okay, this is a DMZ, but that doesn't really change my hardening goals.) Thanks for your time and input. -Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. - I'm a programmer, not a sys admin. Just in case that affects anything.
amavisd-new under OpenBSD 4.0
Hi folks, I'm trying to follow this HOWTO: http://www.openbsdsupport.org/mail-spam-filter-anti-virus-web-interface. html to create an external mail gateway on OpenBSD 4.0 (It'll be stable, when I figure out how to get there...). dmesg version line is: OpenBSD 4.0 (GENERIC) #1107: Sat Sep 16 19:15:58 MDT 2006 About 1/3 of the way through the document, there is a section for downloading and installing amavisd manually starting with this command: lynx http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/amavisd-new-20030616-p10.tar.gz However, I notice the package amavisd-new-2.3.2 exists in OpenBSD 4.0, so I figured Why not just use that instead. So, I issued the command: sudo pkg_add amavisd-new With the following result: Error from ftp://mirror.sg.depaul.edu/pub/OpenBSD/4.0/packages/i386/: 550 Failed to open file. amavisd-new-2.3.2:Can't find freeze-2.5 /usr/sbin/pkg_add: freeze-2.5:Fatal error What is freeze-2.5, and why would an OpenBSD 4.0 amavisd-new package be including it? The most recent reference I see to freeze-2.5 is in the OpenBSD 2.8 release notes. And more importantly, what am I missing? Does -new on the end of a package mean I shouldn't be trying to use it? -Bob
