home-dir-misc
I just tried to activate --enable-home-dir-misc in qpopper4.0.5 to place .user.pop and .user.cache-File in user's home-directory and learned, that this feature is documented but not implemented :-((. Is there any patch or workaround available? Thanx in advance and best regards, Iris Mayer -- Iris Mayer Mannheim University - Computing Center email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: ++49 621 181 3196 fax:++49 621 181 3198
Re: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Daniel Senie writes: >At 03:43 PM 3/23/2003, Chip Old wrote: >>On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:36 -0800, The Little Prince wrote to Subscribers of... >: >> > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Brad Blix wrote: >> > >> > > When I define home-dir-misc in the configuration file I get "Unable to >> > > process config file /etc/qpopper.conf" from the qpopper program. I have >> > > [snip] >> > >> > once again, this option does not exist in any release. a search of this >> > list's archives would have revealed that. >> > >> > where are you getting the idea this option exists in any released >> > version? >> >>Perhaps from the official documentation (Qpopper Administator's Guide), >>which lists "-enable-home-dir-misc" as a compile-time option and >>"home-dir-misc" as a configuration file option. See pages 14 & 33. The >>description says "Causes the .user.pop and the .user.cache files to be >>placed in the user's home directory". > >Ummm, how about: > > --enable-home-dir-mail > >There is no 'enable-home-dir-misc' and I don't know what 'misc' was to >refer to. Yes there is. I wrote that patch, and it was in the repository and working fine. However, it looks like it never made it into an official release, even though it was supposed to. Randall, do you know what happened to this one? It was change 122 and 123. Daniel, if you need the patch, let me know, and I can scrounge it up. - -- Ted Cabeen http://www.pobox.com/~secabeen[EMAIL PROTECTED] Check Website or Keyserver for PGP/GPG Key BA0349D2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I have taken all knowledge to be my province." -F. Bacon [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Human kind cannot bear very much reality."-T.S.Eliot[EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQE+f4NQoayJfLoDSdIRAn1VAJ9GgALbryERpAXRvqI0k7z7aPTTEwCgyQcn ZecBIi67vs7mSAcl85uUVdI= =p2IG -END PGP SIGNATURE-
RE: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
I know other people have had the same problem so I am posting my fix for this. I have modified qpopper to place the .pop and .cache files in the user's home directory when home-dir-mail is defined. Use at your own risk. #diff qpopper4.0.5.patched/popper/genpath.c qpopper4.0.5.patched/popper/genpath.c 136,139c136 < if ( p->pHome_dir_mail != NULL ) < len1 = strlcpy( pszDrop, pw->pw_dir,iDropLen ); < else < len1 = strlcpy ( pszDrop, p->pCfg_temp_dir, iDropLen ); --- > len1 = strlcpy ( pszDrop, p->pCfg_temp_dir, iDropLen ); 149,152c146 < if ( p->pHome_dir_mail != NULL ) < len1 = strlcpy( pszDrop, pw->pw_dir,iDropLen ); < else < len1 = strlcpy ( pszDrop, p->pCfg_cache_dir, iDropLen ); --- > len1 = strlcpy ( pszDrop, p->pCfg_cache_dir, iDropLen ); # Brad
Re: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Brad Blix wrote: > Tony, > > When I asked about this over a month ago and you told me it was in development > and not in any public release. that's correct > When you released 4.0.5 i don't release versions, and have nothing to do with qualcomm. i'm simply a contributing developer for certain code. i don't recall implying it would get released win 4.0.5..i have no authority in those decisions. > I read through the documentation and to my delight on page 14 and 33 it > describes this compile time and runtime option. If it wasn't in the > documentation I would not have asked why it wasn't working. AFAIK that documentation is there from Nov. 2001 The 4.0.4 guide says the option exists too. But as you know it's not in 4.0.4 either. So either the option was scheduled for release when those docs were written in Nov, or pulled sometime after that, for whatever reason and the documentation never updated. > So once again I ask why is this "documented" > option not working? When can I expect it to be released? You would have to ask the qualcomm head honchos that. --Tony .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. Anthony J. BiaccoNetwork Administrator/Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org "This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing" .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. > > The Little Prince wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Brad Blix wrote: > > > > > When I define home-dir-misc in the configuration file I get "Unable to > > > process config file /etc/qpopper.conf" from the qpopper program. I have > > > also tried to compile qpopper with --enable-home-dir-misc and it is > > > still putting the .cache and .pop files in the default spool directory. > > > > > > Am I doing something wrong? > > > > > > > once again, this option does not exist in any release. > > a search of this list's archives would have revealed that. > > > > where are you getting the idea this option exists in any released version? > > > > --Tony > > .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. > > Anthony J. BiaccoNetwork Administrator/Engineer > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org > > > > "This will prove a brave kingdom to me, > > where I shall have my music for nothing" > > .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. > > -- .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. Anthony J. BiaccoNetwork Administrator/Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org "This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing" .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
Re: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
At 03:43 PM 3/23/2003, Chip Old wrote: On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:36 -0800, The Little Prince wrote to Subscribers of...: > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Brad Blix wrote: > > > When I define home-dir-misc in the configuration file I get "Unable to > > process config file /etc/qpopper.conf" from the qpopper program. I have > > [snip] > > once again, this option does not exist in any release. a search of this > list's archives would have revealed that. > > where are you getting the idea this option exists in any released > version? Perhaps from the official documentation (Qpopper Administator's Guide), which lists "-enable-home-dir-misc" as a compile-time option and "home-dir-misc" as a configuration file option. See pages 14 & 33. The description says "Causes the .user.pop and the .user.cache files to be placed in the user's home directory". Ummm, how about: --enable-home-dir-mail There is no 'enable-home-dir-misc' and I don't know what 'misc' was to refer to.
Re: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
Tony, When I asked about this over a month ago and you told me it was in development and not in any public release. When you released 4.0.5 I read through the documentation and to my delight on page 14 and 33 it describes this compile time and runtime option. If it wasn't in the documentation I would not have asked why it wasn't working. So once again I ask why is this "documented" option not working? When can I expect it to be released? Brad The Little Prince wrote: > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Brad Blix wrote: > > > When I define home-dir-misc in the configuration file I get "Unable to > > process config file /etc/qpopper.conf" from the qpopper program. I have > > also tried to compile qpopper with --enable-home-dir-misc and it is > > still putting the .cache and .pop files in the default spool directory. > > > > Am I doing something wrong? > > > > once again, this option does not exist in any release. > a search of this list's archives would have revealed that. > > where are you getting the idea this option exists in any released version? > > --Tony > .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. > Anthony J. BiaccoNetwork Administrator/Engineer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org > > "This will prove a brave kingdom to me, > where I shall have my music for nothing" > .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
Re: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
On Sun, 23 Mar 2003, Chip Old wrote: > > Perhaps from the official documentation (Qpopper Administator's Guide), > which lists "-enable-home-dir-misc" as a compile-time option and > "home-dir-misc" as a configuration file option. See pages 14 & 33. The > description says "Causes the .user.pop and the .user.cache files to be > placed in the user's home directory". > i stand corrected about the documentation. i personally don't trust documentation, i trust ./configure --help. but that's me. --Tony
Re: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
On Sat, 22 Mar 2003 17:36 -0800, The Little Prince wrote to Subscribers of...: > On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Brad Blix wrote: > > > When I define home-dir-misc in the configuration file I get "Unable to > > process config file /etc/qpopper.conf" from the qpopper program. I have > > [snip] > > once again, this option does not exist in any release. a search of this > list's archives would have revealed that. > > where are you getting the idea this option exists in any released > version? Perhaps from the official documentation (Qpopper Administator's Guide), which lists "-enable-home-dir-misc" as a compile-time option and "home-dir-misc" as a configuration file option. See pages 14 & 33. The description says "Causes the .user.pop and the .user.cache files to be placed in the user's home directory". You may be right that the option doesn't really exist, but it isn't unreasonable for a new Qpopper admin to expect it to work if he/she is trying to configure Qpopper based on the official documentation. Those of us who have been using Qpopper for a while know better than to rely only on the Guide, but a new Qpopper admin isn't going to know that. -- Chip Old (Francis E. Old) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager, BCPL Network ServicesPhone: 410-887-6180 Manager, BCPL.NET Internet Services FAX: 410-887-2091 320 York Road Towson, MD 21204 USA
Re: home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Brad Blix wrote: > When I define home-dir-misc in the configuration file I get "Unable to > process config file /etc/qpopper.conf" from the qpopper program. I have > also tried to compile qpopper with --enable-home-dir-misc and it is > still putting the .cache and .pop files in the default spool directory. > > Am I doing something wrong? > once again, this option does not exist in any release. a search of this list's archives would have revealed that. where are you getting the idea this option exists in any released version? --Tony .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. Anthony J. BiaccoNetwork Administrator/Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org "This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing" .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
home-dir-misc not working in 4.0.5
When I define home-dir-misc in the configuration file I get "Unable to process config file /etc/qpopper.conf" from the qpopper program. I have also tried to compile qpopper with --enable-home-dir-misc and it is still putting the .cache and .pop files in the default spool directory. Am I doing something wrong? Brad
Re: --enable-home-dir-misc problems
On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Gustavo Moyano wrote: > hello, I'm having problems with --enable-home-dir-misc option. > > that don't work. > > I type: > > ./configure --help > > and I didn't see the option. > > What's the problem? > there is no problem. that option doesn't exist in 4.0.4 --Tony .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. Anthony J. BiaccoNetwork Administrator/Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org "This will prove a brave kingdom to me, where I shall have my music for nothing" .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
--enable-home-dir-misc problems
hello, I'm having problems with --enable-home-dir-misc option. that don't work. I type: ./configure --help and I didn't see the option. What's the problem? I have qpopper4.0.4.
Problems with --enable-home-dir-misc
Hello, I am new with ppopper. I installed qpopper4.0.4 and the option --enable-home-dir-misc don't work. Is there any change with that option? Tanks Gustavo Moyano
