If you want to use PINE, there should be a prebuilt binary that supports
maildir access. There are patches on the qmail.org site that will enable
this functionality.
Cheers,
Tren.
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On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, J.Goodleaf wrote:
>
> Well it sounds like you don't have the appropriate permissions on cgi-bin or
> something like that...
>
> In any case, sqwebmail needs mail to be delivered to Maildirs. You must have
> a Maildir in each user's home directory. (Sqwebmail provides the maildirmake
> command to build these. If you run it as root MAKE SURE TO CHANGE THE
> OWNERSHIP OF THE MAILDIR AND ITS SUBDIRECTORIES!) If you're using sendmail
> and pine, and don't want to run all the pop-related stuff, I _think_ you're
> out of luck. Also, I freely admit that I don't understand sendmail, but if
> there's a way to make it deliver to maildirs, I don't know what it is...
>
> I think if I were you, and I really wanted to use sqwebmail, I would
> a)deinstall the sqwebmail port
> b)deinstall any software you've installed related to it
> c)use the postfix (or qmail) port to replace sendmail (read all the READMEs)
> Make sure to configure it for Maildir delivery. The option is preset in the
> config file but commented out, so it's very convenient.
> d)download the sqwebmail source from sourceforge.net
> e)carefully read Mr.Sam's INSTALL file
> f)configure sqwebmail exactly the way I wanted it. I like the authpam module
> with FBSD.
> g)make and make install
> h)tweak HTML
>
> DISCLAIMER Take it all with a grain of salt. There are others in the list
> far more expert than I; if they chime in, listen to them.
>
> Of course, if you want to continue using Pine, this may present a problem
> for you. But you can use the Courier-IMAP system to start up an IMAP mail
> system that works quite well with Sqwebmail (which comes as part of Courier
> I believe). If you get that going, you should be able to use any IMAP mail
> client in addition to Sqwebmail. I still prefer just using Sqwebmail (for
> family members) and Mutt myself...
>
> -John
>
>
> Steve writes:
>
> > So the other programs are not needed? I'm using the default install of
> > sendmail/fetchmail and Pine for mail. If I can get by without having to
> > install the others, great!
> >
> > Specifically, I'm getting a "access denied" error when trying to access
> > the web page.. (I'm trying to remember off the top of my head...my notes
> > are at home.) I remember seeing something somewhere about a .htaccess
> > file, but I don't remember where.
> >
> > ____ _
> > / ___|| |_ _____ _____
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> > ___) | || __/\ V / __/
> > |____/ \__\___| \_/ \___|
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> > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, J.Goodleaf wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Steve,
> >> I also run sqwebmail on FreeBSD 4.2. But I've never used the ports
> >> installation. In the past (I haven't checked recently.) the ports version
> >> has been behind Sam's most recent releases by a version or two. Besides,
> >> you're better off doing the configuration yourself I think. For example, I
> >> don't use any of those other programs... Just postfix set to deliver to
> >> Maildir and sqwebmail. (I do use Mutt also for those occasions when you just
> >> want a CLI.) I've enabled SSL and use the authpam module for authentication.
> >> Works fine.
> >>
> >> But this probably doesn't help you.
> >>
> >> Could you give us examples of what, specifically, went wrong when you tried
> >> to use sqwebmail? Which authentication module does the ports install use?
> >>
> >> -John
> >>
> >> Steve writes:
> >>
> >> > This weekend I was trying to install sqwbmail on my home FBSD 4.2R system
> >> > and ran into some difficulty. Being the newbie I am, I searched for some
> >> > documentation on line that may help solve my problem. I found a few sites
> >> > that suggested I install qmail, vpopmail, qmailadmin, and sqwebmail in
> >> > that order. I did as suggested, but sqwebmail was still unable to be
> >> > accessed via the web site. Qmail had some minor issues also.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone provide me with a URL or FTP site for some documentation on the
> >> > specifics of setting up sqwebmail on a FBSD system? I should add that I
> >> > was installing these programs via the "ports" collection from FBSD.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for taking the time out to help a newbie. I like what I've seen of
> >> > program thus far!
> >> >
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> >> > |____/ \__\___| \_/ \___|
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> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >
> >>
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