Hi Jonas and welcome to the wonderful geekworld :D of Linux. I was in the same situation as You a couple of months ago, and from that experience I maybe can add some useful information.
1. First download and try to install the RPM from www.xmailserver.org. I do beleive that most Linux distros handle RPMs to install write: rpm -i <xmail.rpm-name> (check for case sensitivity!) (type: man rpm at the console for informatio about rpm) 2. However, when I tried this I found that there was some dependency issues while trying to install the RPM. As far as I know, this has to do with the fact that I had an older version of GCC in my Redhat than the version Davide used for building the RPM. (I might be ALL wrong :)) 3. So then I had two choises, first to download and compile the newest GCC :D second to compile XMail. I went for number 2. 4. The compile is quite easy, it is just that as Windows users we are unfamilar with it. Se the manual at Part 6, Build 5. Then follow the Part 7, Configuration about installing XMail in the correct directory 6. To autostart XMail you have basically two options, rcX.d or inetd (or xinetd or similar) I choose the rcX.d route and copied the file xmail into the directiory /etc/init.d 7. Then I used a small utility called ksysv from the command line, that helped me to set up the XMail start and stop scripts with drag and drop. Else you have to make a soft-link with the ln command. I hope that I have been able to help you some. One day I'll document it properly and send it as a XMail for Dummies ;) document to Davide. /Hans Birgander On Monday, March 04, 2002 6:46 PM, Davide Libenzi wrote > On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Jonas Hummelstrand wrote: > > > Guys, > > > > I'm trying to convert my home server from Win2k Server to > > Mandrake Linux 8.1, and as a Linux newbie I wonder if I have to > > compile Xmail? > > > > For Windows there are binaries, but apparently Davide assumes > > that only nerds run Linux. ;-> > > > > Any tips on where I can find a step-by-step instruction on how to > > install and configure a compiler? > > Your Mandrake distro should have gcc installed by default so it's a matter > to read the doc ( _strongly_ suggested ) and follow the configuration > section. For starters i suggest also to use CtrlClnt ( or derivates ) > instead of creating domains/accounts/alias by hand. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
