Rob, exactly my opinion A file as boot.tab can : -help centralize boot time config values on win32 and *ix, then help changing from one os to another ... (not easy to remember the good rc file to configure on distrib x or = platform y especialy on *ix ...) -can incorporate comments (to remember what is what and why it is set = like this, ...helpfull reminder) -easy to control and edit (a simple type or pg/cat ... or vi/edit/notepad/...)
#DEBUG (like -Md cmd line) #You want debug ? simply remove the '#' on next line (default off) #debug=3Don #SMTP Logging smtplog=3Don .. .. .. #SMTP ADDRESSES AND PORTS bindings #syntax : smtp=3Dx.x.x.x:p where x.x.x.x is the address (default to = all), p is the optionnal port (default to 25) #multiple lines allowed for multiple binding smtp=3D1.2.3.4 smtp=3D1.2.3.5:30 .. .. #POP ADDRESSES AND PORTS bindings .. .. .. or tabulated form ... #Debug on or off "debug"[tab]"on"[crlf] #smtp logging : on or off "smtplog"[tab]"on"[crlf] #smtp addresses and ports "smtp"[tab]"1.2.3.4"[tab]""[crlf] # for use internaly by list server "smtp"[tab]"1.2.3.5"[tab]"30"[crlf] .. .. .. Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:14 AM, Davide Libenzi wrote: > > Many things are really boot time thingies. Please bug me again about = this > when 2.0 will be out ... > Davide, do you really think that rootdomain, MaxMTAOps, custmaplist, = and many 'server.tab' params are currently changed dynamicaly by any = current xmail users ? 99,99999% of these params are 'staticaly' defined at = setup and generaly changed after upgrade/general config change (needing xmail = stop and restart in 99.999% cases) as are the cmd line params ... I think you agree, no ? so why not centralize them in one place ? Params placement isn't really a problem, but as you are in 2.x work, = .... Francis -----Message d'origine----- De : Rob Arends [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoy=E9 : mardi 14 octobre 2003 03:19 =C0 : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : [xmail] Re: RFC about xmail cmd lines params and server.tab = file I suppose you could have a boot.tab or similar that conveys that it is = read only once (at boot) I think that the number of questions in the list that ask how to turn = on logging would reduce if the settings were in a tab file ( or ppl could rtfm ). Rob :-) Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:14 AM, Davide Libenzi wrote: > > Many things are really boot time thingies. Please bug me again about = this > when 2.0 will be out ... > - 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] - 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]
