On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Damir J. Naden wrote: > When installing smail package, the only remaining package in hamm dist > was 3.2.0.100-1, so I installed thinking it had solved previous problems > with /etc/inetd.conf file. Well, the smtp line in /etc/inetd.conf is > *not* commented out, and I still get the same (?) message that fetchmail > sees the mail in my ISP mailbox, tries to retrieve it and smtp > connection is refused. I don't have any network cards and no local > networks (single PC box), only connected to the ISP. I can telnet from > VC to localhost. > The second problem is that the mail from root(while installing the > package - the test message) to localhost (my regular username is where > all the postmaster mail should go) is not delivered with the message: > #runq: /etc/smail/config: parse error: unexpected end of attribute > This message pops up on my VC where I'm logged as a root every time runq > attempts to send it... > Is this my fault or has somebody else encountered a similar problem(s)?
I've just installed the latest release as well. There are several signifiant changes in the configuration files that correct a number of previous bugs and significantly tighten security. You really need to go through the documentation and update your files. -- Jean Pierre -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
