Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Renaud Allard
Vijay Sankar wrote: > > There are different exim packages for OpenBSD. You could do a > > pkg_add -v > ftp://ftp.ca.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/4.1/packages/i386/exim-4.66.tgz > > (assuming you are using 4.1 on i386 etc.) or use other exim packages > that support mysql, postgresql, ldap and so

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Diana Eichert
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Mark Zimmerman wrote: Thanks for the example, Diana. This, plus a little time figuring out how to get genericstable to work properly, have allowed me to get rid of postfix. postfix is fine, but maximizing use of the base install reduces the amount of wasted time with each upg

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2007/06/04 13:15, Steve Williams wrote: > Then in /etc/mail, I have the following file (rehash_and_restart): alternatively, there's /etc/mail/Makefile; no need to restart just for new .db

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Darren Spruell
On 6/4/07, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 03:28:50PM +0200, Timo Schoeler wrote: > Thus [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter N. M. Hansteen) spake on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 > 15:17:26 +0200: > > > Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > However, sendmail is

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Steve Williams
Mark Zimmerman wrote: On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 08:02:08AM -0600, Diana Eichert wrote: Hmmm, actually, I don't believe sendmail has a "steep and tall learning curve". ;-) It's just that you don't grok it yet. You're almost there since you know you want to use a smarthost. For example c

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Mark Zimmerman
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 08:02:08AM -0600, Diana Eichert wrote: > > Hmmm, actually, I don't believe sendmail has a "steep and tall learning > curve". ;-) It's just that you don't grok it yet. > > You're almost there since you know you want to use a smarthost. For example > copy /usr/share/

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Diana Eichert
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 08:02:08AM -0600, Diana Eichert wrote: You're almost there since you know you want to use a smarthost. For example copy /usr/share/sendmail/cf/openbsd-localhost.mc to another file /usr/share/sendmail/cf/BobFoo-localhost-SM

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Jean-Daniel Beaubien
You should start by reading this: http://openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#PkgMgmt Just set your PKG_PATH variable and then it's a simple 'pkg_add' to install your favorite MTA: # export PKG_PATH=ftp://your.ftp.mirror/pub/OpenBSD/4.1/packages/`machine -a`/ # pkg_add -i exim OR # pkg_add -i postfix OR #

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Chris 'Xenon' Hanson
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: Hello, However, sendmail is a very steep and tall learning curve. I'm coming from Debian (which no longer installes with 32 MB ram) so I'm used to exim. I know that exim is GPL. I'm wondering if there are other BSD-licensed MTAs. I'm sure to stir up a firestorm o

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2007/06/04 13:19, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > It may not be hard at all, but its a lot more work than answering exim's > config questions. I think that's probably Debian's packaging, not Exim. > Yes, I know, everything I need to get sendmail working is alread on my > system in the form of man

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 08:02:08AM -0600, Diana Eichert wrote: > On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > >However, sendmail is a very steep and tall learning curve. I'm coming > >from Debian (which no longer installes with 32 MB ram) so I'm used to > >exim. I know that exim is GPL. I'm

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 03:28:50PM +0200, Timo Schoeler wrote: > Thus [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter N. M. Hansteen) spake on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 > 15:17:26 +0200: > > > Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > However, sendmail is a very steep and tall learning curve. I'm > > > coming f

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Timo Schoeler
Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote: Diana Eichert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Peter N. M. Hansteen, member of the first RFC 1149 implementation team http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/ http://www.datadok.no/ http://www.nuug.no/ I'm concerned about any harm done to the Avian Carriers during RFC 1149 impl

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Lars D . Noodén
Exim and postfix are probably your two easiest options. http://www.postfix.org/ http://www.exim.org/ -Lars Lars NoodC)n ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Ensure access to your data now and in the future http://opendocumentfellowship.org/about_us/contribute On Mon, 4 Jun 2007,

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
Diana Eichert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Peter N. M. Hansteen, member of the first RFC 1149 implementation team >> http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/ http://www.datadok.no/ http://www.nuug.no/ > > I'm concerned about any harm done to the Avian Carriers during RFC > 1149 implementation. An exce

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread John Gould
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: Hello, I'm totally new to OBSD and have it installed on my 486 which acts basically like a slim client allowing me to ssh in to my main box. OBSD comes with sendmail which I have never knowingly used before and while it works as-is for local mail

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Sam Fourman Jr.
take a look at postfix Sam Fourman Jr. On 6/4/07, Vijay Sankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 04 June 2007 08:01, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm totally new to OBSD and have it installed on my 486 which acts > > basically like a slim client allowing me to ssh in to my

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Diana Eichert
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote: SNIP Peter N. M. Hansteen, member of the first RFC 1149 implementation team http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/ http://www.datadok.no/ http://www.nuug.no/ I'm concerned about any harm done to the Avian Carriers during RFC 1149 implementation. An e

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
Timo Schoeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Exim ist GPL, Postfix is 'IBM public license'. Neither is BSD > compatible. As long as it's a matter of installing and using (not basing developement on the code), you really do not risk any infection. It is possible to use exim on OpenBSD, but it has

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Diana Eichert
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: Hello, I'm totally new to OBSD and have it installed on my 486 which acts basically like a slim client allowing me to ssh in to my main box. OBSD comes with sendmail which I have never knowingly used before and while it works as-is for local mail

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Vijay Sankar
On Monday 04 June 2007 08:01, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > Hello, > > I'm totally new to OBSD and have it installed on my 486 which acts > basically like a slim client allowing me to ssh in to my main box. > > OBSD comes with sendmail which I have never knowingly used before and > while it works as

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Timo Schoeler
Thus [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter N. M. Hansteen) spake on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:17:26 +0200: > Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > However, sendmail is a very steep and tall learning curve. I'm > > coming from Debian (which no longer installes with 32 MB ram) so > > I'm used to exim

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread mufurcz
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: Hello, I'm totally new to OBSD and have it installed on my 486 which acts basically like a slim client allowing me to ssh in to my main box. OBSD comes with sendmail which I have never knowingly used before and while it works as-is for local mail delivery, I though

Re: alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Peter N. M. Hansteen
Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, sendmail is a very steep and tall learning curve. I'm coming > from Debian (which no longer installes with 32 MB ram) so I'm used to > exim. I know that exim is GPL. I'm wondering if there are other > BSD-licensed MTAs. exim is availab

alternatives to sendmail

2007-06-04 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
Hello, I'm totally new to OBSD and have it installed on my 486 which acts basically like a slim client allowing me to ssh in to my main box. OBSD comes with sendmail which I have never knowingly used before and while it works as-is for local mail delivery, I thought I'd set it up to send non-lo