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Author: CIE-Keithkeith@christianexchange.org
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Subject: qmail install
John,

I think one of the problems is the qmail license that states it must
be provided as source only.

I wonder if part of the problem is that webmin expects a different
install configuration than what LWQ gives?

Keith





----- Original Message -----
From: John Albee <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: qmail install


> Im am trying to install to RH 7. I've installed and looked over

everything
> serveral times as per the "Life with Qmail" instructions, yet Im not

sure I
> have a correct installation. I've even gone over the scripts

character for
> character 3 times.
>
> I installed Webmin and the qmail module and its telling me that I

have some
> errors.
>
> /var/qmail//users/append doesn't exist or is not a plain text file!
> /var/qmail//users/exclude doesn't exist or is not a plain text file!
> /var/qmail//users/include doesn't exist or is not a plain text file!
> /var/qmail//users/mailnames doesn't exist or is not a plain text

file!
> /var/qmail//users/assign doesn't exist or is not a plain text file!
> /var/qmail//control/virtualdomains doesn't exist or is not a plain

text
> file!
>
> The lwq instructions didn't mention these files, so I'm assuming

that they
> are supposed to be created by Qmail itself. I wish there was a more
> cohesive install for Qmail.
>
> John Albee
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CIE-Keith" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 5:14 PM
> Subject: Re: qmail install
>
>
> > John,
> >
> > I tried to install Qmail a number of different way. I got on the
> > Qmail mailing list and was told to follow "Life with Qmail".
> >
> > I'm running Caldera eServer 2.3. I spent literally weeks trying

to
> > install Qmail. One day I started fresh and about 8 hours later it

was
> > installed. Does it work, I don't know. I performed the test but

my
> > mail never went any where. I got busy doing other thinks and

never
> > returned.
> >
> > I too desire to do the Qmail thing for Virtual Hosting.
> >
> > What distribution are you trying to install to?
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Albee <>
> > To: PLUG <>
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 2:28 PM
> > Subject: qmail install
> >
> >
> > > I've been messing with qmail for the past few days and after

trying
> > the
> > > "Life with Qmail" install, I'm wondering if there is simpler way

to
> > install
> > > this. What I'm looking for a qmail setup that will give me POP

with
> > virtual
> > > domains. Any help would be great appreciated.
> > >
> > > John Albee
> > >
> > >
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