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Author: CIE-Keith
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Subject: qmail install
----- Original Message -----
From: John Albee <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: qmail install


> The readme for qmailwebmin states that it is setup for the default
> installation. If this refers to the instructions that come with the

qmail
> tar.gz then it will definitly make this whole thing more interesting

to say
> the least. I guess I'm going to be doing some reading tonight. I'm

just
> glad that once I understood BIND it became somewhat easy.


I thought so too.

> Im no where close
> to understanding Qmail yet. BTW, my goal is to have this setup by

tommorow
> night if I can manage.
>
> John Albee
>


Wish you the best. Qmail about broke me. Humbled me for
life..........




> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CIE-Keith" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: 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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