Re: exim server is dead in the water

From: Peter T. Breuer (ptb_at_oboe.it.uc3m.es)
Date: 10/05/03 

Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 22:06:32 +0200

Flip <[remove]phenry_w@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Bruce. I found the postfix rpm for RedHat, did the rpm -ivh
> ftp://216.254.0.38/linux/redhat/beta/taroon/en/ws/i386/RedHat/RPMS/postfix-2.0.11-4.i386.rpm
> and unfortunately got some dependency error. Something about some lib file

That's not an error! That's an advisory. You need a lib.

> required. The last time I went down this road (ironically last SUN :<), it

Not "something", a quite precise library.

> resulted in four nights of frustration, many OS reinstalls and a lot of

Nonsense. If you need a library, install it. If you have to replace
libraries, then the rpm IS NOT FOR YOUR DISTRO.

> cursing. :< I think I'm going to go back to Debian.

Why? Debian has the same deal with dependencies. And yes, there is an
apt for redhat.

> Is there any chance in heck, I can do an rpm on an exim 3.xy and use the
> eximconfig you talked about? I tried looking for it, but didn't find any

Why on earth don't you just use sendmail like the rest of the universe?
And "no", you cannot "do an rpm". You can install THE rom of exim for
your distro. What's yoru problem with that? DO you LIKE acting like
laurel in laurel and hardy?

> for RedHat on rpmfind.net.

   exim-3.36-5.src.html University of Cambridge Mail Transfer Agent PLD
      Linux Distribution exim-3.36-5.src.rpm

Compile. Why do you want 3 instead of 4? RH comes with 4 these days.
There are precompiled rpms for 6.2.

What kind of weird strategies are you following, and why? What have you
got against plain and simple sendmail?

Peter

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