[Mimedefang] starting on freebsd 5.2.1

Ron Wilhoite eljefe at bals.org
Tue Mar 9 16:36:42 EST 2004


On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Royce Williams wrote:

>Ron Wilhoite wrote:
>
>>>I was wondering (yet another newbie question here) how people
>>>started mimedefang on freebsd 5.2.x ?
>>
>> Assuming mimedefang.sh and sendmail.sh you are good to go.
>
>This is entirely true in the 4.x releases; the 5.x use rcNG.
>
>Technically, you are correct for 5.x as well -- 5.x rc scripts are also
>executed in lexicographical order if there are no other controls (for
>backwards compatibility).  While this happens to solve this instance of
>the problem (because mimedefang precedes sendmail lexicographically),
>this is a coincidence.  The "right" way, IMO, is to use the rcNG
>dependency mechanism -- that's what it's there for.
>
>-royce

Agreed. My answer also assumed the OP was using sendmail from ports. I
should think, then post.

Ron



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