On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 12:16:35PM +0200, Bruno Boettcher wrote: > hello! > [...] > tcpserver -u 71 -g 65534 0 smtp /usr/sbin/qmail-smtpd & > > > this is similar to what i found in the init script: > sh -c "start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \ > --exec /usr/bin/tcpserver -- \ > -S -u 71 -g 65534 -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb 0 smtp \ > /usr/sbin/qmail-smtpd 2>&1 | logger > -t qmail -p mail.notice &" > > but only similar.... can't imagine what the extra struff as > /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb is supposed to do and why that command is so > complicated.... anyways the above mentioned line works, while the init > line manifestingly doesn't work.... Do you have /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb? It is a database (sort of - a ``constant database''), used instead of /etc/hosts.*. Read the qmail FAQ (http://cr.yp.to/qmail/faq.html) or Life With qmail (http://www.lifewithqmail.org/). HTH HAND Miso&Frankie -- The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men but that we will meanwhile agree to meet them halfway.
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