Stuart Roebuck wrote:
>
> Serge,
>
> Thanks a lot for this information - you hit on my big stumbling block - I'd assumed
>that the "dist" task was for creating distributions for upload, not for creating the
>'runtime'.
>
> Entering "ant dist" worked faultlessly but for the "chmod" command on "run.sh" in
>"build.xml" which, for some reason, doesn't appear to be setting the permissions.
>That said, I'm using the latest CVS of ant and not the one supplied in the James
>distribution.
>
> Having built find and manually chmoded run.sh I launched James and it invited me to
>"fill templates with values or overwrite default" and then press ENTER. I felt this
>was perhaps a little confusing as I then had to locate the configuration file from a
>separate terminal window, edit it and save and then press enter in the original
>launching window. The message on screen didn't indicate that you had to do that, so
>you could be left wondering whether the program was running slowly or whether there
>was something else you had to do. How about changing the message to something like:
>
> Templates installed in ../conf/
> Before continuing with Apache-James you must enter at least one DNS number
>into
> the configuration file "JAMES.conf.xml". There is documentation in the file
>to
> show you where to enter the information. Once you have made the necessary
>changes
> press ENTER at this prompt to complete the launch.
>
Sounds like we need to make this clearer. Alas, I don't think it's as
simple as your suggestion. The message is generated by Avalon, which
might be running other applications as well as James, so it couldn't be
specifed like that. Perhaps we should add something in README or
docs/install.html? What do you think people are most likely to read?
> I then ran into a problem with conflicting use of ports 110 and 25, so in the
>meantime I change the configuration file to use different ports, whilst I work out
>what's already grabbed them!
I don't know anything about Macs, but on Unixes, these ports are
reserved for the superuser account. (Probably all ports below 1024)
>
> Final point so-far is that I telnetted into port 4555 and that worked fine, but I
>wonder whether it would be helpful to have the system automatically throw you off
>with a helpful message if you try to log in without a password assigned (as is the
>default configuration). Perhaps a message like:
>
> No remote user password has been assigned in the JAMES configuration file.
> You will be disconnected automatically.
Maybe. On the other hand, what if the connection is from a hostile
party? I'll have a look.
>
> Hopefully I'll have a chance later on today to actually try and use the system!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Stuart.
>
> P.S. Is there anyway to setup James so that it can receive mail by regularly
>connecting
> to and downloading mail from another POP3 server? This would be particularly
> useful for organisations wanting to use James for LANs with only dial-up
>Internet
> access.
Let's add that to the Todo list. Some ISPs offer SMTP relay for dial-up
(demon in the uk).
Charles
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