I have four basic questions:
1) I have upgraded my server (both hw and sw). I switched from Slackware
GNU/Linux 10.1 to OpenBSD 3.8. Now I have problems
(re)installing SpamAssassin (I followed the instructions in the
micro-HOWTO, but it didn't help). Does anyone have some suggestions?
2) How can I make my SPAMD act efficiently (at this moment it seems to
me that is rather formal, running there - I receive a lot of spam).
I use the configuration shipped with OpenBSD 3.8. How can I find some
free, usable and efficient lists to be used by SPAMD?
3) I used FreeBSD a lot. I know they had a setting called see_other_uids
- or something like that - a sysctl, maybe the name is not accurate.
The effect of setting this sysctl was that a user could not see the
processes of any other user (do we have such a thing in OpenBSD 3.8?).
4) I've heard about binpatch and I've tried to use it once (I must apply
some security/reliability patches here). For me it's impractical to
recompile the entire system (I have the power to do that, I did it a
million times on FreeBSD, but now I'm running a production system and
I'm afraid that I should spoil some settings). I saw that you must edit
a Makefile (it seems rather complicated). I don't know how to edit this
(how can I learn to modify it or where can I find an already edited
Makefile?). Don't we have a service for automatic binary patch distribution
(like SuSE for example)? Maybe we should; OpenBSD rivals most UNIX
systems (documentation is excellent and the overall impression is
that of an OS for which you have paid a lot of money - without the usual
hassle from the producer (indoctrination and others)).
I also have a small bug report. What is the best method of submitting it?
Unfortunately, my income (I work for an University) does not allow me
to make a donation (and I cannot convince the people here to make
one), but I hope in the near future I will be able to help the OpenBSD
project with works to the ports collection or for the base system.
Yours,
Gabriel George POPA
