"Mark Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Well, dad, I hate it when your right! You sound like a man who has much
>patience.
I've got three children, I worked the help desk at the computer center
while I was in college, and I've been a tech support engineer for ten
years, so I'm either very patient or brain dead. :-)
>>Hmm, that "502 unimplemented (#5.5.1)" message came from qmail-smtpd
>>when you entered and unrecognized command. So your SMTP service was
>>working fine.
>
>----))) I thought it was going to tell me "helo dude"!
No, that's what you're supposed to say to it.
>>I used the INSTALL directions, but, then, I'm an experienced system
>>administrator.
>
>-----)))) Ouch!, Well, the INSTALL document looked alot different after
>going
>-----)))) through your LWQ. I felt like I could give it a run for the money.
I wasn't trying to denigrate your newbieness. Back when I started
doing qmail, there was no choice: the INSTALL document was *it*. qmail
was a place where newbies feared to tread. Now there are various
RPM's, HOWTO's, web sites, and LWQ, and qmail is a kind of newbie
"attractive nuisance". Some of us old timers are scrambling around
with files trying to soften the corners, but there's still a sharp
spot or two.
>>You say you need to compile your own instructions/fixes to get it to
>>work. I'd be happy to work with you to incorporate any changes
>>necessary into LWQ.
>
>-----)))) Thanks, I'll be happy to add comments that I would feel would
>make LWQ -----)))) more newbie proof.
>
>-----)))) I'll take another shot at it in a nite or two, Until then, stay
>tuned for -----)))) part deux.. I think I'll have a beer!
I already know I need to improve the coverage of startup files for
Slackware and *BSD. Comments and suggestions for other improvements
are eagerly solicited.
-Dave
