On Wednesday 19 January 2005 16:44, Jeff Buehler wrote: > Under FreeBSD the existing port is way out of date (version 1.8 or > something like that), so the simple (and I think proper) approach I use > is to: > > 1. download the distro from the "official" xmail site and compile it > 2. put a start/stop script at /usr/local/etc/rc.d (this may differ for > netBSD or openBSD) > > in case this is helpful. It may be to *BSD users who generally > anticipate an up-to-date port. I have been considering maintaining a > port for FreeBSD but haven't gotten a sensible time block together yet. >
Does the standard XMail init script work on BSD systems? If so, then my instructions for building your own binary should also work for BSD. If you have a moment, take a look at http://www.ubaight.com/xmail/BeginnersGuide.html#BasicSetup and see if these instructions work. You can send me any changes at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
