Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: henkg@××××××××××××××.nl
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ezmlm
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:59:31
Message-Id: 20090207145931.GA16854@brankie.xs4all.nl
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ezmlm by AllenJB
1 On Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 01:48:33PM +0000, AllenJB wrote:
2 > you can move the package to your own overlay and maintain it there under
3 > the package manager. Why on earth would you choose to install manually when
4 > you can use the package manager?
5
6 Simply because I never looked at overlays.
7
8 >
9 > You might also want to look at ezmlm-idx, which appears to be an at least
10 > somewhat active project that has maintained (a patch set for) ezmlm.
11
12 I did, however the docs state that ezmlm is a requirement for ezmlm-idx.
13 Strange however is that ezmlm-0.53 is masked for removel, just like
14 ezmlm-idx-mysql, however ezmolm-idx is still available, though it should
15 not work without ezmlm.
16
17 >
18 > My recommendation would be to find an actively maintained replacement (and
19 > for qmail too, while you're at it)
20
21 Somehow i like qmail. I have used postfix earlier, however my mail setup
22 has worked with minor sturgles for six years, so I am somewhat hazitant
23 to throw away a working solution.
24
25 Thanks for the reply.
26
27 Henk,