Ubuntu - sendmail problem

[Julian Field]

If the Ubuntu mor^H^H^Hguys hadn't shipped an ancient version of 
MailScanner in a setup that doesn't even work at all, this wouldn't be a 
problem.
:-(
And they appear to be completely unwilling to fix it, either.

I'm certainly *never* going to use Ubuntu for a server, that's for certain.

My 2p worth.
Jules.

Andrei Caraman wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 06:18:03PM +0100, Julian Field wrote:
>   
>> Your best method for getting MailScanner working on Ubuntu is probably 
>> to use the Debian package, which should just drop in and run. Doing this 
>> will save you an awful lot of grief.
>>     
>
> that just might be easier said than done.  yes, ubuntu uses the debian
> package management, but that doesn't necessarily mean the same packages. 
> using a debian .deb on ubuntu or viceversa may work, but i don't think
> anyone can guarantee it.  mailscanner might work - perl is perl is perl, to
> quote someone, but on the other hand, it may not, as it will pull in a lot
> of other debs on which it depends.  one may end up with a messy mix of
> ubuntul and debian packages.
>
> that being said,...
>
>   
>> I'm new to Ubuntu as well, so I don't know how to install the Debian 
>> package, hopefully someone else here can enlighten both of us on this 
>> subject?
>>
>> Someone?
>>     
>
> i run mailscanner and sendmail on debian.  while i'm not a guru on the
> subject, i do know a few things about this combo.
>
>   
>> Rick Bragg wrote:
>> [...]
>>     
>>> I followed this page for direction:
>>> http://www.mailscanner.info/sendmail.html
>>>       
>
> for debian (and probably ubuntu too), you want to make your local
> customization in config files that won't get automatically overwritten on
> upgrades.  hence you'll want to translate the instructions above in
> debian-speak:
>
> 1.  the privacy options can go in sendmail.mc, like this (wrapped for
>     readability):
>
> 	define(`confPRIVACY_FLAGS',`noetrn,needmailhelo,noexpn,novrfy,
> 	restrictqrun,restrictexpand,nobodyreturn,authwarnings')dnl
>
> 2.  in sendmail.conf you'll need (again, wrapped):
>
> 	DAEMON_PARMS="-bd -ODeliveryMode=queueonly 
> 	-OQueueDirectory=/var/spool/mqueue.in";
>
>     if i remember correctly, the debian default is 
>
> 	DAEMON_PARMS="-bd";
>
> that should take care of your sendmail configuration, without touching the
> init.d start/stop script.  your sendmail should start upon boot, accept
> messages and queue them under /var/spool/mqueue.in.  it's the job of
> mailscanner to examine the messages from mqueue.in and move them to
> /var/spool/mqueue (if it decides to let them pass).
>
> one thing to keep in mind is sendmail and mailscanner are supposed to be
> started and/or stopped independently with this setup.  
>
> the other thing about being unable to remove the mailscanner package prior
> to an upgrade has to do with the init.d script returning 1 (instead of 0) on
> stop (and on start too, actually).  i suppose that's a bug that went away in
> debian/lenny, mailscanner 4.68.8.  the workaround i've used for that was to 
> first stop mailscanner, then to comment out the run_mailscanner line in
> /etc/default/mailscanner (then the init script woulr return 0).
>
> i will be happy to share my experience with this setup.  if this so specific
> to make it off topic for the list, ask privately, and i shall answer
> privately.
>
> one last thing here:  my impression is that debian keeps better pace with
> new software versions than ubuntu does.  would a switch to debian be
> concevable for that particular box?
>
>
>
>
>
> adc
>   

Jules

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