RE: Some initial problems to solve...
> > > but no mail (prolly have to tweak with exim, I never did get it to
> > > work even on GNU/Linux since it insists on checking every
> > > damn host for a domain name and since I have private IP and domain
> > > names && my ISP doesn't has reverse DNS I can only have one IP), but
> > > here are some initial things that I want to fix:
> > >
> >
> > Note: Check the configuration settings for exim -- you can turn
> > this behavior off.
>
>
> Well, it's prolly right under my nose but I really dont see how... I
> actually had to install sendmail instead of exim in GNU/Linux to make
> it work.
If you have sendmail working, don't bother with exim (I guess).
However, exim has some setup files in /etc/exim (or /etc/mail -- I'm
not at my system today). One of the configuration files has a line
in it that handles the reverse DNS stuff. If you read through the
setup file in /etc/exim you can find it. Just comment the line out
and you will be fine.
> I set up my gaetway has the smarthost with a rewrite rule to make my
> address change from the LAN domain name to my mail name... I tried
> sending it directly but still no luck.
>
That should be fine.
> In the Hurd I fire up exim manually with exim -bd -q1m& and still no
> luck, with or without smarthost, nothing get's delivered,
> only local mail.
>
Okay -- I'll try to play with it and let you know.
> > > - Several Debian packages are broken, i.e. they depend on
> > > packages not available... where can I get them? For instace,
> > > lynx doesn't install with dselect because, er, something
> > > doesn't exist (gain, more detaisl tomorrow, it's 4:15AM here,
> > > I'm really trying to still get 4 hours sleep).
> > >
> > Yikes! Don't burn out!
>
> Oh well, I'm young :)
>
Lynx won't install because it wants debconf. Debconf is a utility
under Linux that automates/simplifies some aspects of installation.
Marcus, any work being done on Debconf? Or should I have a look
at it and see if we can build it?
> No, from the debs... about that, if I install something from a tarball
> does it appear in dselect? Prolly not...
>
Yes -- installing from the tarball (and running native-install) will
insure that they show up in dselect. So I suspect you are fine.
Thanks,
-Brent
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