Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 20:08:10 +0000 From: Simon Siemonsma <simon.freebsd@hccnet.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: Re: Building postfix from ports Message-ID: <200201201902.UAA18588@smtp.hccnet.nl>
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On Sunday 20 January 2002 18:05, you wrote: > Simon Siemonsma <simon.freebsd@hccnet.nl> writes: > | When I type make in /usr/ports/postfix I get asked if want to install > | stuff like: > | Perl Compatible Regular Expressions > | Curus SASL > | Berkeley DB3 > | MySQL map lookups > | OpenLDAP map lookups > | SMTP/LMTP test server and generator > | Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security > | IPv6 support > | > | What the hell is this? I just want to build postfix. > > That's a little like telling the car salesman that you just want a car, and > don't care whether it's an automatic or manual transmission. > > In order: > > * Perl Compatible Regular Expressions > > If you're a Perl user, this can be very useful, as you can use all > the Perl regex syntax you're familiar with. If you're not, you'll find > this confusing. So use this if you're a Perl user. > > * Cyrus SASL > > If you use Cyrus as your IMAP server, set this; if not, don't. > > * Berkeley DB3 > > If you've installed db3 on your system, you may want to use this. > db3 is a fast, if minimalist, database system that Postfix can use to speed > up lookups. If you don't use db3 on your system, or have a fairly small > mail installation, don't use this. > > * MySQL map lookups > > If you have MySQL on your system, you have the option of telling > Postfix that you want to use it for map lookups. If you don't, or > if you have a small mail installation, don't use it. > > * OpenLDAP map lookups > > If you're using OpenLDAP, you can use it for map lookups instead. > If you don't, or you have a small mail installation, don't use it. > > * SMTP/LMTP test server and generator > > Almost certainly unnecessary for your installation. > > * Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security > > If you want to use SSL or TLS for mail transfer, use this. If not, > don't. This can be used to transfer mail to my ISP? > * IPv6 support > > If you're using IPv6 addresses, you'll want to use this. If not, > don't. > > The postfix port tries to make this really, really easy for you, but > perhaps it would be better if it provided a little more explanation for the > options. In any case, it's not trying to be confusing. > > If you don't like this, then you definitely don't want to install > ghostscript. With ghostscript at least it did give some emplanation. I just switched everything of which indicated it was a printer name, and left everything on which inidcated it was related to a file format or a way to display things. > :) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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