Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:13:08 -0500 From: Bob <bob@tamara-b.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Ports Vs Base Message-ID: <20061229171308.71d101c2@tania.servebbs.org>
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Hi All: I have a question about sendmail. Initially, when I installed FreeBSD, I installed sendmail from the base system. I then proceeded to stay up to date on base by updating my source tree, and going through the "make world" process. I also stayed up to date within ports, by updating my ports tree, and doing a portupgrade -a (keeping all the updated ports sources/apps current) In the interim, I have had the need to de-install the base version of sendmail, and install the ports version. I had to do this to allow my server to communicate with my ISP's SMTP server via SSL. (this may or may not be true, but installing the ports sendmail fixed my connectivity problems). OK, I am now ready to "buile world" again, and possibly upgrade my entire system to 6.2. My question is this: If I now upgrade from 6.1-RELEASE-p10 FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE-p10 to the latest/greatest (possibly even 6.2-RELEASE) ..... will my sendmail revert to the base system or remain at the latest installed ports version? The confusing part of this is obviously the fact that sendmail exists in both ports and in base.... (this probably shouldn't be?) Can I safely do a make world, and expect my sendmail to remain at the same ports version? My partner, who uses my W/S as her smart-host on our internal ship-board network, will hang me by my petards from the yard arm if her mail is disrupted for any extended period of time. I may even be downgraded from Captain to deck-hand, and be given 20 lashes at the mast! (could be fun, but could be embarrassing as well). Best Regards Bob Aboard the M/V Tamara-B
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