FreeBSD Port: courier-0.39.3

[Orton Wistow Primary School]

> On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:28:28 -0000
> "Richard Laxton" <ict at owps.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi there
> >
> > Got FreeBSD5.0 Release trying to install courier and running into a
problem.
> > I've tried using the documentation on the courier website, but the
paths are
> > different in FreeBSD to what is listed in the manual so I am well and
truly
> > confused.
> >
> > What I am trying to do is configure the webadmin to run from my
Apache
> > cgi-bin folder; all I get is
> > "For security reasons, the default configuration of webadmin
prevents access
> > from non-local IP addresses without SSL. See INSTALL for more
information."
> >
> > So I read the manual and it says I need to create a file saying its
okay to
> > not use SSL ... that's where my problem starts. I don't actually have
the
> > same file path it suggests. This is the part of the readme I am
attempting
> > to follow :
> > http://www.courier-mta.org/install.html#webadmin
> > It gives and error when I try to run step 2 (it says make doesn't how
to run
> > the command given) and the little note right under step 3 is where I
get a
> > folder doesn't exist message.
> >
> > I'd be appreciate of any help, even if you know where there might be
a guide
> > / manual for installing courier that uses FreeBSD as its base instead
of
> > whatever branding of *nix that guide uses :)
>
>
> the ports version of courier-mta is horribly outdated and broken in many
ways...
> install the latest version from source instead...
>
> "touch /usr/local/etc/courier/webadmin/unsecureok" to create the
file making non-ssl ok...
>

Okay I'll go read the part of the handbook dealing with compiling and grab
the latest version from source :) Thanks a lot :)

Richard laxton