n00b problem installing postfix package

[Bryan C. Everly]

Thank you for the help!

On Sep 14, 2016 2:45 PM, "olli hauer" <ohauer at gmx.de> wrote:

> On 2016-09-14 19:11, Bryan C. Everly wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to set up a new 10.3 server that includes postfix and
> > majordomo for a BUG I'm trying to get off the ground.  I'm normally an
> > OpenBSD guy but I thought I'd give it a try on FreeBSD.
> >
> > Anyhow, I'm wanting to follow this guide:
> >
> > http://www.area536.com/projects/complete-freebsd-
> mail-server/postfix-youve-got-incoming/
> >
> > And I'm failing right out of the gate because I can't find postfix when
> I do:
> >
> > # pkg install postfix
> >
> > It says there isn't a package with that name.  When I check
> > freshports, I see that there indeed is:
> >
> > https://www.freshports.org/mail/postfix/
> >
> > Is there something I have to do to get things pointed at the "right"
> > package source like I do in OpenBSD (PKG_PATH)?  I was able to install
> > apache and some other stuff just fine the way I currently have things
> > configured FWIW.
> >
> > Sorry in advance if this is a dumb question but I really could use the
> help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bryan
>
> Hi Bryan,
>
> there was an issue with the port on the quarterly branch, and quarterly is
> also the default for pkg (see pkg -vv)
>
> Looking at pkg.freebsd.org it seems postfix is missing but postfix211 and
> postfix-current are available.
> Even the port is already fixed in quarterly, the build is already finished
> or running at the moment, so the port will be missing until the next run.
>
> It should be no problem to install now postfix-current, and in a few days
> after the next build was running swap to postfix (simply run a pkg delete
> postfix-current and pkg install postfix, I'm doing this often to test new
> current versions)
>
> --
> olli
>