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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Elm does not like me :(
Date: 29 Jan 1996 21:21:51 GMT
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In article <61elUjEZo$B@rimki.toppoint.de>,
Christoph Rimek <chrimek@toppoint.de> wrote:
> Specify only one of the locking methods fcntl() or flock(), they seem
> to be mutually exclusive. I preferred the old BSD-like flock(), not the
> SystemV-like fcntl().
fcntl(2) is more POSIX 1003.1 than SysV. SysV's equivalent system call for
flock(2) is lockf(2). Go figure.
Anyway, flock is implemented exactly as fcntl. Look in
/sys/kern/kern_descrip.c.
> In addition to your choice you may (and should) choose the .lock method.
No. It is not needed with *BSD and Elm.
> BSD does neither have nor need the SystemV tool newgrp to change the
> group you are in - all the time you are in all groups you are listed in
> in /etc/group. But you have to tell elm to compile in a way where
> no change_group-function is available.
Configure should pick it up automatically. At least it has been right for
me since 386BSD 0.1...
> The permissions have to be set according to the elm README, /var/mail
> has group write permission and elm itself uses sgid.
Wrong, see my other post.
drwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 512 Jan 9 20:07 /var/mail
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 398310 Jan 23 22:32 /usr/local/bin/elm
Elm Version and Identification Information:
Elm 2.4ME+ PL3 (25), of January, 1996
(C) Copyright 1988-1992 USENET Community Trust
Based on Elm 2.0, (C) Copyright 1986,1987 Dave Taylor
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Configured Tue Jan 23 22:25:11 MET 1996
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Use UNIX Mailbox Delimiters and /usr/sbin/sendmail Mail Transport Agent:
not MMDF
Let the MTA add the From: header: DONT_ADD_FROM
Following mail spool locking protocols will be used: USE_FCNTL_LOCKING
From: and Reply-To: addresses are good: USE_EMBEDDED_ADDRESSES
Support Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions: MIME
Use 8BIT content_transfer_encoding and -B8BITMIME -option: USE_8BITMIME
Don't use BINARY content_transfer_encoding with -BBINARYMIME -option:
not USE_BINARYMIME (This option isn't fully implemented yet.)
Prefers Internet address formats: INTERNET
No debug options are available: not DEBUG
Crypt function enabled: CRYPT
Mailbox editing not included: not ALLOW_MAILBOX_EDITING
Subshell menu items included: ALLOW_SUBSHELL
Spell checking feature disabled: not ISPELL
Calendar file feature enabled: ENABLE_CALENDAR
(Default calendar file is calendar)
PGP support enabled: USE_PGP
Remailer support enabled: USE_REMAILER
--
Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The daemon is FREE! -=- roberto@freebsd.org
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