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From: "M.Sapsed" <m.sapsed@bangor.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: pine problem
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 10:42:42 +0100
Organization: University of Wales, Bangor
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To: Patrick Sonnek <psonnek@skypoint.com>

Patrick Sonnek wrote:
> 
> I have what I hope is a small problem with pine.
> 
> I have the following file set up;
> /usr/local/lib/pine.conf.fixed
> 
> the only non=default entry is user-domain="artbbs.com"
> 
> /usr/local/lib/pine.conf   has the same entry.
> 
> when I try to send mail pine ignores this option, and only looks at the
> option set in ~/.pinerc
> 
> What am I missing here?

Although the docs mention /usr/local/lib/pine.conf, a look at the output
of strings on the pine binary shows it was compiled to look in
/usr/local/etc instead. Move your pine.conf files into there and you
should see what you expected.

Martin

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