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From: David Henshaw <dhenshaw@silas.cc.monash.edu.au>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problems installing qpop2.2.tar.Z
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 09:50:15 +1000
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Karl E. Taylor wrote:
> 
> Grrrrrrr.
> 
> A friend and I have built a 2.1.5 machine for his church.  We have been
> trying now for 2 weeks to get the qpop2.2.tar.Z to load into the
> system.  We have tryed pkg_add, make install, make, etc. etc. etc.  This
> system will not be connecting to the internet but will be used for local
> mail with either netscape's mail or Eudora.
> 
> Can some one please give us some tips.  We are going bald quickly.

*LAFF*  Bald computing people, in a church, now that's funny.

Now seriously...

Place qpop2.2.tar.Z in /usr/ports/distfiles
The following is not a pretty solution, but _does_ work.
Mount your cdrom (assuming that is what you are using) with the second
CD from the 2.1.5 distribution.  On it you will find a directory called
ports.  

so -
	cd /cdrom/ports/mail/popper
(ASSUMING YOU'VE MOUNTED THE CDROM AS /CDROM - read man pages if nec.)

	Now create a directory 

	mkdir /usr/ports/poppper

	Copy the contents of the current (/cdrom/ports....etc) directory		into
the one you just created (/usr/ports/popper).

	cd /usr/ports/popper ; make

	This will make the package.  Read the install files.
	You have to add an entry to /etc/passwd before a 
	make install will complete the installation.
	Then edit /etc/inetd.conf to enable the service.
	(There is a line somewhere within inetd where popper is 			mentioned. 
Simply uncomment it.)

Hope this helps

David H.