Re: postfix-144 make error

>On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 09:42 -0700, Cameron Knowlton wrote:
>> >On Tuesday 24 May 2005 11:02, Cameron Knowlton wrote:
>> >> > [Keith Matthews]
>> >> >MacOSX is the *only* platform that consistently has serious
>> >> > problems, try searching the archives for the truth of that. Then
>> >> > try working out where the fundamental problem might lie.
>> >
>> >(There's an intermediate problem which is worse than the fundamental
>> >one: PEBKAC.)
>> >
>> >> I *totally* agree with you...
>> >
>> >So choose another OS which better meets your needs.
>> >
>> >> which doesn't change the mess that
>> >> postfix presents. I asked how to migrate postfix from a known good
>> >> installation, but people on this list would rather strut their
>> >> superiority than answer that question.
>> >
>> >Your question was answered ... just not to your pointy-clicky
>> >satisfaction.
>> >
>>
>> nope, not at all...yes, it was answered that postfix is messed up now, but how can I recover to a known good postfix?
>>
>> that wasn't addressed at all. do try to keep up.
>>
>> change OS... god you're funny... you obviously don't have a clue about running an IT department.
>
>You are running an IT Dept? ..and insist on running postfix on a MAC?
>Even after you are aware of the tweeking it takes to make it work?
>
>Just deal with the fact that postfix on OSX is a bit different, learn
>what to do and compile from source.
>
>Or keep the hardware and use a PPC version of FreeBSD.
>
>To recover: restore from a backup.


thanks, sounds like good advice.

actually, postfix runs like a charm on a Mac (it's FreeBSD, after all). I use Mac OS X because it's a good OS, not because I don't know anything else... 10 years on the PC before switching got me off windoze, but OS X has renewed my interest in UNIX. it's such a nice unix usually.

oddly, the postfix install went weird sometime in 10.3... installing used to be the easy part.

what's the method for recovering postfix from a backup? I'll go back to OS X 10.3.9 server's native postfix install, and try installing amavis/clamav/spamassassin from that point.

good to learn these problems before implementing them in a live environment! thanks for your help.

cameron
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