On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 04:50:54PM -0600, montefin wrote: > dpkg --status qmail
Interestingly enough, this command reports 'not installed...no info available'. Maybe in the distant past I played with qmail source? Who knows? <g> > Then, _maybe_ AYOR, 'userdel' the qmail users That seemed to do the job without incident. > But still check /etc/passwd to see if the qmail guys are gone. Adios qmail users... > _However_, let /var/log/lastlog take care of itself. Agreed. > If I sound like I 'know-it-all', Bob, I don't. I don't detect that at all in your posts; 'know-it-alls' tend to get stuff wrong on a regular basis, and you fail to meet that criteria afaik. > "Help! my /var/log/lastlog's as big as Canarsie!" It's good to know you too were a little weirded out when you made the discovery! (And Lord knows we can use a little poetic license around here.<g>) > and Miquel van Smoorenburg set me on the path to exploring the mysteries > of what he termed Unix's 'sparse files'. We are blessed with such as Miquel on this list. > As they say in Wonderland, "Curiouser and curiouser!", hey? Speaking of poetic license and loosened associations, I laughed to myself when I read this. It occurred to me that over New England-way here 'Wonderland' is the dog track in Revere, MA just outside of Boston. No doubt many a curious adventure has played out there... ;-) -- Bob Bernstein at http://www.ruptured-duck.com Esmond, R.I., USA
