Re: email options and --force with dpkg

2001-05-04 Thread Steve Gran
try apt-get install qmail; this should tell you that it conflicts with ssmtp, and you must remove it. say yes - this should force the removal of ssmtp and install qmail - hopefully allgoes well : ). I've changed MTA's in the past this way, and so far (knock wood) no problems. If this doesn't

Re: email options and --force with dpkg

2001-05-03 Thread Colin Watson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Following helpful replies from Kent(ktb) and Steve Gran to a >request under the subject of 'email options', I've been looking >further into the possibilities. > >I want to try qmail which I've found and built. It will not install >as it conflicts with ssmtp - seems I c

Re: email options

2001-04-29 Thread ktb
On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 05:32:54PM +0100, john gennard wrote: > There's just a stand-alone box (with Slink & Potato) - I dial an ISP > when I feel like it and get mail from lists and very little personal > mail. Little in the manuals seems needed, but there's a mass of > detail to wade through.

Re: email options

2001-04-29 Thread Steve Gran
> There's just a stand-alone box (with Slink & Potato) - I dial an ISP > when I feel like it and get mail from lists and very little personal > mail. Little in the manuals seems needed, but there's a mass of > detail to wade through. > > Its seems I need:- > > a. ppp -should be ok there. > b. so