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please test: rc.d-boot and qmail-run



Hi! I need your help -- particularly if you _don't_ run qmail or NetBSD, but also if you do.

I've been working on making it easy, across platforms, to

1) Run package-provided rc.d scripts at boot time, regardless of the platform's native init scheme
2) Run a fairly modern qmail (really) with sensible defaults

If you would, please update to -current pkgsrc and try installing mail/qmail-run and pkgtools/rc.d-boot. Reply off-list with your findings:

- Your OS, version, and architecture?
- Did packaging or installation break anywhere along the way? (Logs appreciated) - Did you have to learn anything to get qmail running? (Details appreciated)
- Does it seem to work?
- Would you maybe actually consider using it? (I'd love to know why or why not)

If pkgtools/rc.d-boot doesn't yet support your platform, please consider sending me a brief summary of how to create a boot item. Patches are most welcome, too, of course. And no obligation for any of the above, just gratitude for any help you can offer.

Thanks,

- Amitai

P.S. rc.d-boot for SmartOS is known to be difficult: pkgsrc doesn't install package rc.d scripts when INIT_SYSTEM="smf".

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