Where can I download the mmdf package

[DixieFlatline]

We... "my boss" ... "accidently" uninstalled mmdf from our sco server.  Does anyone know where I can download the mmdf sco package so that I can use the software admin tool to reinstall it?

 

[abovebrd]

Do you have your original SCO media ? <p>-Danny<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[DixieFlatline]

It somehow got &quot;misplaced&quot;...&nbsp;&nbsp;I am turning the building upside down for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;But in the mean time, is there another solution?

 

[abovebrd]

I know you can order a new media kit from SCO.<br>Here is the URL <A HREF="

http://www.sco.com/offers/index.html"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.sco.com/offers/index.html</A><br><br>There

may also be a download option. <br><br><A HREF="

http://www.sco.com"

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http://www.sco.com</A>

is where I would start. <br><br> <p>-Danny<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[edfair]

what version are you running. Makes a difference. uname -X. <p>Ed Fair<br><a href=mailto: efair@atlnet.com> efair@atlnet.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. <br>
Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.<br>

 

[DixieFlatline]

I am running 5.0.4.

 

[edfair]

Don't think you will be able to get it from either the distribution chain or SCO. I can burn it or loan my copy, or somebody closer might be able to do it.<br>Feel free to use the e-mail address. <p>Ed Fair<br><a href=mailto: efair@atlnet.com> efair@atlnet.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. <br>
Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.<br>

 

[abovebrd]

I was able to get a copy of 5.04 six months ago via SCO.<br><br>I would also be willing to help you with the media if you need it.<br><br>What state are you in <br><br><br><br> <p>-Danny<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[180990]

Call SCO and ask for media replacement department.<br>They will send you a free replacement CD.<br>

 

[DixieFlatline]

I finally got a hold of the media disk.&nbsp;&nbsp;I reinstalled mmdf and the mail system is working again.&nbsp;&nbsp;Is there a way to automatically clear the root mailbox or forward it somewhere so it doesn't fill up the spooling directory?&nbsp;&nbsp;This is how the whole problem started.&nbsp;&nbsp;I had about 2800 msg in the root mail box.<br><br>

 

[edfair]

Having never done it MMDF I'll say yeah, no problem. Build a shell program to rm the file, then modify your crontab/root to include the shell program.&nbsp;&nbsp;clean it out nightly , weekly, monthly, or whatever. <p>Ed Fair<br><a href=mailto: efair@atlnet.com> efair@atlnet.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. <br>
Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.<br>

 

[Annihilannic]

Dixie,<br><br>I concur with Ed there - I had a similar problem where a dodgy cron job filled the root mailbox to the point that mmdf was thrashing.&nbsp;&nbsp;I just continually rm'd root's mailbox (/usr/spool/mail/root) until it had processed all the mail, with no apparent side effects.<br><br>Annihilannic.

 

[edfair]

But would be better to move it somewhere else week by week, just in case something important came thru, say something related to a system crash. At least you could have access.&nbsp;&nbsp;On systems where this is important I move 4 times a month to another directory.&nbsp;&nbsp;Always have the last three weeks available at minimum and at any weeks transfer overwrites the previous week of same name. <p>Ed Fair<br><a href=mailto: efair@atlnet.com> efair@atlnet.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. <br>
Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.<br>

 

[DixieFlatline]

I just finished writting a script that deletes the root mail that is more than a week old. I was thinking maybe there is a way to redirect the mail to my outlook addr so I can look at them in outlook. Anyway, thanks for all the help on this mmdf matter.

 

[Annihilannic]

Dixie,

To read root's mail using Outlook, add a new 'Internet Mail' service to Outlook, telling it to point to your SCO box for incoming and outgoing mail.

You'll also have to modify /etc/inetd.conf and add a '-a' parameter at the end of the line

pop3 stream tcp nowait root /etc/popper popper

This disables a security feature that prevents users with IDs lower than 10 reading their mail using POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3).

Annihilannic.