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FW: [cygrunsrv] problem starting exim as service


On 11 March 2007 20:45, Eric Blake wrote:

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> According to Peatey on 3/11/2007 12:09 PM:

>> I was broadly following the steps outlined at
>> http://pigtail.net/LRP/exim/exim-cygwin.html until the failure to
>> start as service.
> 
> That was a problem.  If you follow advice not originating from this list,

  Actually, the real problem is that he followed only /some/ of the advice on
that page....

> then you are better off taking your questions to that site rather than
> this list when things don't work.  That site has persistently been known
> for giving bad advice, 

  ... because, they do give out at least one piece of good advice on that site
now:

"  Please don't send any questions to the cygwin mailing list to ask questions
about this page as it may provoke them. The information here is provided "as
is, in good faith" with no guarantee it will work. If it doesn't work, then it
doesn't work. Don't send any questions to the cygwin mailing list to ask why
and provoke them. Read this Disclaimer.   "



    cheers,
      DaveK
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