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  66034   Wed Nov 5 11:52:12 2008 Idea T. Ribbrockemgaron+elog@ribbrock.orgInfoLinux2.7.5Re: Installation problems
> > 2) /etc/init.d/elogd: line 10: /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions: No such file or directory (I fixed this by commenting
> > out that line).
> > 
> > 3) Starting elogd: /etc/init.d/elogd: line 34: echo_success: command not found (Fixed by search/replace "echo_"
> > to "echo ").
> 
> The elogd (or elogd.init in the distribution) is written for RedHat based systems where echo_success gives the 
> typical output with a green [OK] at the end of the line. For Debian, there is (was) in principle a Debian package 
> which has it's own startup script. Since the package maintainer is not active any more (I guess), the Debian 
> updates are heavily old. Once elog gets managed inside Debian again, that should get better again, but until then 
> one has to follow 2) and 3) from above. If I would remove it, the Scientific Linux users would complain. 

I'm actually using elog on Debian and have been rolling my own ".deb" for a while now (starting with the old Debian
one and working my way up till 2.7.5). Maybe you could add the Debian /etc/init.d/elog script to the "contrib"
directory, with a suitable note in the README or something like that? That script has not changed in a long time and
is still functional - and doing so would make it easier for people who would like to install elog on a Debian (or
Debian-based, e.g. Ubuntu) system. I'll attach the script.

Regards,

Thomas
Attachment 1: elog
#!/bin/sh
# Init script for ELOG.
# Copyright © 2003, 2005  Recai Oktaş <roktas@omu.edu.tr>
#
# Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2.
# See the file `http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt'.

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
DAEMON=/usr/sbin/elogd
NAME=elogd
DESC="ELOG daemon"

test -f $DAEMON || exit 0

set -e

# Admin should be able to lock some options.
if [ -f /etc/default/elog ]; then
	. /etc/default/elog
fi

# To be in the safe side, the followings should be always defined.
PIDFILE=${PIDFILE:-/var/run/$NAME.pid}
CONFFILE=${CONFFILE:-/etc/elog.conf}

# Add the options to argument list only if defined previously.  Since
# some options may also be present in the conffile, we couldn't preset
# those options which would otherwise overwrite the settings in the
# conffile.  Also note that, all have reasonable compiled-in defaults.
ARGS="${PIDFILE+"-f $PIDFILE"}         \
      ${CONFFILE+"-c $CONFFILE"}       \
      ${LOGBOOKDIR+"-d $LOGBOOKDIR"}   \
      ${RESOURCEDIR+"-s $RESOURCEDIR"} \
      ${PORT+"-p $PORT"}               \
      ${HOST+"-n $HOST"}               \
      ${VERBOSE+"-v"}"
      
# Always run as a daemon.
ARGS=`echo $ARGS -D`

case "$1" in
	start)
		echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
		start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE \
			--exec $DAEMON -- $ARGS 2>&1
		sleep 1
		if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && ps h `cat "$PIDFILE"` >/dev/null; then
			echo "$NAME."
		else
			echo "$NAME failed to start; check syslog for diagnostics."
			exit 1
		fi
		;;
	stop)
		echo -n "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
		start-stop-daemon --oknodo --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE \
			--exec $DAEMON -- $ARGS 2>&1
		echo "."
		;;
	reload)
		# Do nothing since ELOG daemon responds to 
		# the changes in conffile directly.
		;;
	restart|force-reload)
		$0 stop
		sleep 1
		$0 start
		if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
			exit 1
		fi
		;;
	*)
		N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
		echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
		exit 1
		;;
esac

exit 0

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  66044   Thu Nov 13 13:25:25 2008 Idea Steve WilliamsonStephenWilliamson@Barnsley.gov.ukRequestLinux2.7.5Sorting Museremail

Hi

I've just upgraded to 2.7.5 mainly because I wanted to have Museremail sorted.  We use this to list contacts on an RFC form and it's much easier to find the ones you want when they are in a predictable sequence.  As an extension to this it would be great if they could be sorted by the last part of their real name - typical user, give him a sweetie and he wants jam on it!

cheers

Steve

  66103   Tue Dec 9 00:25:52 2008 Idea Dennis Seitzdseitz@berkeley.eduRequestAll2.7.5Please add Subst on Duplicate

 I would like to be able to substitute some attribute values when an entry is duplicated. I don't see Subst on Duplicate available in the cfg file syntax. Can you add that?

 

Thanks

  66148   Tue Jan 13 00:14:37 2009 Idea Michael Ambrusambrmi09@gmail.comQuestionLinux2.7.5-2130Re: SMTP problems - Error sending Email via "smtp.glocalnet.net"

Michael Ambrus wrote:

Hello, I'm having problems with e-mail notifications.

When I try submitting a new post, I get the following error:

Error sending Email via "smtp.glocalnet.net"

The error message doesn't give a lot of hints...

My config file contains the following lines:

[global]
SMTP host = smtp.glocalnet.net
SMTP username = rhj764h@tninet.se
SMTP Password = xxx

...

[BugZ]

...

Email All = somebody@gmail.com
Use Email From = theproject@kato.homelinux.org

 

The password was created by invoking elogd with the -t option containing the true password. I've tried enter the correct password manually in the config, but the error message is the same.

Below follows a cut&paste of the console output when invoking with the -v option (addresses manually edited to avoid spam):

Email ALL to somebody@gmail.com

timezone: -3600, offset: 3600


Email from theproject@kato.homelinux.org to somebody@gmail.com, SMTP host smtp
.glocalnet.net:
220 mta3.glocalnet.net ESMTP Service ready
EHLO kato.homelinux.org
250-mta3.glocalnet.net
250-DSN
250-8BITMIME
250-PIPELINING
250-HELP
250-AUTH=LOGIN
250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 PLAIN
250-X-CP-DELIVER-AFTER
250-DELIVERBY 300
250 SIZE
==== Return ================================
HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Server: ELOG HTTP 2.6.3-1762
Connection: Keep-Alive
Keep-Alive: timeout=60, max=10
Location: http://kato.homelinux.org/elog-tinker/BugZ/6?error=Error+sending+Email
+via+<i>"smtp.glocalnet.net"</i>
Content-Length: 20

I can't make any sense of this. Please advise.

Regards

/Michael Ambrus

 

 

 

 

 

 

An update:

I got rid of the version from the Ubuntu repo and installed the latest source release instead (2.7.5-2130).

 

The error is now a little bit different:

Error sending Email via "smtp.glocalnet.net": Syntax error in parameters or arguments to MAIL command

 

A snippet from the console output:

250-DELIVERBY 300
250 SIZE
AUTH LOGIN
`±è·    ♦Username:
cmhqNzY0aEB0bmluZXQuc2U=
Password:
ajh6N2E4
235 LOGIN authentication successful
MAIL FROM: theproject@kato.homelinux.org
501 Syntax error in parameters or arguments to MAIL command
==== Return ================================

 

BR /Michael

  66219   Sat Feb 21 23:08:54 2009 Idea David PilgramDavid.Pilgram@epost.org.ukRequestLinux2.7.5-2130Idea/Suggestion
Hi Stefan,

In the past I have requested the "mark whole thread" feature, not yet implimented.  At present, I 
edit (in my case) the icon on the first entry to indicate current status of the thread.  I have 
had an idea connected to this.

If you view a page, in threaded form, and collapsed, the header of the first entry of each thread is 
shown.  The order, however, is that of the timed order of the latest entry in that thread.


As an option, under the same circumstances (threaded, collapsed), if the header of the most recent 
entry was shown, then that could also be an indicator of closed thread, or of "marking whole thread" 
option (maybe would be enough for those who desire those features).  It also gives an indication of 
the current status of the thread without having to edit the original entry of the thread to edit 
(for example) the icon. 

Just a thought on how to improve a wonderful program ;-)
  66238   Fri Mar 6 13:49:19 2009 Idea Niall DooleyNiall_Dooley@inmarsat.comRequestWindows2.7.5Email recall function similar to what exists say in something like Outlook

Hi,

Is there a way perhaps of implementing an email recall feature into E-Log? In other words, to recall an email before the recipient (s) read the email originating from the e-log. Something perhaps along the lines of what exists in something like Outlook.

Thks in advance.

Regards,

Niall

  66251   Mon Mar 16 22:33:23 2009 Idea Dongwook Jangdwjang@fnal.govRequestLinux2.7.5-2130Adding texts for each attachment

Dear Stefan,

First of all, I appreciate that you made such a nice program. I've used elog for more than 5 years and it was wonderful experince to me and my research work was very productive with this.

I have a suggestion to you to improve this while I was using elog. If users can add texts or comments for each attachment, it will be great.

I am not sure if someone was already suggested this or it is already in your wish list.

Thank you.

Dongwook Jang

  66281   Thu Mar 26 17:30:23 2009 Idea Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chInfoAll2.5.7-2187Email notifications not working properly

 I just found out that email notifications only worked for the first 50 users of this forum. So if you registered only recently, you might not have received any notification. This was a bug inside elogd which I hope to have fixed now (this entry notification will show...). If you get the first notification and do not want this, log in to the ELOG Forum, click on "Config" and remove the checkmarks from the logbooks you do not want to get notifications.

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