X-Git-Url: http://www.git.stargrave.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=e7d4b752224b1d7d206a0ca51e859553b182a63c;hb=5e800c1aac067ec42cc6bcac10a0c339467a26d6;hp=40cd6cae638b95f90f0e5296b70d2d3bf9b2837c;hpb=23a4e44bedabe5b8b651346cabc2a870c5377a30;p=public-inbox.git diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 40cd6cae..e7d4b752 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ public-inbox (server-side) installation --------------------------------------- This is for folks who want to setup their own public-inbox instance. -Clients should see http://ssoma.public-inbox.org/INSTALL.html instead +Clients should see https://ssoma.public-inbox.org/INSTALL.html instead if they want to import mail into their personal inboxes. TODO: this still needs to be documented better, @@ -25,15 +25,11 @@ Requirements (server MDA) * git * SpamAssassin (spamc/spamd) * MTA - postfix is recommended -* lynx (for converting HTML messages to text) * Perl and several modules: (Debian package name) - Date::Parse libtimedate-perl - - Email::Filter libemail-filter-perl - Email::MIME libemail-mime-perl - Email::MIME::ContentType libemail-mime-contenttype-perl - Encode::MIME::Header perl - - File::Path::Expand libfile-path-expand-perl - - IPC::Run libipc-run-perl Optional modules: @@ -51,8 +47,19 @@ Optional modules: [3] - Optional for HTML web interface and HTTP/NNTP servers [4] - Optional for HTTP and NNTP servers +When installing Search::Xapian, make sure the underlying Xapian +is patched against the index corruption bug documented in: + + https://bugs.debian.org/808610 + +For Debian 8.x (jessie), this means using Debian 8.5 or later. + +public-inbox will never store unregeneratable data in Xapian +or any other search database we might use; Xapian corruption +will not destroy critical data. + Copyright --------- -Copyright 2013-2015 all contributors -License: AGPLv3 or later +Copyright 2013-2016 all contributors +License: AGPL-3.0+