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Date:      Wed, 9 Nov 2022 16:59:57 +0100
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
To:        Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Cc:        arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Retire mta_start_script
Message-ID:  <20221109155957.hiejmef3q3rb2e2w@aniel.nours.eu>
In-Reply-To: <Y2vEq0sy%2BR6pUtJh@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
References:  <20221109150050.zkef3rgftym6pv64@aniel.nours.eu> <Y2vEq0sy%2BR6pUtJh@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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On Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 07:18:03AM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 04:00:50PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> > 
> > I do plan on retiring mta_start_script and what goes with it:
> > - /etc/rc.d/othermta
> > 
> > the othermta mecanism (calling mta_start_script if defined to something
> > different than /etc/rc.sendmail)
> > 
> > As far as I am aware all mta in the ports tree are not using this mecanism.
> > 
> > I do plan on just retiring all of this for FreeBSD 14.0.
> > 
> > If no argumented objections is made, I will retire next week.
> > 
> 
> What are the effects on the in-tree sendmail?  Are you planning
> to remove it as well?

0 effect on the in-tree sendmail which does not use this at all but uses
rc.d/sendmail for the last 20 years or so.

No I have no plan to remove sendmail yet, at least not for 14.0.

Best regards,
Bapt



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