Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 03:25:53 +1000 From: Kubilay Kocak <koobs@FreeBSD.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> Cc: Gregory Orange <gregory.orange@calorieking.com>, ohauer@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: mail/postfix default build options request: SASL Message-ID: <559C0BA1.70300@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20150707170604.GI25718@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <559B643F.3060409@calorieking.com> <559B6791.7050407@FreeBSD.org> <20150707170604.GI25718@spindle.one-eyed-alien.net>
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On 8/07/2015 3:06 AM, Brooks Davis wrote: > On Tue, Jul 07, 2015 at 03:45:53PM +1000, Kubilay Kocak wrote: >> On 7/07/2015 3:31 PM, Gregory Orange wrote: >>> Hi Olli and ports@, >>> >>> I don't know if this is a helpful forum to raise it, but I would like to >>> request that SASL be enabled in the default build options for >>> mail/postfix. I am attempting to use binary-only packages wherever >>> possible, and so far this is the first where I currently have to build >>> it myself. >>> >>> I would have thought SASL is in use across many Postfix installations, >>> but of course I could be wrong. I was tempted to try out >>> SMTP-after-IMAP, but since Postfix has the support, I think SASL is far >>> cleaner. >>> >>> Would any responders please include me in the CC? I am not subscribed to >>> the list. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Greg. >>> >> >> If consensus can't be achieved or there is a good reason not to enable >> this by default, then postfix-sasl as a slave port may be a desirable >> alternative, which I believe has existed in the past. >> >> I'm generally: >> >> +1 on security related options enabled by default >> +1 on OPTIONS_DEFAULT matching upstream defaults >> -1 on OPTIONS_DEFAULT introducing large dependency sets > > We need a port that allows dovecot2 SASL by default. There are a bunch of > turorials on setting up such systems and all of the have to start with "build > everything by hand" which makes us look bad. I've been somewhat tempted to > adding a slave port mail/postfix-useful with SASL, TLS, and DANE turned on. > A less trollish name might be better though. :) > > -- Brooks > svn mv postfix postfix-lite ? svn cp postfix postfix-full ? :) Seriously though, it *is* tough to find the a 'desirable' intersection of default features that suits most/all people. Insufficient reason not to try though.
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