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From: Gregory Shapiro <gshapiro@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Re: Why was Sendmail replaced with DMA?
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> I think the problem was that the original developers of sendmail have mostly
> disappeared.
> More or less.
> It looked like abandonware.

Nope, still here.  Granted, the release cycle has slowed, but new
features are being tested and coming (e.g.,  SMTPUTF8/EAI, MTA-STS).

I'll be integrating 8.17.2 into FreeBSD upon its release as it has
stabilized the EAI work for those who wish to use it.