From owner-freebsd-security Tue Dec 17 05:40:11 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id FAA23871 for security-outgoing; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 05:40:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from tfs.com (tfs.com [140.145.250.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id FAA23857 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 05:40:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from critter.tfs.com by tfs.com (smail3.1.28.1) with SMTP id m0vZzij-0003vuC; Tue, 17 Dec 96 05:38 PST Received: from critter.tfs.com (localhost.phk.dk [127.0.0.1]) by critter.tfs.com (8.8.2/8.8.2) with ESMTP id OAA15620; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:41:05 +0100 (MET) To: proff@suburbia.net cc: ley@cert.dfn.de (Wolfgang Ley), vitjok@fasts.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sendmail... In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 17 Dec 1996 23:01:30 +1100." <19961217120130.4779.qmail@suburbia.net> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:41:05 +0100 Message-ID: <15618.850830065@critter.tfs.com> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-security@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Listen guys! Please don't waste (any more) bandwidth on the replacement of sendmail. At this time, there is no plans nor signs or hints that such a replacement will happen. If you don't like sendmail, grab the right port/package and be done with it. If you really want it to happen, you will have to do it. Here's how: 1. Compartementalize sendmail in it's own "dist" in src/release/Makefile. 2. Make a similar dist out of your favourite mailer (Ie, src/contrib and the works, including the necessary Makefile magic so it all works according to the principle of least astonishment.) Make sure to clear the copyright issue with the authors &c &c. 3. Build your own releases and test it out. 4. Argue that since we get it for free, we might as well take it now :-) -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Power and ignorance is a disgusting cocktail.