From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 4 23:38:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AFED37B401 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 23:38:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5031043F3F for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 23:38:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h357cHaA086993 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 08:38:17 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)h357cHSP086992 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 5 Apr 2003 08:38:17 +0100 (BST) Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 08:38:17 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: freebsd-questions Message-ID: <20030405073817.GA86666@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , freebsd-questions References: <3E8E8148.9060400@attbi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3E8E8148.9060400@attbi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-35.6 required=5.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,PGP_SIGNATURE_2,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.50 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) Subject: Re: Sendmail from src or ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 07:38:28 -0000 --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Apr 04, 2003 at 11:10:00PM -0800, K Anderson wrote: > Which is the preferred sendmail? > The ports version or the src/ version? The versions in /usr/src/contrib and in ports are pretty much identical, if you're running an up-to-date 4-STABLE, 5-CURRENT or a recent release. If you don't need anything unusual like Cyrus SASL support, then just stick with the system version. Even if you're running an older system version, so long as you cvsup(1) to the latest sources on your release branch (for all release branches back to RELENG_4_3_0 plus RELENG_3), the sendmail supplied with there has tended to get patched very promptly against all the recently announced vulnerabilities --- although it may not be the latest version, it should be safe to run. In short, you shouldn't need to install the ports version of sendmail, although you always have the option of doing so. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+jofpdtESqEQa7a0RAvBpAKCSFY+gcTaxMz3lq8LpcKQkJQCfjwCgmDdT qS0tUrs2SJJNrsmnYssln5g= =sQZE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z--