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Date:      Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:32:04 -0800
From:      Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r262282 - in head: contrib/dma contrib/dma/debian contrib/dma/debian/migrate contrib/dma/debian/source contrib/dma/test etc/mtree libexec libexec/dma share/mk tools/build/mk tools/build...
Message-ID:  <20140221173204.GA62009@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20140221163217.GJ1699@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net>
References:  <201402210726.s1L7QnBP007144@svn.freebsd.org> <20140221160144.GA61609@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <20140221163217.GJ1699@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net>

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On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 05:32:18PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 08:01:44AM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 07:26:49AM +0000, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> > > Author: bapt
> > > Date: Fri Feb 21 07:26:49 2014
> > > New Revision: 262282
> > > URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/262282
> > > 
> > > Log:
> > >   Import Dragonfly Mail Agent into base system
> > >   
> > 
> > Why?  There is /usr/ports/mail/dma.
> > 
> Because there are lot of case where you do not need a full smtp
> server in base but just be able to deliver locally and/or relay
> mails outside, dma is very good for that purpose.

As there is already a full stmp server in base, your argument is
fairly weak.  Yes, I know there is now going to be a small, but
vocal group of people, demanding the removal of sendmail.  So,
let's remove both sendmail and dma, and then let the user choose
an agent from ports/mail.

-- 
steve



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