Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:25:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> Cc: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, ctm-users@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ctm(1) deprecation in the FreeBSD base system? Message-ID: <201810222125.w9MLPlH8013782@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> In-Reply-To: <201810222121.w9MLLJh4050701@fire.js.berklix.net>
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> "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote: > > > The ctm(1) client remains in the FreeBSD base system, although > > > FreeBSD-hosted ctm infrastructure was shut down some time ago. I > > > suspect it is time to remove it from the base system (perhaps making a > > > port). > > > > > > How much use does ctm have these days? > > > > I do not know that other than I do know that I have seen > > one data point in the last 14 days of a user who was infact > > using ctm though I can not associate a username/email address > > with that memory. > > > > A search of the last 30 days of @freebsd.org public mail > > may yield a hit. > > A fair guess, but it wouldn't indicate CTM usage well, > as we only use the ctm@ list to discuss if something breaks, > or to warn if a server will go out for maintenance. The search was only to find YOU, as I knew my above 14 day reference to a user was a message on a mail list that contained the word "ctm". > more misleading still: the ctm-announce@ list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/ctm-announce > hasnt been used in years, because Stephen doesnt have > write access to it. I did write someone years back asking that > Stephen be given write access, but it slipped between the cracks. > If anyone fixes that to give Stephen Montgomery Smith write access to > ctm-announce, it would be nice if you consider giving me write access too to > ctm-announce@ as I occasionaly announce server outages eg > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/ctm-users/2018-September/000526.html That should be possible, though I have no idea of where to even ask. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org
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