Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 09:44:15 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Kevin Lo <kevlo@FreeBSD.org> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org, gshapiro@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: Sendmail deprecation ? Message-ID: <20171208084415.5c77xlucmunh2azp@ivaldir.net> In-Reply-To: <20171208074456.GA2035@ns.kevlo.org> References: <20171206223341.iz3vj4zz2igqczy7@ivaldir.net> <20171208074456.GA2035@ns.kevlo.org>
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--b2wep3vwxtoukow5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Dec 08, 2017 at 03:44:56PM +0800, Kevin Lo wrote: > On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 11:33:41PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > > Hi all, > >=20 > > I would like to propose the deprecation then removal of sendmail in bas= e. > >=20 > > Deprecation will happen in the form of FreeBSD 12.0 being built WITHOUT= _SENDMAIL > > by default > >=20 > > removal would happen in FreeBSD 13.0 > >=20 > > sendmail in base it not really usable as a full featured mta due to the= fact it > > does not support anything an entreprised grade mta setup would require:= ldap > > support for example, check the number of options available in the sendm= ail port. > >=20 >=20 > Hmm, dma(8) says:=20 >=20 > dma is not intended as a replacement for real, big MTAs like sendmail(8) > or postfix(1). >=20 > I seriously don't think dma(8) is a full featured mta. I would recommend= =20 > OpenSMTPD. OpenSMTPD makes smtp easier to implement and manage and more > secure. >=20 It is not and that is the main point of it, what is really required in base= it delivering mails to /var/mail and relay them to a real mail server. when one needs a full featured mta then he can install opensmtpd, postfix, exim, sen= dmail =66rom ports Best regards, Bapt --b2wep3vwxtoukow5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEgOTj3suS2urGXVU3Y4mL3PG3PloFAloqUNwACgkQY4mL3PG3 PlpFPxAA0BGFgIs/BBMGUBu0OFxYQXM22yLu396CCk1LK9wkmPlp9xeatIlzVi4C CjOdFauRYCyojOn8cmtG382x/mI6t9kqggnH7A2+nf154ugEAZjR6ChoPxMrww6V HPEuPvfePAXwvBIQ+dFREsxYDJN+QCVa+tYC4ELVanrJhRpKc2co86d6K/iu401Z 9DZxP+IaK4URVc2S85xCmSlV3AGZttrUpYXykF0WdkSBVgTdpqsS0QI0jvq4n2Ig epw72XwAJhm3dpdJ+gLU4I+irBPKt3Vp99rO3YOLMjSMOOg0HMTqhvLdIlBLeTEr +kIR1Eow0Xj9IO792RPstA1Sc3bGhpoSVTD7A305DTVmVPqeA0kYhLmvhBRRjuLk hlE0mFjWcF4/PkBIDezOuff6ULaYZtUe5Myy6cFa1f0pRyoSYZLkGIoFASNe/fCg ALB67NCT28Hcn0lZo2K4KpotCYpGLuFQAHHdH1mD2P65ZtgQtr9EAvdLU7h3u9eV nmasUPbu2odfren1uc6BW+FOX/lJuoF/8esfsI15ZWTUPZATJLBq7z4fkTLrDtlI Po2xXZ61B1M5UG9wFwDZg1ZM3JkiEbQfLsEKR3SLK7U5+po9e+v1dp6sXt/isI/P C22s+2JiASDEYbTZCvKliozEN3lZVPJOUaF1ONEX7OgNPCJLBIU= =r3Ap -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --b2wep3vwxtoukow5--
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