Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:30:59 -0500 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@FreeBSD.org> Cc: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/metamail Makefile Message-ID: <20040413003059.GA16303@lum.celabo.org> In-Reply-To: <200404122159.i3CLxfgU062180@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200404122159.i3CLxfgU062180@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 02:59:41PM -0700, Mark Linimon wrote: > linimon 2004/04/12 14:59:41 PDT > > FreeBSD ports repository > > Modified files: > mail/metamail Makefile > Log: > Although it pains me to do this (look at the listing of the directory > as to why :-) ), the distfile survey reports that Nathaniel's original > site for this software is long gone. A Google search shows the mirror > that I added to be the best option, and that the most recent distfile is > from 1994. The only other links refer to security problems; although > all the known ones have been fixed, Debian claims that: > > We have been devoting some effort to trying to avoid shipping metamail > in the future. It became unmaintainable and these are probably not the > last of the vulnerabilities. > > Accordingly, mark it as 'deprecated'. If anyone is using this code, > they should prepare to adopt the port and address any security concerns > going forward. > > Revision Changes Path > 1.24 +4 -1 ports/mail/metamail/Makefile Thanks, Mark. My plea for a maintainer http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=20040218215305.GA47727_madman.celabo.org%40ns.sol.net has long expired. Cheers, -- Jacques Vidrine / nectar@celabo.org / jvidrine@verio.net / nectar@freebsd.org
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