From owner-cvs-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 12 17:31:39 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED61916A4CE; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:31:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gw.celabo.org (gw.celabo.org [208.42.49.153]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 786A643D48; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:31:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nectar@celabo.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gw.celabo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07FA254846; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:31:38 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gw.celabo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (hellblazer.celabo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with SMTP id 85559-06; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:31:27 -0500 (CDT) Received: from lum.celabo.org (lum.celabo.org [10.0.1.107]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "lum.celabo.org", Issuer "celabo.org CA" (verified OK)) by gw.celabo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43B4D54840; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:31:27 -0500 (CDT) Received: by lum.celabo.org (Postfix, from userid 501) id 8C46C1C8A21; Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:30:59 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:30:59 -0500 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" To: Mark Linimon Message-ID: <20040413003059.GA16303@lum.celabo.org> Mail-Followup-To: "Jacques A. Vidrine" , Mark Linimon , ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org References: <200404122159.i3CLxfgU062180@repoman.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200404122159.i3CLxfgU062180@repoman.freebsd.org> X-Url: http://www.celabo.org/ User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org cc: ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/mail/metamail Makefile X-BeenThere: cvs-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the ports tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:31:39 -0000 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