Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 00:08:13 +0200 From: Jens Rehsack <rehsack@liwing.de> To: config@freebsd.org Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Removing Sendmail Message-ID: <3E8B5F4D.8020301@liwing.de> References: <XFMail.20030402105454.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <3E8B093D.4010500@liwing.de> <3E8B579B.AB82C225@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote: > Jens Rehsack wrote: > >>John Baldwin wrote: >> >>>First, core@ is not the appropriate body for that type of request. >>>Both current@ and arch@ are much better targets. Second, is >>>NO_SENDMAIL + the postfix port inadequate? >> >>The problem I see with that is, that even a minimalistic base install >>installs things like sendmail, ppp, atm-stuff, g77 and so on. >> >>I really think splitting the base in some sub-parts would it make much >>easier to do NO_SENDMAIL on my own. So I had to remove each not required >>file separately. That's no good solution. > > > > So we are back to: > > o breaking the base system into packages, As it's already done with crypto, krb5, src, ... > o either pre-installed with package alternatives to > allow deinstall and reinstall, OR No, not deinstall. Decide on first binary sysinstall, maybe with writing a template /etc/make.conf respecting the packages you didn't want. > o we are into seperately packaging all mail servers, > picking the current one as default, and hacking the > heck out of sysinstall to make sure there's a seperate > choice item to get one installed No, if someone decides not having eg. an mta (s)he should know about the risk and consequences. > ...all so that programs that require the ability to send local > mail, many of them base systems components, can function. Only if the wrapper is configured correct (eg. for mail) or not, eg. if ppp or g77 is required but not available. > That's what I said in the first place. > > So we are agreed. I meant other. Maybe now it's more clear. > The correct mailing lists for this discussion are config@freebsd.org > and install@freebsd.org. > > I've set followups to config@freebsd.org to indicate my own > bias and the total lack of space for more sysinstall code on the > install floppy... Just 2 more lists to subscribe :-) - may local folder list get slowly huge :-) Regards, Jens
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