Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 14:30:50 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Patrick Bihan-Faou <patrick@mindstep.com> Cc: Jon Parise <jon@csh.rit.edu>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Integrating QMAIL in the world Message-ID: <20000409143048.L4381@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <146f01bfa266$11d5c750$040aa8c0@local.mindstep.com>; from patrick@mindstep.com on Sun, Apr 09, 2000 at 04:56:25PM -0400 References: <143f01bfa253$a130abd0$040aa8c0@local.mindstep.com> <20000409150216.A24493@csh.rit.edu> <146f01bfa266$11d5c750$040aa8c0@local.mindstep.com>
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* Patrick Bihan-Faou <patrick@mindstep.com> [000409 14:25] wrote: > From: "Jon Parise" <jon@csh.rit.edu> > > On Sun, Apr 09, 2000 at 02:44:25PM -0400, Patrick Bihan-Faou wrote: > > > > > I have integrated the source of qmail so it can be built as part > > > of the "world". I think that it would be nice to have an > > > alternative for the mailer package to be built as part of a make > > > world. > > > > I don't recall the particulars (it's been a while since I've > > managed a qmail installation), but aren't there issues with qmail's > > distribution license that would make integrating it into the build > > tree illegal? > > > I will contact DJB and find out if this is OK with him. After reading his > "license" page, I come to the conclusion that it is a matter of obtaining is > approval. He wants to ensure that qmail IS qmail no matter how and where it > is installed. > > > > > As a side note, I don't think it's all that good of an idea to add > > another MTA to the build tree, but I'm sure others will raise a > > more substantial argument than I could. > > Well, qmail is a fairly popular alternative to sendmail. It is supposedly > more secure, and definitely easier to configure. I use it exclusively and it > would be a lot nicer for me to have it included in the base distribution of > FreeBSD. I am sure that other people feel the same. > > My intent is NOT to start a flame war on MTA's. If nobody is interested > and/or the FreeBSD team does not want it, then it will not be included in > the tree. It's that simple. > > I remember some while ago some threads going wild on the subject of MTA. The > only reason why I am posting this is that I did the work for some other > project I am involved in, and if it can help others, then I'd rather share > it. I'd rather not see it in the base distribution, the ports ought to work fine for most people, there's no reason to bloat the repo and at the same time complicate the build issues. thanks, -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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