Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:05:14 -0500 From: Paul Procacci <pprocacci@gmail.com> To: John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd@edvax.de Subject: Re: DMA, not Sendmail on 14-RELEASE Message-ID: <CAFbbPuipmhD2--iAiyccj6NxxfgoZKtN16%2Bkn94GD0oKN42oNA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20231212195639.AF1A17E28322@ary.local> References: <20231212195444.5b2f1b61.freebsd@edvax.de> <20231212195639.AF1A17E28322@ary.local>
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On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 2:57=E2=80=AFPM John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
> It appears that Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> said:
> >On 12 Dec 2023 11:09:37 -0500, John Levine wrote:
> >> If you do want to run a mail server, you probably want to use postfix
> >> or exim so you don't have to deal with sendmail's antique and rococo
> >> configuration system. Having sendmail preinstalled just gets in the
> >> way.
> >
> >On the other hand, if you just want to use the system's
> >mailer to run a "TLS relay", it is not needed to install
> >and configure a full 3rd party mail server - initially
> >sendmail does serve here quite well. On the other hand,
> >can dma do this?
>
> Yes, of course. DMA relays to a smarthost and can use TLS to the
> smarthost's port 587, 465, or I suppose 25.
>
> I'm not really asking, instead I would
> >install sendmail from ports if I needed that kind of
> >software.
>
> But why? DMA Is already there and does what you want.
>
Maybe because he wants to?
Just saying, choice in software is up to the user.
@OP
Go install sendmail from ports and be on your merry way.
~Paul
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 2:57=E2=80=AF=
PM John Levine <<a href=3D"mailto:johnl@iecc.com">johnl@iecc.com</a>>=
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">It appea=
rs that Polytropon <<a href=3D"mailto:freebsd@edvax.de" target=3D"_blank=
">freebsd@edvax.de</a>> said:<br>
>On 12 Dec 2023 11:09:37 -0500, John Levine wrote:<br>
>> If you do want to run a mail server, you probably want to use post=
fix<br>
>> or exim so you don't have to deal with sendmail's antique =
and rococo<br>
>> configuration system. Having sendmail preinstalled just gets in th=
e<br>
>> way.<br>
><br>
>On the other hand, if you just want to use the system's<br>
>mailer to run a "TLS relay", it is not needed to install<br>
>and configure a full 3rd party mail server - initially<br>
>sendmail does serve here quite well. On the other hand,<br>
>can dma do this? <br>
<br>
Yes, of course. DMA relays to a smarthost and can use TLS to the<br>
smarthost's port 587, 465, or I suppose 25.<br>
<br>
I'm not really asking, instead I would<br>
>install sendmail from ports if I needed that kind of<br>
>software.<br>
<br>
But why?=C2=A0 DMA Is already there and does what you want.<br clear=3D"all=
"></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Maybe because he wants to? =C2=A0</div><=
div><br></div><div>Just saying, choice in software is up to the user.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>@OP<br><br>Go install sendmail from ports and be on you=
r merry way.<br><br></div><div>~Paul <br></div></div><br><span class=3D"gma=
il_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signatur=
e">__________________<br><br>:(){ :|:& };:</div></div>
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