Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 18:44:36 +0200 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> Cc: arch@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: Switching from sendmail to Dragonfly Mail Agent by default Message-ID: <FCB020E2-3E12-4720-B6D5-615459306B0D@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20221015155131.7E9137C@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <20221013130533.n33j6fziwkqnjppc@aniel.nours.eu> <20221015155131.7E9137C@slippy.cwsent.com>
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Le 15 octobre 2022 17:51:31 GMT+02:00, Cy Schubert <Cy=2ESchubert@cschuber= t=2Ecom> a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0: >In message <20221013130533=2En33j6fziwkqnjppc@aniel=2Enours=2Eeu>, Baptis= te=20 >Daroussin > writes: >> Hello everyone, >> >> As of today, on a default FreeBSD setup, a mailer agent is configured i= n orde >> r >> to be able to distribute locally emails (from crontab for example) and/= or for >> relaying those emails=2E This role has been served by a stripped down v= ersion o >> f >> sendmail up to now=2E By stripped down, I mean it is built without the = support >> for feature that would make it a full featured MTA, like no support for= ldap=2E >> >> Long time ago we have imported Dragonfly Mail Agent, a minimalistic MTA= born >> within the Dragonfly Project, covering exactly those needs and only tho= se=2E >> >> It has matured slowly over the time and we believe we have addressed al= l the >> major issues reported preventing it from being the default=2E >> >> For FreeBSD 14 we would like to activate it by default=2E >> >> It means: >> - install by default mailer=2Econf from dma (and install the one from s= endmail >> in /usr/share/example/sendmail) >> - activate sendmail_enable=3DNONE by default in /etc/default/rc=2Econf >> - make mailwrappe fallback on dma=2E >> >> If noone brings an obvious blocker, this change will happen in the next= coupl >> e >> of weeks! > >We should add a comment suggesting that if people forward email they shou= ld=20 >install one of the packages=2E > >A little background: > >My site here at home is primarily postfix with a single machine (sandbox)= =20 >running sendmail=2E I had switched the sandbox machine's MTA from sendmai= l to=20 >dma=2E The sandbox machine's aliases(5) forwards root's email to an alias= on=20 >my gateway which in turn sends it to me (stored in an MH folder using=20 >procmail for later viewing)=2E This broke because dma doesn't honour alia= ses;=20 >root's mailbox on the sandbox machine contained all root's email that=20 >should have been forwarded=2E > dma do support alias (not =2Eforward) >As dma is a local-only delivery agent we should explain this to avoid POL= A=20 >following new installs, giving the user the option to install postfix, ex= im=20 >or sendmail from packages=2E A local delivery agent is all that's needed = to=20 >support a fresh new install until the sysadmin can install any needed=20 >packages to support their application=2E > dma is not a local-only delivery agent, it does also support relaying as s= tated in my initial email Bapt
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