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Date:      Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:11:31 -0600
From:      Joshua Lokken <joshua.lokken@gmail.com>
To:        Joe Altman <fj@panix.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using Exim with FBSD 5.3
Message-ID:  <bc5b6385041224111124455ce9@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20041224190530.GA29788@panix.com>
References:  <20041223224234.01432DD9A@cmlapp400.van.ca.siteprotect.com> <86wtv8m1da.fsf@amidala.datadok.no> <bc5b63850412240831663366e8@mail.gmail.com> <20041224181757.GB11861@panix.com> <bc5b638504122410313f0f4f7c@mail.gmail.com> <20041224190530.GA29788@panix.com>

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On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:05:30 -0500, Joe Altman <fj@panix.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 24, 2004 at 12:31:37PM -0600, Joshua Lokken wrote:
> > On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:17:57 -0500, Joe Altman <fj@panix.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, Dec 24, 2004 at 10:31:40AM -0600, Joshua Lokken wrote:
> > > > > "comm/JT" <comm@rwx.ca> writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Just a quick question, I was wondering if anyone had some documentation to
> > > > > > fully move from sendmail to exim on a 5.3 machine. I have tried this and
> > > > > > seemed to have failed, just wondering if I am using an old and outdated
> > > > > > document.
> > > <snip>
> > > >
> > > > Although this is deprecated.  Please use the following rather
> > > > than sendmail_enable="NONE":
> > > >
> > > > sendmail_enable="NO"
> > > > sendmail_submit_enable="NO"
> > > > sendmail_outbound_enable="NO"
> > > > sendmail_msp_queue_enable="NO"
> > >
> > > Where do you see this:
> > >
> > > sendmail_enable="NONE" labelled as deprecated? That doesn't appear to
> > > be the case, in the documentation I have accessed.
> >
> > I 'see this' in man rc.sendmail(8):
> >
> > sendmail_enable
> >     (str) If set to ``YES'', run the sendmail(8) daemon at system
> >     boot time.  If set to ``NO'', do not run a sendmail(8) daemon to
> >     listen for incoming network mail. This does not preclude a
> >     sendmail(8) daemon listening on the SMTP port of the loopback
> >     interface.  The ``NONE'' option is deprecated and should not be
> >     used.  It will be removed in a future release.
> 
> You mean this man rc.sendmail?
> 
> RC.SENDMAIL(8)          FreeBSD System Manager's Manual

Yes, man rc.sendmail(8).  I guess I'm really not sure what your
malfunction is, Joe.  What do you not understand about
'deprecated' and 'will be removed in a future release'?  BTW, I
really don't care to discuss it any further; if you have any 
additional information for the OP, by all means, give it.
Otherwise, have a happy holiday, and drop it.


-- 
Joshua Lokken
Open Source Advocate



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