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Date:      Fri, 8 Dec 2017 09:44:15 +0100
From:      Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Kevin Lo <kevlo@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        arch@FreeBSD.org, gshapiro@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: RFC: Sendmail deprecation ?
Message-ID:  <20171208084415.5c77xlucmunh2azp@ivaldir.net>
In-Reply-To: <20171208074456.GA2035@ns.kevlo.org>
References:  <20171206223341.iz3vj4zz2igqczy7@ivaldir.net> <20171208074456.GA2035@ns.kevlo.org>

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On Fri, Dec 08, 2017 at 03:44:56PM +0800, Kevin Lo wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 11:33:41PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >=20
> > I would like to propose the deprecation then removal of sendmail in bas=
e.
> >=20
> > Deprecation will happen in the form of FreeBSD 12.0 being built WITHOUT=
_SENDMAIL
> > by default
> >=20
> > removal would happen in FreeBSD 13.0
> >=20
> > sendmail in base it not really usable as a full featured mta due to the=
 fact it
> > does not support anything an entreprised grade mta setup would require:=
 ldap
> > support for example, check the number of options available in the sendm=
ail port.
> >=20
>=20
> Hmm, dma(8) says:=20
>=20
> dma is not intended as a replacement for real, big MTAs like sendmail(8)
> or postfix(1).
>=20
> I seriously don't think dma(8) is a full featured mta.  I would recommend=
=20
> OpenSMTPD.  OpenSMTPD makes smtp easier to implement and manage and more
> secure.
>=20
It is not and that is the main point of it, what is really required in base=
 it
delivering mails to /var/mail and relay them to a real mail server. when one
needs a full featured mta then he can install opensmtpd, postfix, exim, sen=
dmail
=66rom ports

Best regards,
Bapt

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