RFC: Sendmail deprecation ?

[freebsd.arch at clogic.com.ua]

On 2017-12-10 15:31, Jamie Landeg-Jones wrote:
> freebsd.arch at clogic.com.ua wrote:
> 
>> Most users don't need a sandmail in base. As example, I always disable
>> sendmail and install dma for local use or postfix for mail servers. So 
>> I
>> can't understand, why I need do this every time as I install new
>> instance of FreeBSD in 2017?
> 
> There are many valid arguments for and against removal, but I'm afraid
> that isn't one of them.
This is counterargument for people who use sendmail from base because 
they do this many years before and have configs. And I not only don't 
use sendmail, I need disable it any time as install new instance of 
FreeBSD. And I am not alone in this.

> Many things aren't used by "most users" - Most don't use bhyve, for 
> example,
> and I bet a high proportion don't even use clang, or many of the other
> installed utilities.
> 
> As for dma, it's already installed by default - but as most people 
> don't
> use it, by your logic, it shouldn't be! :-)
> 
> cheers,
> jamie

There is no suitable bhyve(or clang) alternatives on FreeBSD, so we use 
better ones.

1. Sendmail not suitable for modern mail system and not actively 
developed anymore.
2. We have modern lightweight alternatives like dma or opensmtpd.
3. FreeBSD is OS for general use, not for mail server systems. If anyone 
need fully functional mail server he can install it from ports.

P.S. Sendmail was removed from default install in almost all Linux 
distributions and from base system in DragonflyBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD.

Best regards.