svn commit: r262282 - in head: contrib/dma contrib/dma/debian contrib/dma/debian/migrate contrib/dma/debian/source contrib/dma/test etc/mtree libexec libexec/dma share/mk tools/build/mk tools/build...

[Baptiste Daroussin]

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 09:32:04AM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 05:32:18PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 08:01:44AM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote:
> > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 07:26:49AM +0000, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> > > > Author: bapt
> > > > Date: Fri Feb 21 07:26:49 2014
> > > > New Revision: 262282
> > > > URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/262282
> > > > 
> > > > Log:
> > > >   Import Dragonfly Mail Agent into base system
> > > >   
> > > 
> > > Why?  There is /usr/ports/mail/dma.
> > > 
> > Because there are lot of case where you do not need a full smtp
> > server in base but just be able to deliver locally and/or relay
> > mails outside, dma is very good for that purpose.
> 
> As there is already a full stmp server in base, your argument is
> fairly weak.  Yes, I know there is now going to be a small, but
> vocal group of people, demanding the removal of sendmail.  So,
> let's remove both sendmail and dma, and then let the user choose
> an agent from ports/mail.
> 
Some tools in the base system like cron do expect a working sendmail(1), so we need
a working sendmail(1) in base

regards,
Bapt
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