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On 16/11/2013 19:42, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> On 2013-11-16 12:32 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>> sendmail sends mail. |
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> And apparently so does portage... |
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> So, anyone care to venture a guess as to why the gentoo devs decided to |
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> implement their own smtp server just so portage could send emails all by |
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> itself, rather than requiring the installation of an MTA? |
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portage DOES NOT implement an MTA. From Neil's earlier mail: |
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"Python has standard libraries that make this |
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simple, and only uses sendmail when you explicitly instruct it to do so" |
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That's about as simple as anything can get: one import, set up a few |
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config variables, one function call and your mail gets sent. It's far |
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easier than adding sendmail as a dep. |
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Or look at it this way: You need python to run portage, therefore you |
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already have basic mail sending capabilities already built-in. So use 'em |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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