CentOS - Sep 2019 - deprecations leading up to C8

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 12:45:03PM -0500, SternData
wrote:
> Does that mean it's gone from the CentOS repos or just that PostFix is
> the default choice?
I believe it means that it won't be in Centos anymore.

I also believe the Postifx is already the default choice, Sendmail
isn't in the default installation.
> 
> On 9/19/19 6:04 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
> > Was reading the long list of things being deprecated in the RHEL 8
> > release notes t'other day, and saw my old friend sendmail on the
list.
> > 
> > I've stuck by her because I've learned how she likes to be
stroked to
> > get the best out of her, and quail at the thought of taking on a new
> > MTA and having to learn it all all over again.
> > 
> > But I guess I'm going to have to, soon or late, probably sooner
than
> > later. :(
> > 
> > Can anyone point me to resources specifically for helping us ignorant
> > folk in converting all the arcan-ity in sendmail.mc into something
> > equivalent for Postfix?
> > 
> > Thanks in advancce!
> > 
> > Fred
> > 
> 
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On 21/09/19 1:25 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 12:45:03PM -0500, SternData wrote:
>> Does that mean it's gone from the CentOS repos or just that PostFix
is
>> the default choice?
> 
> I believe it means that it won't be in Centos anymore.
Correct, but do note that epel has picked up where Red Hat has dropped 
the ball.  Sendmail is available for el8 from epel.

That said, there is nothing wrong with switching to postfix if that's 
what you want, postfix is an excellent MTA.  It's just that if you want 
to continue with sendmail then epel provides a solution for you.


Peter

On 21/09/19 10:15 PM, Peter wrote:
> On 21/09/19 1:25 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 12:45:03PM -0500, SternData wrote:
>>> Does that mean it's gone from the CentOS repos or just that
PostFix is
>>> the default choice?
>>
>> I believe it means that it won't be in Centos anymore.
> 
> Correct, but do note that epel has picked up where Red Hat has dropped 
> the ball.? Sendmail is available for el8 from epel.
Sorry, I am mistaken.  I looked at the epel package list and saw 
"sendemail" and mistook it for "sendmail".

I imagine that someone will end up building sendmail for el8, though.


Peter