lyndon@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg) (07/07/90)
Archive-name: smail3.1/06-Jul-90 Original-posting-by: lyndon@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg) Original-subject: Re: differences between smail 2.5 and smail 3.x Archive-site: van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca [128.189.233.155] Archive-directory: /pub/mail Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes: >"Smail 3" is really GNU sendmail in all but name. Its only relationship >to smail 2.5 seems to be naming coincidence and/or someone's intention >that it be a logical successor. All the code is new, and it's huuuge. Smail3.1 has nothing to do with the GNU project (yet). Plans are to offer it to the FSF at some future date. Yes, it's big. That's what happens when you write software with comments and documentation :-) >My impression, shared with others judging from mailed comments, is that >UUCP leaf sites don't need smail 3 -- smail 2.5 plus Deliver give total >flexibility and functionality at a fraction of the code size and >complexity. Networked sites and domain servers can probably make full >use of Smail 3's features. Leaf sites don't need it, but I recommend it for System V sites that are leaf nodes, if only so that they will get some proper headers inserted into their mail. Smail3.1 is basically a drop in replacement for sendmail. Unlike sendmail, you talk to it in a way that bears a much closer resemblance to english that .cf files do. It provides great flexability in choosing how, when, and where to route your mail. It also runs on a very large number of UNIX platforms. (I've run it under Ultrix {1.2,2.3}, SunOS {3.5,4.0.3}, System V Release 3.2.2 on 3b2's and 6386E's (both with Wollongong TCP), and CTIX 3.20 and 5.23.) The code is still in ALPHA test, although it is reliable enough to run as a production MTA. The code is being made available now due to the number of requests the authors have been receiving. A more stable BETA release (smail3.2) will be released later this year, probably via one of the comp.sources groups. >The latest smail 3.1 was announced a while ago for FTP, I forget where; >but UUNET's archives will probably get it shortly -- look at >pub/smail3.tar.Z in the ls-lR and see if it's the July release. Yes, it's on uunet, but I'm not sure where. You could also try the following: From: lyndon@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg) Newsgroups: can.uucp,can.general Subject: smail 3.1 availability Date: 28 Jun 90 20:58:25 GMT For those of you who attended the smail3.1 BOF at the NET90 conference, the source code is now available for anonymous ftp/uucp access from van-bc. The compressed tar archive is 902701 bytes. To ftp it, connect to van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca [128.189.233.155] using login anonymous, password guest, and take a copy of /pub/mail/smail3.1.19.Z in BINARY mode. For uucp access, request the file van-bc!~ftp/pub/mail/smail3.1.19.Z using one of the following: PEP: +1 604 939 4782 login: nuucp password: nuucp 2400/1200 +1 604 939 4756 login: nuucp password: nuucp Sites with uucp connections to aunro or atha can uucp the file from ...!~/smail3.1.19.Z. If you cannot use the above methods, I'm willing to cut tapes in the following formats: Sun 1/4 inch cart (60 or 150 MB) 1/2 inch 9 track (1600 or 6250 BPI) Exabyte 8mm 3b2/1000 1/4 inch cart To get the distribution on magnetic media, send a blank tape of your choice with a cover letter indicating the format you require to me at the address listed below. Please include an email address or daytime telephone number where you can be reached. Don't forget to include a return postal address, or your tape will be added to my archive collection. I'm also thinking of starting an smail3.1 users list. If you're interested in participating, please let me know. Finally, to those of you waiting for direct email information, I will be sending you detailed information next week. I apologize for they delay. Things have been a wee bit busy since I returned, and I'm in the process of moving ... :-( Lyndon Nerenberg Computing Services Athabasca University Box 10,000 Athabasca, Alberta T0G 2R0 -- Lyndon Nerenberg VE6BBM / Computing Services / Athabasca University {alberta,cbmvax,mips}!atha!lyndon || lyndon@cs.athabascau.ca Practice Safe Government Use Kingdoms