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No Default MTA
Summary
Remove sendmail from the default install.
Owner
- Name: Will Woods
- Email: wwoods@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 16
- Last updated: 12 April 2011
- Percentage of completion: 1%
Detailed Description
Remove sendmail from the default install. Machines that need an MTA can install an MTA of their choosing, rather than being forced to use sendmail by default.
This is an extension of the previous NoMTA feature.
Benefit to Fedora
One less service to start, reduce system complexity, put system log info into the system logs.
Scope
Minor changes to comps, 
cronie
TODO
- Remove
sendmailfrom thebasegroup
- Edit
/etc/sysconfig/cronto make the situation clear:
# If you want cron to deliver logs as email, uncomment this line and install an MTA CRONDARGS="-s -m off"
- Find a suitable way to log per-user cron output
- And some way to notify the user of the delivery of that info
- Check the default
logwatch - Find and check other packages that send mail locally
How To Test
Place the following in /etc/cron.hourly/test.cron:
echo "Testing cron output - this should appear in /var/log/cron"
and chmod 755 /etc/cron.hourly/test.cron. After an hour, that log message should appear in /var/log/cron.
User Experience
- Most users won't notice
- Sysadmins who want an MTA can pick their favorite MTA
Dependencies
- None
Contingency Plan
- Keep sendmail in comps
Documentation
- None
Release Notes
- Sendmail is no longer installed by default.
- Logs from cron will appear in /var/log/cron.