Why so old a sendmail in 4.0D?

From: Pat Wilson <paw_at_northstar.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:57:34 +0032

I wrote:
        I've just patched 4.0D with the latest patchkit (#3), and notice
        that sendmail is _still_ reporting "5.65v4.0". Why aren't
        we at at least 8.8.5 by now? This is a real problem for me,
        since while I usually just roll my own, _this_ machine is for
        a tur(n)key app, and the vendor pitches a fit if we do any customizations
        (not that it _affects_ anything, mind you - they're just silly).

        I have a feeling that this vendor isn't yet supporting 4.0E yet,
        either. :-<

        So - am I just SOL?

Thanks to all who responded, but especially Richard Jackson ,
who set me on the right path. It turns out that (a) there _is_ a
patch for 4.0D that brings sendmail up to 8.8.7 available for contract
customers, but (b) it's only "unofficially supported". :-<

Support says "The only offical release of sendmail v8 will be in
Digital UNIX 4.0e."

So - either upgrade, or ask *very* nicely for a patchkit
containing IAFWSMTP340. In general, you're probably better off
upgrading.

Happy New Year!

Pat Wilson
paw_at_dartmouth.edu
Received on Thu Dec 31 1998 - 19:58:24 NZDT