Re: [Nmh-workers] post now asking for a password, even when it doesn't have to

[Bill Wohler]

Lyndon Nerenberg <address@hidden> writes:

> I think in 1.7 we need to deprecate the POP support. And in 1.8 deprecate the 
> submission SASL support.
>
> POP has been handled by external programs for ages.

But not everybody has a need for them.

> As for submission, it's time to teach the MSAs to accept mail on named pipes. 
>  No need for SASL, or networks, or ...  I thought I taught sendmail to listen 
> for mail submission on UNIX:/var/mail/submission circa 1999?

-1. My workstation at NASA is not allowed to run an MSA. I have to
submit directly to the NASA mothership (pun unintended, but funny). I
use the LOGIN saslmech.

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