This directory contains sendmail 8.x source distributions. Those
interested in mirroring the sendmail distribution tree should read
the MIRROR file in this directory.
The latest version is available in sendmail.8.18.1.tar.{Z,gz}{,.sig}
-- the .Z file is compressed, the .gz file is the same bits gzipped,
and the .sig files are the PGP signatures for the bits in either
of the first two files. Please note that starting with 8.12.8 the
compressed/gzipped files are signed, previously the uncompressed
.tar file was signed. Please take ONLY ONE of the .Z or .gz files.
Add-ons for the open source sendmail MTA, including spam and virus
filters and policy management tools, are available from Proofpoint,
Inc. See http://www.proofpoint.com/ for details.
Older versions are in sendmail.${VER}.tar.{Z,gz,sig}. Except for the
latest, these are unsupported by the Sendmail.ORG crew. The status of
various interesting ${VER}s is:
8.18.1 Stricter enforcement of RFC requirements, full DANE support.
8.17.2 Various fixes, mostly related to EAI.
8.17.1 Experimental support for EAI (SMTPUTF8) and MTA-STS.
8.16.1 DANE support, TLS and logging enhancements.
8.15.2 Some IPv6 enhancements as well as other fixes.
8.15.1 Several new features, especially TLS related; IPv6 format change.
8.14.9 Fixes a file descriptor leak.
8.14.8 Mostly bug fixes, especially IPv6 related.
May require patch 8.14.8.m4header
8.14.7 Fixes some problems.
8.14.6 Mostly bug fixes.
8.14.5 Some enhancements and bug fixes.
8.14.4 Fixes some problems.
8.14.3 Fixes regression in 8.14.2 and some bugs.
8.14.2 Fixes some bugs.
8.14.1 Fixes some bugs, enhances documentation.
8.14.0 New milter API, headers are 8 bit "transparent".
8.13.8 Fixes for regressions introduced in 8.13.7 and some other bugs.
8.13.7 Fix for potential denial of service problem.
8.13.6 Security fix. Do not use any older 8.x version.
sts_san.p0.tgz Fix matching of wildcard SANs for MTA-STS.
Since sendmail 8.11 and later includes hooks to cryptography, the
following information from OpenSSL applies to sendmail as well.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EXPORT/IMPORT AND/OR USE OF STRONG CRYPTOGRAPHY
SOFTWARE, PROVIDING CRYPTOGRAPHY HOOKS OR EVEN JUST COMMUNICATING
TECHNICAL DETAILS ABOUT CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE IS ILLEGAL IN SOME
PARTS OF THE WORLD. SO, WHEN YOU IMPORT THIS PACKAGE TO YOUR
COUNTRY, RE-DISTRIBUTE IT FROM THERE OR EVEN JUST EMAIL TECHNICAL
SUGGESTIONS OR EVEN SOURCE PATCHES TO THE AUTHOR OR OTHER PEOPLE
YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY EXPORT/IMPORT
AND/OR USE LAWS WHICH APPLY TO YOU. THE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
ANY VIOLATIONS YOU MAKE HERE. SO BE CAREFUL, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.