Tom Browder writes:
> I started looking in to use of OpenSMPTD for a mail server and have > installed it from Debian packages. > > In the process of reading a blog article by the current developer I > discovered the upstream is now at version 6.6.2p1+ after some serious > security issues were discovered by SSL Labs (Qualys). Note that Debian > 10 is only at version 6.0.3p1! See the source at: > > https://github.com/OpenSMTPD/OpenSMTPD > > I would like to install from source but I wonder if that is such a > smart move, especially when we now use systemd and the source is set > up with the traditional GNU automake system and I don't see any > provision for systemd. I don't grok systemd very well and usually > rely on others for the proper setup. > > I have asked for help on the OpenSMTPD mailing list, but I suggested > my first effort would be to use the systemd setup used by the Debian > installation (with appropriate renaming). I haven't received an answer > yet. > > Opinions? > I'd suggest installing it from buster-backports. It looks like they have the version you need: https://packages.debian.org/buster-backports/mail/opensmtpd If you don't already have backports enabled, you can read about doing so here: https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ > Thanks. > > -Tom -- Mike Oliver
