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general

source: sendmail (main)
version: 8.18.1-6
maintainer: Debian QA Group (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

oldstable: 8.15.2-22+deb11u3
stable: 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2
stable-bpo: 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1
testing: 8.18.1-6
unstable: 8.18.1-6

versioned links

8.15.2-22+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
8.18.1-6~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
8.18.1-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libmilter-dev (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
libmilter1.0.1 (5 bugs: 0, 3, 2, 0)
rmail (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
sendmail (36 bugs: 0, 25, 11, 0)
sendmail-base (6 bugs: 0, 5, 1, 0)
sendmail-bin (5 bugs: 0, 4, 1, 0)
sendmail-cf (2 bugs: 0, 2, 0, 0)
sendmail-doc
sensible-mda (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)

action needed

1 bug tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 1 bug tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with it.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2025-07-30 14:31

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-07-30 14:31

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that sendmail depends on which need a new maintainer are:

db5.3 (#1055356)
- Depends: libdb5.3t64
db-defaults (#1055344)
- Build-Depends: libdb-dev

Created: 2023-11-04 Last update: 2025-07-30 11:32

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 8.18.1-7, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 90334d839b0d04d51cbc61ff6d72805464614949
Author: Andreas Beckmann <anbe@debian.org>
Date:   Wed May 21 14:58:11 2025 +0200

    Standards-Version: 4.7.2

commit 13a66d0216255be98aaf1a1cec9407a2e1502b9a
Author: Andreas Beckmann <anbe@debian.org>
Date:   Wed May 21 14:26:06 2025 +0200

    fix Makefile dependencies

commit 2b56efb9d89b48805301cab51fb3cf370fcefd85
Author: Andreas Beckmann <anbe@debian.org>
Date:   Wed May 21 13:53:04 2025 +0200

    build with -std=gnu18

Created: 2025-05-21 Last update: 2025-07-25 21:00

lintian reports 3 warnings normal

Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2024-08-05 Last update: 2024-08-05 05:06

O: This package has been orphaned and needs a maintainer. normal

This package has been orphaned. This means that it does not have a real maintainer at the moment. Please consider adopting this package if you are interested in it. Please see bug number #740070 for more information.

Created: 2017-12-02 Last update: 2017-12-02 00:26

debian/patches: 24 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 24 debian patches available in version 8.18.1-6 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

24 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2024-08-05 08:42

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:24

news

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[2024-10-25] Accepted sendmail 8.18.1-6~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Beckmann)
[2024-08-11] sendmail 8.18.1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-04] Accepted sendmail 8.18.1-6 (source) into unstable (Andreas Beckmann)
[2024-07-06] sendmail 8.18.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-01] Accepted sendmail 8.18.1-5 (source) into unstable (Andreas Beckmann)
[2024-06-25] sendmail 8.18.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-19] Accepted sendmail 8.15.2-14~deb10u3 (source) into oldoldstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-19] Accepted sendmail 8.15.2-22+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-17] Accepted sendmail 8.15.2-22+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-17] Accepted sendmail 8.15.2-22+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-17] Accepted sendmail 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-17] Accepted sendmail 8.17.1.9-2+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-16] Accepted sendmail 8.18.1-4 (source) into unstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-06-14] Accepted sendmail 8.15.2-14~deb10u2 (source) into oldoldstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-05-19] sendmail 8.18.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-19] sendmail 8.18.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-13] Accepted sendmail 8.18.1-3 (source) into unstable (Bastien Roucariès) (signed by: Bastien ROUCARIÈS)
[2024-05-03] sendmail 8.18.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-03-15] Accepted sendmail 8.18.1-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Beckmann)
[2024-02-14] sendmail 8.18.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-09] Accepted sendmail 8.18.1-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Beckmann)
[2024-01-15] Accepted sendmail 8.18.0.2-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Beckmann)
[2023-08-15] Accepted sendmail 8.17.2-1~bpo12+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Beckmann)
[2023-06-20] sendmail 8.17.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-11] Accepted sendmail 8.17.2-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Beckmann)
[2023-01-18] sendmail 8.17.1.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-01-11] Accepted sendmail 8.17.1.9-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Beckmann)
[2022-06-18] sendmail 8.17.1.9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-12] Accepted sendmail 8.17.1.9-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Beckmann)
[2022-06-11] sendmail 8.17.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 59 60
RC: 0
I&N: 41 42
M&W: 16
F&P: 2
patch: 3
help: 1

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