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Hello!

Sendmail uses db5.3 databases for aliases, accessdb, virtuser etc.

Debian wants to remove that as Oracle changed the license.

Are there already good alternatives for it?
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Marco Moock wrote:

Sendmail uses db5.3 databases for aliases, accessdb, virtuser etc.

sendmail can (mostly) use whatever the OS provides.

Debian wants to remove that as Oracle changed the license.

Older BDB versions are still available and work fine, right?

Are there already good alternatives for it?

8.16.1/8.16.1 2020/07/05
....
Add CDB as map type. Note: CDB is a "Constant DataBase", i.e.,
no changes can be made after it is created, hence it
does not work with vacation(1) nor editmap(8) (except
for query mode).
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On 03.10.2025 12:21 Claus A|fmann <INVALID_NO_CC_REMOVE_IF_YOU_DO_NOT_POST_ml+sendmail(-no-copies-please)@esmtp.org>
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Marco Moock wrote:

Sendmail uses db5.3 databases for aliases, accessdb, virtuser etc.

sendmail can (mostly) use whatever the OS provides.

How can I use that?

Debian wants to remove that as Oracle changed the license.

Older BDB versions are still available and work fine, right?

No, some compilation and security issues exist(ed) in Debian and
removal is considered.

Are there already good alternatives for it?

8.16.1/8.16.1 2020/07/05
....
Add CDB as map type. Note: CDB is a "Constant DataBase", i.e.,
no changes can be made after it is created, hence it
does not work with vacation(1) nor editmap(8) (except
for query mode).

How can that be used?
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kind regards
Marco
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Marco Moock wrote:

How can I use that?

Have you read the fine documentation?

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