diff --git a/Doc/library/smtpd.rst b/Doc/library/smtpd.rst index e383201aab1461..85ee8a75cf77a9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/smtpd.rst +++ b/Doc/library/smtpd.rst @@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ This module offers several classes to implement SMTP (email) servers. +.. seealso:: + + The `aiosmtpd `_ package is a recommended + replacement for this module. It is based on :mod:`asyncio` and provides a + more straightforward API. :mod:`smtpd` should be considered deprecated. + Several server implementations are present; one is a generic do-nothing implementation, which can be overridden, while the other two offer specific mail-sending strategies. diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index 72d96e7ef53869..faae5f7e2a7196 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -735,6 +735,9 @@ C API Documentation ------------- +- bpo-25008: Document smtpd.py as effectively deprecated and add a pointer to + aiosmtpd, a third-party asyncio-based replacement. + - Issue #26355: Add canonical header link on each page to corresponding major version of the documentation. Patch by Matthias Bussonnier.