From 565be36080f01ee5579f08c0ea4079160a381c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Barry Warsaw Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:05:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] bpo-25008: Deprecate smtpd and point to aiosmtpd (#274) --- Doc/library/smtpd.rst | 6 ++++++ Misc/NEWS | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) 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 5688883375824e..d885ca900217ea 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ What's New in Python 3.6.1 release candidate 1? Core and Builtins ----------------- -- bpo-29607: Fix stack_effect computation for CALL_FUNCTION_EX. +- bpo-29607: Fix stack_effect computation for CALL_FUNCTION_EX. Patch by Matthieu Dartiailh. - bpo-29602: Fix incorrect handling of signed zeros in complex constructor for @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ 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.