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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/smtpd.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS | 3 |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/smtpd.rst b/Doc/library/smtpd.rst index e383201..85ee8a7 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 <http://aiosmtpd.readthedocs.io/>`_ 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. @@ -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. |