[issue25008] Deprecate smtpd

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger added the comment:

Unless there is a drop-in replacement, I don't think this should be deprecated or removed.  Our biggest problem in the Python world is getting organizations using Python 2 to switch to Python 3.  Deprecating modules that have been a part of the firmament for a long time works against that goal.  

Side note: a quick search shows that people are still writing SMTPD modules in other languages (i.e. Go now has one)

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