Voytek, > I'm running amavisd-new-2.3.1 perl v5.6.1 postfix 2.1x on RH73 > all is well, it's not a very large setup, rather basic setup > just looking on the amavisd-new site, I see we're up to 2.4.1 > > any compelling reasons to upgrade ?
A path from 2.3.1 to 2.3.3 brings a couple of bug fixes and improved robustness or diagnoseability, a step to 2.4.1 brings a few more, and adds some new features. You should glance through RELEASE_NOTES, at least the top summary list for each version you are skipping. You should at least upgrade to 2.3.3, but I see no good reason not to go to 2.4.1. There are few minor incompatibilities, mostly in SQL area and some changes in logging format, which may affect log analyzers. Again, see RELEASE_NOTES for a list of incompatibilities. The amavisd.conf file from 2.3.1 should still be usable and compatible with 2.4.1. > what is the suggested u/g procedure ? Your Perl 5.6.1 is quite old, I haven't tested recent versions of amavisd-new with anything older than Perl 5.8.3. I believe you should upgrade your Perl and associated modules before or with upgrading of amavisd-new. If using Berkeley DB for amavisd or SA (bayes,awl), it should be reasonably recent, 4.2 or later should be fine. If using Bayes consider moving it to a SQL database (see instructions in SA distribution in sql subdirectory). Use SA 3.1.1 if you have an older SA. Don't know about Linux packaging, but as far as I'm concerned, just substituting the file amavisd with a newer version is often all that is needed (provided your Perl modules are not too old). Keep the old file around so you can switch back if in panic. I'm sure packagers would not agree, specially the Debian ones :) Mark ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
