Michael wrote: > I'm still using 20030616p10-5 on Debian testing. I know that the Debian > folks have decided to force me to use their method of configuring > amavisd-new, instead of the old and sane way of using amavisd.conf. I've > found the web page that tells me how to continue to use my amavisd.conf > file even after upgrading > (http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/debian-amavisd-new_2.3.3.html). But > my question is ... if I wanted to be a good little Debianite, and > configure amavisd-new their way ... how do I do that? I'm not finding an > easy-to-follow list of how to migrate over all my settings to their new > way of 2.4.x. How do I specify kill levels? To tag all mail? To specify > the quarantine address of all mail? Etc.
The syntax of many settings in newer versions of amavisd-new has changed but some settings from older versions can be used. You can simply copy your current $sa_*, $final_*_destiny and $*_quarantine_to settings to 50-user. So the answer to the question above is: the same way you have been doing it, but place your settings in 50-user. If you choose to use amavisd.conf instead, I would download the copy (of the 2.4.1 version) provided at the link above and transfer the same settings over to it. Of course look through the file for any other settings you may need to transfer ($mydomain, $myhostname etc.). > Anybody have a link to some documentation of how to do that? I would read through the debian /conf.d files to familiarize yourself with their contents, and look at amavisd.conf-sample. Here is a copy for 2.4.0, customized for Debian: http://www200.pair.com/mecham/amavisd/2.4/amavisd.conf-sample There is of course the amavisd-new documentation: http://www.ijs.si/software/amavisd/#doc and you might find this of use: http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/amavisd-settings.html > While > continuing to use amavisd.conf seems like the proper way to go, I'd end > up with some half-a$$ed and slapped-together method of amavisd-new, > probably more confusing than if I stayed in one camp (my current > version, never to be updated) Most older config files can be used with newer versions of amavisd-new. Quite often you can get a new version running by simply replacing the amavisd-new executable. At most I have had to upgrade or install some programs on my system (amavisd-new will tell you what it needs) when upgrading. This is where installing the Debian version of 2.4.0 before migrating (reverting) to the original version is a good idea. All the dependencies will get installed. > to the other (the Debian way, which has > something to do with multiple config files in multiple directories, if > I'm following this correctly). Yes, some of the most needed settings that you would typically find in amavisd.conf are broken up in to half a dozen or so files. > Thanks for any help Gary V _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
