DK wrote: > Hello, > > I am not quite clear with all this: > My current version is dbmail 2.0.9-1 stable deb pkg
that would be dbmail2-mysql then. > > I have filters in table dbmail_filters defined and they work fine. > My guess is dbmail handles that without sieve?!? Yes. But only in the dbmail2 packages for 2.0.x. > > I have libsieve1 2.1.10-1 installed but not configured. You're not using it anyways. > > I am considering to upgrade to dbmail version 2.16 (deb pkg unstable) > and installing dbmail_sieve. That works great, but those packages do *not* include the filters patch: you'll have to port the entries in the filters table to sieve scripts. > > Now: > Is dbmail_sieve using the dbmail db or does it create sieve folders to > tmp store email? It uses the dbmail_sievescripts table. > What is your suggestion advantages / disadvantages? > > Is it safer to stay with dbmail in the stable version? I am worried > about upgrading so many dependencies to unstable. (See dependants list > below) That depends on what other services you're using that system. The list below looks pretty clean to me. > When I do install dbmail 2.16 it removes dbmail2-mysql first. > So would this work: > 1) backup dbmail mysql database > 2) backup /etc/dbmail/ always a very good idea. 2a) stop your MTA (postfix?) to prevent mail from bouncing. > 3) Install via "apt-get -t unstable install dbmail dbmail-mysql > dbmail-sieve" 4) run the migrate_2.0_to_2.1 script in /usr/share/doc/dbmail-mysql/examples 5) run 'dbmail-util -ay' to prime the header caches. 6) edit /etc/defaults/dbmail to select the services you want to run 7) check proper delivery: cat message.txt|dbmail-smtp -u username -m folder 8) /etc/init.d/dbmail restart 9) test availability of imap and/or pop3 10) restart your MTA and keep an eye on mail.log. 11) done. > 4) restore dbmail mysql backup (Same strucure right) NO! Dbmail does not require dump/reload. > 5) restore /etc/dbmail/ (Do we have new config options?) NO! Allow dpkg to install the maintainers version of dbmail.conf, and afterwards check the settings (trace levels, min_spare_children, max_spare_children, etc...) > > I know this was a a lot at once so thank you very much > Demi > > > /# apt-get -t unstable install dbmail dbmail-mysql dbmail-sieve > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > libatk1.0-0 libcairo2 libfreetype6 libglib2.0-0 libgmime2.1 > libgtk2.0-common libmysqlclient15off libpango1.0-0 > libpango1.0-common mysql-common > Suggested packages: > stunnel dbmail-ldap exim4 mail-transport-agent libfreetype6-dev > ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-kochi-mincho > ttf-thryomanes ttf-baekmuk ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp > ttf-arphic-gkai00mp ttf-arphic-bkai00mp > Recommended packages: > libatk1.0-data libglib2.0-data x-ttcidfont-conf > The following packages will be REMOVED: > dbmail2-mysql > The following NEW packages will be installed: > dbmail dbmail-mysql dbmail-sieve libcairo2 libgmime2.1 libmysqlclient15off > The following packages will be upgraded: > libatk1.0-0 libfreetype6 libglib2.0-0 libgtk2.0-common libpango1.0-0 > libpango1.0-common mysql-common > 7 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 1 to remove and 437 not upgraded. > Need to get 7179kB of archives. > After unpacking 6622kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n > _______________________________________________ > Dbmail mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > -- ________________________________________________________________ Paul Stevens paul at nfg.nl NET FACILITIES GROUP GPG/PGP: 1024D/11F8CD31 The Netherlands________________________________http://www.nfg.nl
