I have been running the 4.99 release candidates until today when 4.99 was released. I compiled and installed it.
Whereas exim -bV says it's 4.99, the main log prints 4.98.2 and I am wondering whether I am going bonkers. wash@eu:~$ which exim /usr/sbin/exim wash@eu:~$ /usr/sbin/exim -bV Exim version 4.99 #2 built 28-Oct-2025 15:20:27 Copyright (c) University of Cambridge, 1995 - 2018 (c) The Exim Maintainers and contributors in ACKNOWLEDGMENTS file, 2007 - 2025 wash@eu:~$ tail -f /var/log/exim4/main.log 2025-10-28 15:30:34 cwd=/ 3 args: /usr/sbin/exim4 -bdf -q30m 2025-10-28 15:30:34 exim 4.98.2 daemon started: pid=146999, -q30m, listening for SMTP on port 25 (IPv4) port 587 (IPv4) 2025-10-28 15:30:34 cwd=/var/spool/exim4 2 args: /usr/sbin/exim4 -q 2025-10-28 15:30:34 Start queue run: pid=147002 2025-10-28 15:30:34 End queue run: pid=147002 -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] -- ## subscription configuration (requires account): ## https://lists.exim.org/mailman3/postorius/lists/exim-users.lists.exim.org/ ## unsubscribe (doesn't require an account): ## [email protected] ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
