Jim Shupert, Jr. wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric "Shubes"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] qmail upgrade to qmail plus
>
>
>> Jim Shupert, Jr. wrote:
>>> Friends,
>>>
>>> i have been reading about qmail-plus (
>>> http://qtp.qmailtoaster.com/wiki )
>>> would the upgrade be as easy as the 1,2,3 that is seen at the website?
>>> ( I think i have vers 1.05 )
>>
>> The upgrade is only that easy if you're upgrading from a previous
>> *qmail-toaster* version. And then, you might have some manual
>> migration of
>> domains/accounts to do if the toaster was very old (1.2 versions or
>> previous).
>>
>>> would updating to qmail-plus be an alternative to a manual update
>>> such as:
>>>
>>> *To update manually*, you must remove libdomainkeys,
>>> control-panel-toaster and spamassassin-toaster with "rpm -e --nodeps"
>>> just prior to updating to ensure a clean build on all the packages. So,
>>> remove these three packages and use the install script for your distro
>>> found in the "Utilities" section above".
>>
>> The qtp-newmodel script takes care of this for you.
>>
>>> You will also find a file named "qmailmrtg-upgrade-fix.sh in your
>>> support directory. The new version of qmailmrtg-toaster fixes the web
>>> file location so the mrtg info displays properly on all distros. After
>>> an update to the current version, qmailmrtg-upgrade-fix.sh will move
>>> your historical mrtg files to the new location for you.
>>
>> qtp-newmodel takes care of this too.
>>
>>> and would qmail plus be an aternative to
>>> Jake's QMail Stuff Toaster Upgrade Script http://v2gnu.com/qmail/
>>
>> That's an older script, which was used as the starting point for writing
>> qtp-newmodel. Other scripts from Jakes site such as backup, restore, and
>> qmail-spam are included in the qmailtoaster-plus package.
>>
>>> ------------
>>> Here is my bottom line: I have installed qmail and I have it working ( i
>>> think my version is netQmail 1.05 )
>>> and before put the company on it - I would like to see if I can update
>>> it , update the anti - Spam & Virus parts.
>>
>> Since you're starting with a non-toaster implementation of qmail (if I'm
>> reading you right), you'll be essentially building a new toaster and
>> migrating off of your existing server to the toaster. I don't think
>> I'd try
>> upgrading an existing netQmail server that is in production.
>>
>>> I have not done something like this before - I admire the work and
>>> expertise that has gone into it's creation.
>>
>> Thanks. We're here to help.
>>
>> I'd consider building a server from scratch, then migrating over your
>> domain(s) and users.
>>
>> How many domains/users are you talking about?
>>
>> You don't need much of a computer to run the toaster for a home/small
>> office. An old PII-266 or so with 160M+ of ram would do nicely. HDD
>> should
>> be several Gigs, 10 or so would be comfortable (depending on your IMAP
>> requirements). You can bring an old desktop computer out of
>> retirement, and
>> it'd work well as a toaster.
>>
>> Don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have.
>
> jim respond:
>
> maybe I mislead you I do have qmailToaster
> I installed it from the instructions known as
> EZ QmailToaster Fresh Install on CentOS 4.3
> Nick Hemmesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> June 08, 2006
>
> and since I do have qmail toaster I can do the qmail-plus upgrade
> ( http://qtp.qmailtoaster.com/wiki )
> and the upgrade be as easy as the 1,2,3 that is seen at the website?
>
You should be just fine then using qmailtoaster-plus. Many have used it
successfully since nearly as long ago as you installed your toaster.
Be sure to let us know if you have any difficulty with it so we might make
improvements. We like to hear of successes too. ;)
--
-Eric 'shubes'
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