Matt Kettler scribbled on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:31 PM: > At 07:37 PM 9/29/2004 -0500, SAtalk Mail User wrote: >> I have a, possibly, easy question. I have SpamAssassin 2.64 with a >> ton of the rules that you have at rules emporium, and man they work >> great, but I am wanting to upgrade my Spamassassin from 2.64 to >> 3.0.0, the latest via CPAN. > > 1) delete antidrug.cf if you use it, SA 3.0 includes it. > 2) delete the .cf files referencing any spamcopURI rules, SA > 3.0 has this > built in, but handles it differently. > 3) Read the UPGRADE file, and change or comment out any outdated > config options which might be in your local.cf or user_prefs: > http://spamassassin.apache.org/full/3.0.x/dist/UPGRADE > > I'd also suggest moving *everything* out of > /etc/mail/spamassassin on a > temporary basis, then move the files back later. This will ensure a > nice clean upgrade which passes make test. > > After the update: > 1) run sa-learn --sync to upgrade your bayes DB format 2) run > spamassassin --lint 3) move the files you moved out of > /etc/mail/spamassassin back a few at a time and run --lint between > batches to make sure it's happy.
Matt, That is the best advice I've seen on upgrading SA to 3.0 from 2.6x. Simple to understand and straight to the point. If you had posted this yesterday morning it would have saved me a day of beating my head against the wall. I don't like to post questions to the list until I've exhausted every other resource I can think of. Learn a little more that way. But now that I've been through it, (thanks to Ryan Moore for getting me over the last hurdle) this advice is the ticket to a smooth upgrade and I think it should be added to the update doc! Thanks, Ken Ken Goods Network Administrator MIS Dept. AIA Insurance, Inc. 111 Main Street PO Box 538 Lewiston, ID 83501 Phone: 208-799-9023 Websites: http://www.cropusainsurance.com <http://www.cropusainsurance.com/> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
