Chuck Campbell wrote: > I'm sure this is a FAQ, but I didn't find it on the web page FAQ section. > > Is there a "how to" for upgrading from 2.63 to present release (3.2.3)? > If not, please, some pointers on what to read to make this as painless as > possible. > Well, there's no true HOWTO, but there is a file that's in the SA tarball that tells you about most of the things that you'll need to know in an upgrade. The file is called UPGRADE.
You can get it in the tarball, or read it here. Note that you'll have to dig back, as the file has the most recent information at the top. http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.2/UPGRADE You'll also want to check to make sure you have all of the prequisites for the current version met. Those are documented in the INSTALL file. http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/spamassassin/branches/3.2/INSTALL > As usual, thing have been working (reasonably), so I haven't considered > changing anything, but I'm starting to get a lot more spam in my inbox. > > I'm hoping a newer version will help with that. > > I've got autolearn turned off, and I train Bayes daily with my sorted > ham and spam lists (all automated). I'm loathe to break this, but I'm > likely to with an upgrade. > That much shouldn't break. Be sure to run a sa-learn --rebuild before the upgrade, and sa-learn --sync after it. (these two are really the same option, but the "rebuild" syntax was changed to "sync", because it's normally just syncing the journal. The only time it rebuilds is if there's been an upgrade...) Also, be aware that if you've edited files in /usr/share/spamassassin (which you shouldn't do), the whole directory will be obliterated and recreated when you upgrade. Make sure you move your changes into your site rules where they belong (ie: /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf) before upgrading. > The best is that I have plenty of sorted ham and spam to train with for > a new setup... > Good. That's a good fallback if the bayes database doesn't convert cleanly. > TIA, > -chuck > >
