On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Mark Martinec <mark.martinec...@ijs.si>wrote:
> Anirudha, > > > > > My Setup details: > > > > Postfix version: 2.7.3 > > > > Amavis-new version : 2.6.4-4 > > > > Spamassasin version : SpamAssassin version 3.0.1 > > > > running on Perl version 5.8.5 > > > > > > The get_tag method was only made public with version of SpamAssassin > > > 3.0.3, which was about 8 years ago! You need a newer version of > > > SpamAssassin, like 3.3.2. While at it, amavisd-new 2.6.4 is pretty old > > > too (June 2009), consider using a more recent version. > > > > Thank you Mark, for the information, well i do understand that versions i > > use are pretty old, but they are in production running smoothly and > > currently we are not looking for any version upgrade if it can be > avoided. > > > > Also does it mean the call for "get_tag" is not applicable for my > > spamassasin version or does it has to do with any packages missing in my > > setup > > > Right, the get_tag is not applicable to Spamassasin 3.0.1, > > you need at least 3.0.3 - but both of these versions are long > > time unsupported now. > > > When get_tag started to be used in amavisd-new-2.4.0 (2006-04), > > SpamAssassin at that time was at version 3.1.8 or therabout. > > There was no point in making amavisd backward-compatible with > > SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-12) or earlier. > > > but they are in production running smoothly and currently we > > are not looking for any version upgrade if it can be avoided. > > > While amavisd-new 2.6.4 may possibly still do its job, > > the spam warfare is evolving constantly. You can't expect > > an eight years old spam filter to be able to cope with > > current 'state of the art'. It may run, but its usefulness > > will be next to none. > > > Thank you Mark for the nice explanation. Just one question, can i upgrade my spamassasin to latest and still use it with amavis-new 2.6.4 version or does it also needs to be upgraded. Just that amavis required lots of depencies.
