I've been running unstable on our main web server (60+ domains, 200+ users, apache, perl, mysql, bind, exim, courier, etc...) for two years and had only a few problems. I have an identical machine running in the office and always upgrade it first. I have had problems two or three times during upgrades, then waited a couple of days and upgraded again and it works. Then, I upgrade the main server.
I love to tell my friends who live by RedHat or Mandrake that my production Debian box runs unstable better than their release installs :) Rod > Hi, > >> Hint: Run either unstable or stable. Testing has no support with >> security patches. > > Hmm, I thought about that for quite some time. Stable is way too old for > some > things I need to do with the server, unstable really sometimes is > unsatable. > I noticed that on my desktop but there it's ok. I usually have a close > look > at security annoucements. Worst case scenario is that I have to build my > own > fixes until a new package is released. Even though it's another subject, > does > running unstable on a server make any sense? Does it work fairly decent? > The > machine is not that critical. > >> > postfix/smtpd[7306]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms >> >> It seems you've forgot to install the actual sasl plugins: >> >> [stable, probably more for unstable/testing] >> ii libsasl-modules-plain 1.5.27-3 Basic Pluggable Authentication >> Modules for SASL ii libsasl7 1.5.27-3 >> Authentication >> abstraction library. ii sasl-bin 1.5.27-3 Programs >> for >> manipulating the SASL users database > > Sorry, I forgot to mention that. I have all those packages installed. > > Regards, > > Richard > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty by close application thereto, it is worse execute by two persons and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein. -- George Washington, 1732-1799 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]