Dewhirst, Rob sent the message below at 05:03 PM 7/18/2006: > > My suggestion to minimize impact is to create a copy of the > > .mbox file in another directory, edit it as needed. Shut down > > mailman, move the file over to where it needs to be using the > > mv command. Restart mailman. > > > > Better safe than sorry. > >that very close to my plan -- I've already done the editing and /arch >--wipe on a test system, but my main question was whether or not mailman >should be running while the arch script was running. Sounds like it's >not a good idea, which was my suspicion. ---------------- End original message. ---------------------
Good question, though I don't think it matters much when running the arch script. But I could be wrong... It never hurts to take the conservative approach though. I'd say shut it down and do the update during a low traffic period like late at night. Dragon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venimus, Saltavimus, Bibimus (et naribus canium capti sumus) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
