Zitat von Michael Wang <postfix-u...@pandadesigns.com>:
I've been running my current email system using Postfix 2.3.X since
the end of 2006. It's a very small system since it's just my
personal email on various domains I own. However I'm loathe to mess
with it since it has been running rock solid and it does have quite
a few "moving parts" to it.
Is there stuff in the new versions that would make it worth upgrading to me?
I don't really care about the "internal" facing stuff (or do I
care?) like performance and filter changes and thinks like that
since my volume is so low and I'm not planning on changing any of
the other pieces of the mail system in the near term.
But would my server, for example, be a "better citizen" from the
perspective of other email servers talking to it if I upgraded? I.e.
are there protocol changes/new protocols that make the new versions
better? Is 2.3 end-of-life coming any time soon?
As others have noted:
- More of a concern is the outdated OS around Postfix
- If you don't need the new features (Milter etc.) there is no urgent
need to upgrade because even ancient Postfix releases are rock-solid
and secure
- If you don't have any errors or performance needs which are fixed in
more recent releases you don't need to upgrade
That said upgrade is really easy and first action if problems arise is
upgrade anyway.
Regards
Andreas
