On March 16, 2017 1:15:54 AM EDT, Viktor Dukhovni <postfix-us...@dukhovni.org> wrote: >On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 04:02:58AM +0000, Doug wrote: > >> $ postconf -d mail_version >> >> Yes, 3.1.0, thank you. > >Cool. I would expect that this likely contains backports of later >patches, but unfortunately the Linux distros tend to avoid backporting >upstream version number updates, so it is difficult to tell whether >you have all the fixes from 3.1.0 to 3.1.4, but it is quite possible >that you do.
... He doesn't (not that it turned out to matter this time). There's nothing added to the package Ubuntu got from Debian that related to upstream fixes. That said, back when I was involved in Ubuntu development, I did secure special permission to update Postfix for third digit updates based on the demonstrated history of such updates being confined to actual bug fixes and being high quality with low regression risk. Since I stopped working on Ubuntu, no one has done the work. I know there are more than a few Ubuntu users here. If you want the distribution to deliver post-release updates of Postfix, then all it takes is someone volunteering to do the work. I don't have time to do much in the way of training, but if anyone is interested in taking this up, feel free to contact me off list and I will point you in the right direction. Scott K
