Thanks Gary!
Any advantages to installing from testing? Seems like backports would
be just a bit safer.
Miles
Gary V wrote:
Hi Folks,
Just came across this thread in the archives, and I have the same
basic question re. upgrading to a newer version of spamassassin on
Debian stable.
But... unlike Raymond Wan, I'm accessing spamassassin with postfix
and amavisd-new. The current install is already set up to run razor,
pyzor, and dcc.
So... from previous messages, I've gathered that the basic upgrade
approach is to do:
apt-get -t sarge-backports install spamassassin
(unless I want to get a bit more aggressive and install from cpan).
You should also be able to install from testing without upgrading
libc6 and the kernel if you use the correct syntax:
simulate it first:
apt-get -s install spamassassin/testing
then remove -s to install
I like the sarge-backports idea best as this time.
Is there anything different I need to do or watch out for regarding
being wired in through amavisd-new - particularly since amavisd
manages some of the configuration for spamassassin?
If you install 3.1.4, you need to patch amavisd-new so it finds new
rules downloaded via sa-update. No need to do this if you get 3.1.5
http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/p3.txt
What about the wiring/configuration for razor, pyzor, or dcc (new
registration or anything)?
No changes. Other than after install make sure you edit v310.pre to
enable needed plugins (the dcc plugin is disabled).
And.. if I go the cpan route, anything else to watch out for (e.g.,
does it install in different places that the .deb package)?
Thanks very much,
Miles Fidelman
I would advise against installing from CPAN or source unless you
--purge remove spamassassin before you do. This of course would
require you to completely reconfigure spamassassin (you could of
course make copies of configuration files and move them out of
/etc/spamassassin before you begin). Yes, it installs in different
places. Mixing installation methods is a recipe for problem soup.
Gary V
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