4.24-5

[G. Armour Van Horn]

I download to /usr/RPM and extract it, but that's just convenient for me to know
where the last several versions of MailScanner are.

You do need to drop into the directory and run install.sh, that's what handles the
installation. It does not overwrite configuration files. When it encounters an
existing file it adds one that ends in .rpmnew, e.g.
/etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf.rpmnew. the upgrade script is used to move your
existing configuration options into the new files so that all the new options are
available to you but all your changes for existing options are saved.

Erik Jakobsen wrote:

> Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions wrote:
> > Erik
> >
> > If you are using REdHat using the RPM version makes a lot more sense. It
> > sounds to me that you are using the tar.gz version which would be suited to
> > Slackware etc.
>
> I donwloaded the tar.gz for RedHat.
>
> > What we do is:
> > 1. Create a directory on /home for temporary work files
> > 2. cd /home/work
> > 3. wget blablah.rpm.tar.gz (from the MailScanner site)
> > 4. tar -zxvf blah.rpm.tar.gz
> > 5 cd MailScanner-blah
> > 6 ./install.sh
>
> But I don't think its necessary to run the ./install.sh, as I have the
> version before the released one today running.
>
> The my opinion is, that what I need is using the upgrade file, but I
> might be wrong in that.
>
> > If your version of perl is ok it will install away without any intervention,
> > then
>
> I think it is, but how to be sure of it ?.
>
> > Cd /etc/MailScanner
> >
> > upgrade_Mailscanner_conf
>
> That's the file I think is the only one I need to run, to get my running
> version up_to_date.
>
> > It will give you a simple example of usage
>
> It gives me 2 examples. One for having used rpm, and the other for
> tar.gz installed version.
>
> > Done
> >
> >
> > Mr. Michele Neylon
> > Blacknight Solutions
> > http://www.blacknightsolutions.ie/
> > http://www.search.ie/
> > Probably the cheapest ie's in Ireland
> > Tel. +353 (0)59 9139897
> > Fax. +353 (0)59 9139897
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: MailScanner mailing list
> >>[mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Erik Jakobsen
> >>Sent: 06 October 2003 19:32
> >>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >>Subject: 4.24-5
> >>
> >>Hi.
> >>
> >>I tried today to upgrade via the upgrade_Mailscanner_conf
> >>file. I'm not sure with of the 2 options I shall choose, as I
> >>always unpack the tar.gz file using Midnight Commander on my
> >>Clarkconnect RedHat 9.0 server.
> >>
> >>After the the package has been opened and shows the directory
> >>name, I copy the whole content to /opt, where its placed as
> >>/opt/Mailscanner-4.24-5.
> >>
> >>I think I just have to rename the 2 directories where the old
> >>and the new MailScanner are placed ?.
> >>
> >>What is difficult is to state, which of the 2 ones -rpm or
> >>tar.gz I have used. I am quite sure its the last one, as I
> >>unpacked it using the MC as mentioned uo the lines.
> >>
> >>Can anyone help me to get it clear to me ?.
> >>*********************************************************************
> >>If you are using the RPM distributions then try this:
> >>
> >>cd /etc/MailScanner
> >>upgrade_MailScanner_conf MailScanner.conf
> >>MailScanner.conf.rpmnew > MailScanner.new mv MailScanner.conf
> >>MailScanner.old mv MailScanner.new  MailScanner.conf
> >>
> >>If you are using the tar distribution so that the old version
> >>is in /opt/MailScanner and the new one is in
> >>/opt/MailScanner.new then:
> >>
> >>cd /opt/MailScanner.new/etc
> >>../bin/upgrade_MailScanner_conf /opt/MailScanner/etc/MailScanner.conf
> >>/opt/MailScanner.new/etc/MailScanner.conf > MailScanner.new
> >>mv MailScanner.conf MailScanner.old mv MailScanner.new
> >>MailScanner.conf
> >>**************************************************************
> >>*********
> >>--
> >>
> >>/Erik
> >>
> >>
> >
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