4.24-5

[Erik Jakobsen]

Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions wrote:
> Erik

Hi Michelle.

> If you are running RedHat download and install:
> http://www.sng.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailscanner/files/4/rpm/MailScanner-4.24-5.rp
> m.tar.gz

Ok.

> You probably could get away with running:
> Rpm -Uvh mailscanner-4.24-5.noarch.rpm
>
> But running the install.sh is probably safer imho

That means, that I have to uninstall the running version ?.

I had the idea, the the upgrade file could do an upgrade, but
understand, that I'm wrong in that.

Thanks for your reply.

> M
>
> Mr. Michele Neylon
> Blacknight Solutions
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: MailScanner mailing list
>>[mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Erik Jakobsen
>>Sent: 06 October 2003 20:36
>>To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
>>Subject: Re: 4.24-5
>>
>>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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>>/Erik
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/Erik