4.24-5

[Julian Field]

At 20:49 06/10/2003, you wrote:
>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 ?.

No. If you have a very recent version already installed, just "rpm -Uvh"
the new mailscanner*noarch.rpm file. Then run upgrade_MailScanner_conf and
follow the instructions for the RPM installation.


>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
>>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 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

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