MailScanner version 4.65.3 andperl-MailTools-2.02-1.el4.rf HOWTO

[Randal, Phil]

Half the problem is perl module authors who don't give a damn about
backwards-compatibility.

Shame on them.

Phil 

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From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Peter
Farrow
Sent: 09 December 2007 12:30
To: MailScanner discussion
Subject: Re: MailScanner version 4.65.3 andperl-MailTools-2.02-1.el4.rf
HOWTO

Michael Mansour wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> --- Greg Matthews <gmatt at nerc.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>   
>> Erick Perez wrote:
>>     
>>> Just a quick help to the comunity, we started to
>>>       
>> see many errors in
>>     
>>> our systems after a perl upgrade.
>>> So here's how to spot it and fix it (temporary fix
>>>       
>> of course)
>>     
>>> These instructions are for Centos 4.x / 5.x only,
>>>       
>> modify according to
>>     
>>> your system
>>>       
>> Can't help thinking that this is part of the risk of using 3rd party 
>> repos. Much as I'd like a "one-click" installation of MailScanner, 
>> I'd rather put the extra work in twice a year to update MS than worry

>> about unapproved upgrades from 3rd party breaking things in 
>> unexpected ways.
>>     
>
> The fact that so many people use the 3rd party repo's and can help 
> resolve issues IMO outways any benefit to building and maintaining 
> things yourself, even if it's twice a year.
>
> Community efforts to help others (as shown in the Fedora world) really

> works, individual efforts may benefit you in a very small way, but you

> can't know everything.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael.
>
>   
>> GREG
>>
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"worry about
unapproved upgrades from 3rd party breaking things in unexpected ways."

I think this quote is a little harsh, in almost all cases the third
party repos have packages ahead of the official repos and save time and
effort in more cases than they break things.
In my experience the 3rd party repos have what your going to end up with
anyway from the official repos, just bit ahead of time.  

In any case its just two simple rpm commands to fix the problem that
takes under 60seconds to overcome.  IMO not a reason by itself to not
use third party repos.

Furthermore there is plenty of excellent support and help on this forum
to help identify problems such as these quickly and easily.

MailScanner has such a long list of requirements it make sense to test
out updates before going live with them.  I use a separate machine to
iron out the bumps.  I avoid updating MailScanner machines unecessarily
"for the sake of updating".  

Regards

Pete



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