Re: Exim3 --> Exim4

From: Clive Menzies (clive_at_clivemenzies.co.uk)
Date: 01/06/04

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    Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:45:49 +0000
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    On (06/01/04 12:28), Stephen wrote:
    > On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 05:21:54PM +0000 or thereabouts, Clive Menzies wrote:
    > > On (06/01/04 11:22), Stephen wrote:
    > > > Asked this earlier, I'll try again.
    > > >
    > > > Is there any gotchas, gimme's that I need to be aware of, upgrading
    > > > stable to testing in terms of keeping a working Exim3 configuartion
    > > > going?
    > > FWIW I recently upgraded from woody to sid but did a total reinstall
    > > (having backed up my mail spool and folders). I tried Exim 3 and 4 and
    > > postfix but settled on Exim4. The major difference between 3 and 4
    > > (from my limited perspective) is that instead of one exim.conf file
    > > there are a series of conf files in directories within /etc/exim4/conf.d
    > >
    > > There are no longer Directors but only Routers and Transports which I
    > > found a bit easier to understand. There are also Access Control List
    > > configurations. I just bought the Exim4 book by Philip Hazel which is a
    > > great introduction to SMTP mail processes and how Exim4 handles them.
    > >
    > > I haven't read much of the book yet and managed to get Exim4 working as
    > > I need it on the basis of reading the docs and googling.
    >
    > Yes, I'm aware of the different configuration files, hence my question.
    > I'm really looking for people whom have done the upgrade, not a fresh
    > install.
    I can't remember exactly in what sequence I did everything (I did a few
    installs with different configurations). However, at least one install
    involved Exim4 being installed on top of a working Exim3 configuration.
    It "worked straight out of the box" in terms of maintaining my former
    exim.conf settings - I didn't investigate how the missing directors were
    handled.

    HTH

    Clive 

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