diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'UPGRADE')
| -rw-r--r-- | UPGRADE | 66 |
1 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +SAVE COPIES OF YOUR OUTGOING MAIL! Like any other piece of software (and +information generally), the qmail system comes with NO WARRANTY. It's +much more secure and reliable than sendmail, but that's not saying much. + + +Here's how to upgrade to netqmail 1.05. This procedure will overwrite the +old qmail binaries. Furthermore, it may begin delivering messages from +the queue before you have had a chance to test it. + + +WARNING for upgrades from 1.00 or 1.01: qlist has been split into a +separate package. You can obtain it from http://pobox.com/~djb/qlist.html +if you have any users who need it. + +WARNING for upgrades from 1.01: recipientmap is gone. The virtualdomains +mechanism has been expanded to support virtual users. + + +Before starting, compare conf* to your old conf*, and make any necessary +changes. You can copy conf* from 1.02 or 1.03. + + +How to install: + + 1. Compile the programs and create the formatted man pages: + # make it man + + 2. Inform your users that mail will not be accepted for a few minutes. + + 3. Disable deliveries by killing your old qmail-send. Wait for it to + print ``exiting'' in the log. + + 4. Disable SMTP service by commenting out the smtp line in inetd.conf; + kill -HUP your inetd. (If you are using tcpserver, simply kill -STOP + your tcpserver. If you are running a QMTP server, disable that too.) + Wait for current qmail-smtpd processes to die. + + 5. Install the new binaries and man pages: + # make setup check + + 6. If your boot scripts are using qmail-start instead of /var/qmail/rc: + Copy /var/qmail/boot/home to /var/qmail/rc. (Use home+df instead if + you have installed dot-forward; use proc or proc+df if you are using + procmail by default for local deliveries.) Compare /var/qmail/rc to + your qmail-start boot line, and edit /var/qmail/rc if necessary. + Replace your qmail-start boot line with + csh -cf '/var/qmail/rc &' + + 7. Reenable deliveries: + # csh -cf '/var/qmail/rc &' + + 8. Read TEST.deliver. + + 9. Reenable SMTP service by restoring the smtp line in inetd.conf; kill + -HUP your inetd. (If you are using tcpserver, simply kill -CONT your + tcpserver. If you are running a QMTP server, reenable that too.) + +10. Read TEST.receive. + + +That's it! To report success: + % ( echo 'First M. Last'; cat `cat SYSDEPS` ) | mail djb-qst@cr.yp.to +Replace First M. Last with your name. + +If you have questions about qmail, join the qmail mailing list; see +http://pobox.com/~djb/qmail.html. |