Le 16/10/2024 à 14:18:06+0100, Jim Wallis a écrit Hi, Thanks for you answer. > I only have a small deployment but in the past I ran into upgrade issues > when the backport series I was using didn't make it into the next version of > Debian and there was never a Debian version suitable for the intermediate Ok. > upgrade path. Fortunately folks here gave me tips on migrating by using the > last Debian patches on an original Cyrus source and crossing my fingers that > it would compile - it did, but the result is that I now only use the > official supported Debian version, albeit I still have to recompile for the > options I want every time. > > If you use the Debian official version, it puts some stuff in different > places than other distributions and where the Cyrus source would install Yeah...that's ok for me. Not a big deal. > them by default, so switching between Debian official and Cyrus orignal > versions can be a headache, but if you stick to one or the other you > shouldn't have problems, but may need to document any changes you have to > make. I think Debian keeps the init scripts in a different place to other > distros (I only use Debian). > > Yes Debian official is out of date, but it should be stable, our Cyrus > server is hidden behind a separate mail security virtual appliance so I am > not very concerned about having the most recent Cyrus updates, as long as > the security appliance is up to date, your environment may have different > needs. In fact I don't really care about the last features. I'm more concerne about two things. First the list of bug fix and more important the upgrade. If I start with 3.10.X I will have more chance to keep this version until the end of life of the hardware. Thanks again for your experience. JAS -- Albert SHIH 🦫 🐸 Observatoire de Paris France Heure locale/Local time: jeu. 17 oct. 2024 10:33:50 CEST ------------------------------------------ Cyrus: Info Permalink: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/T6bfe387d5c794ce6-M6190edbf4453662f4f0a448f Delivery options: https://cyrus.topicbox.com/groups/info/subscription
