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From: Asif Iqbal on 4 Jul 2010 23:55 On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Jeroen Geilman <jeroen(a)adaptr.nl> wrote: > On 07/04/2010 01:38 AM, Asif Iqbal wrote: > > Hi All > > I am planning to migrate from qmail to postfix. > > Currently our qmail uses QMAILQUEUE, qmail-scanner, clamd, > spamassassin, rbldnsd, greylite, qmail-pop, qmail-ldap, virtuals and > ezmlm. > (I hope I did not miss anything) > > I found few suggestions from the following articles > > http://www.irbs.net/internet/postfix/0207/1241.html [yr 2002] > http://www.irbs.net/internet/postfix/0401/1049.html [yr 2004] > http://johnleach.co.uk/documents/qmail-to-postfix/index.html [yr 2006] > > They are pretty old. > > > > It seems you managed to miss the postfix documentation. > http://www.postfix.org/documentation.html Well, I was actually looking for specific document(s) that discusses qmail to postfix migration. Also, looking for something that covers the dot-qmail, seems like the hardest part to migrate over. > > It's so odd that people insist on NOT using the actual documentation. > > Is there any new feature(s) relevant to qmail to postfix migration, > that are not covered above and, were > introduced in newer postifx? > > > > I would not recommend following old, or unsupported, documentation. > Always use the latest official documentation, it includes the versions > something was introduced at. > > Also, if you followed any of those threads, is there some gotcha that > might be missing in there? > > > They're probably flagrantly wrong in about a dozen places. They always are. > > I am guessing I need to install postfix as the front-end, will be > installed on a separate new box. > Then use the qmail, currently running on the existing system, as the > back-end. > Hoping that will ease the migration, however not exactly sure how to > do it, quite yet :-). > > > I would suggest the opposite. postfix is much more flexible than that old > crone. > However, you can do it in any way that suits you. > > (I have to go back read those threads/articles again.) > Then eventually expire qmail. Not quite sure how to do that either, > but I think have to do some > MX tricks on that. > > Anyways, I am looking for comments/suggestions. > > Thanks > > > Start with the URL Wietse gave you, it covers the basics. > > J. > > -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
From: Sahil Tandon on 5 Jul 2010 00:03 On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 23:55:48 -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote: > Well, I was actually looking for specific document(s) that discusses > qmail to postfix migration. Also, looking for something that covers > the dot-qmail, seems like the hardest part to migrate over. You were given, among other things, several pointers to relevant sections of the Postfix documentation. At this point, you need to piece together information from various sources and perform the transition based on the idiosyncrasies of your email architecture. If you have specific Postfix questions, feel free to ask here. I think the 'is there a how-to for my exact migration situation?' line of questioning has been exhausted. -- Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)FreeBSD.org>
From: Asif Iqbal on 5 Jul 2010 01:05 On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)freebsd.org> wrote: > On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 23:55:48 -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote: > >> Well, I was actually looking for specific document(s) that discusses >> qmail to postfix migration. Also, looking for something that covers >> the dot-qmail, seems like the hardest part to migrate over. > > You were given, among other things, several pointers to relevant > sections of the Postfix documentation. At this point, you need to piece > together information from various sources and perform the transition > based on the idiosyncrasies of your email architecture. If you have > specific Postfix questions, feel free to ask here. I think the 'is > there a how-to for my exact migration situation?' line of questioning has > been exhausted. which doc covers the dot-qmail like behavior in postfix? > > -- > Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)FreeBSD.org> > -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
From: Sahil Tandon on 5 Jul 2010 01:13 On Mon, 2010-07-05 at 01:05:21 -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote: > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 23:55:48 -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote: > > > >> Well, I was actually looking for specific document(s) that discusses > >> qmail to postfix migration. Also, looking for something that covers > >> the dot-qmail, seems like the hardest part to migrate over. > > > > You were given, among other things, several pointers to relevant > > sections of the Postfix documentation. At this point, you need to piece > > together information from various sources and perform the transition > > based on the idiosyncrasies of your email architecture. If you have > > specific Postfix questions, feel free to ask here. I think the 'is > > there a how-to for my exact migration situation?' line of questioning has > > been exhausted. > > which doc covers the dot-qmail like behavior in postfix? Read the Postfix documentation. All supported features are covered therein; if you do not see it, it is not supported. Postfix is not a drop-in replacement for qmail. Good luck. -- Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)FreeBSD.org>
From: Asif Iqbal on 5 Jul 2010 01:26
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)freebsd.org> wrote: > On Mon, 2010-07-05 at 01:05:21 -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote: > >> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)freebsd.org> wrote: >> > On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 23:55:48 -0400, Asif Iqbal wrote: >> > >> >> Well, I was actually looking for specific document(s) that discusses >> >> qmail to postfix migration. Also, looking for something that covers >> >> the dot-qmail, seems like the hardest part to migrate over. >> > >> > You were given, among other things, several pointers to relevant >> > sections of the Postfix documentation. At this point, you need to piece >> > together information from various sources and perform the transition >> > based on the idiosyncrasies of your email architecture. If you have >> > specific Postfix questions, feel free to ask here. I think the 'is >> > there a how-to for my exact migration situation?' line of questioning has >> > been exhausted. >> >> which doc covers the dot-qmail like behavior in postfix? > > Read the Postfix documentation. All supported features are covered > therein; if you do not see it, it is not supported. Postfix is not a > drop-in replacement for qmail. Good luck. well, I am looking for suggestions on how people took care of the dot-qmail part when they migrated from qmail to postfix. going back to my original email, I saw some suggestions how people did just that. but bringing that up to see if those steps are relevant. > > -- > Sahil Tandon <sahil(a)FreeBSD.org> > -- Asif Iqbal PGP Key: 0xE62693C5 KeyServer: pgp.mit.edu A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |