James B. Byrne:
> I began the process of building P-3.0 to the extent of preping a mock
> build spec file.  However, reading the README file with 3.0 gave me
> serious pause.  Rightly or wrongly as I read it I began to feel that
> 3.0 was not going to be a simple drop in replacement for 2.11.
> 
> Are my anxieties misplaced?  Can I just build and package 3.0 as I
> have done previously with 2.11 and just install it as a simple (no
> configuration changes) update over an existing 2.11 installation?

You leave the old config files in place, install the new Postfix,
then do "postfix upgrade-configuration".

It is drop-in compatible by default. The backwards compatibility
will keep old default settings active until you decide to freeze
the old defaults or to adopt the new defaults.

        Wietse

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