Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
> On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:03:30 +0200 > Benny Pedersen wrote: > it will just be unsafe to restore it, correct way to upgrade is with > rpms if installed that way, missing latest spamassassin, make a bug > on your distro There are multiple ways to handle it :-) Pat wants the "dont-upgrade-the-distr

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Benny Pedersen
On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 08:47:28 -0400, Michael Scheidell wrote: > it should be 'safe' to backup the ../site_perl* and ../lib/perl5* > libraries, and try to upgrade the perl modules first. newer pm's SHOULD > work with old SA. it will just be unsafe to restore it, correct way to upgrade is with rpms i

Re: No imageinfo.pm score

2011-06-01 Thread Barry Kwok
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:31 PM, John Hardin wrote: > On Wed, 1 Jun 2011, Barry Kwok wrote: > > I have manually set a score for __DC_IMG_TEXT_RATIO but there still no >> score. >> > > Subrules (rules whose names begin with two underscores) _cannot_ have a > score assigned to them, as they do not

Re: No imageinfo.pm score

2011-06-01 Thread John Hardin
On Wed, 1 Jun 2011, Barry Kwok wrote: I have manually set a score for __DC_IMG_TEXT_RATIO but there still no score. Subrules (rules whose names begin with two underscores) _cannot_ have a score assigned to them, as they do not by themselves contribute to the message's score. They are combine

Re: No imageinfo.pm score

2011-06-01 Thread Barry Kwok
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Yet Another Ninja wrote: > On 2011-06-01 12:42, Barry Kwok wrote: > >> I just found out that there is no ImageInfo plugin score in one of my >> server. Spamassassin debug show: >> >> Jun 1 17:46:50.229 [29338] dbg: config: fixed relative path: >> /var/lib/spamassas

How to change a database (configuration)

2011-06-01 Thread monolit
Hello, I am a newbie in using Spamassassin. I need your help as for configuration of spamassasin. I use Debian Lenny Spamassassin 3.2.5 and I want to change database from Berkeley DB to SDBM (because this database was recommended me on this forum). 1) I have to dump Berkeley DB a then import it

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Bowie Bailey
On 6/1/2011 7:22 AM, Pat Traynor wrote: > Here's my situation: I lease a host from a provider. They initially > did all my setup, and I do the simple maintenance I need. A short time > ago, the spam increased dramatically. Others on this list reported it, > and a common suggested problem was th

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Pat Traynor
On Wed, 1 Jun 2011, Michael Scheidell wrote: On 6/1/11 8:43 AM, Pat Traynor wrote: See, this is why I really shouldn't be left alone in front of a keyboard. My perl installation is 5.12.3, NOT 5.3.12. Sigh... it should be 'safe' to backup the ../site_perl* and ../lib/perl5* libraries, and

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Michael Scheidell
On 6/1/11 8:43 AM, Pat Traynor wrote: See, this is why I really shouldn't be left alone in front of a keyboard. My perl installation is 5.12.3, NOT 5.3.12. Sigh... it should be 'safe' to backup the ../site_perl* and ../lib/perl5* libraries, and try to upgrade the perl modules first. newer p

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Pat Traynor
On Wed, 1 Jun 2011, Michael Scheidell wrote: On 6/1/11 7:37 AM, Pat Traynor wrote: My perl installation is at the latest version as of about a month ago (5.3.12), and I'm comfortable installing modules. I believe for current versions of SA, the minimum perl is 5.8.8 See, this is why I reall

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Michael Scheidell
On 6/1/11 7:37 AM, Pat Traynor wrote: My perl installation is at the latest version as of about a month ago (5.3.12), and I'm comfortable installing modules. I believe for current versions of SA, the minimum perl is 5.8.8 and, the modules, especially the sha and crypt modules need to be insta

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
> On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:37:46 -0400 (EDT) > Pat Traynor wrote: > > Why wont you try on a Virtual machine first? > > Install the old Fedora and try it out. > Well, THAT is probably well beyond my capabilities - getting a server > completely installed to the point of it accepting outside mail. Pat

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Pat Traynor
On Wed, 1 Jun 2011, Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: It possible. But this, of course, depends on your skills. For example, if you ever need a newer Perl library/module, you will also need to install it. My perl installation is at the latest version as of about a month ago (5.3.12), and I'm com

Re: Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
> On Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:22:05 -0400 (EDT) > Pat Traynor wrote: > I was wondering if it's possible to install an alternate version of > Spamassassin and verify that it's working properly before burning my > bridge on the outdated (but working) version I've currently got > installed. It possible.

Re: No imageinfo.pm score

2011-06-01 Thread Yet Another Ninja
On 2011-06-01 12:42, Barry Kwok wrote: I just found out that there is no ImageInfo plugin score in one of my server. Spamassassin debug show: Jun 1 17:46:50.229 [29338] dbg: config: fixed relative path: /var/lib/spamassas sin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org/20_imageinfo.cf Jun 1 17:46:50.229

Can I install upgraded Spamassassin without uninstalling old?

2011-06-01 Thread Pat Traynor
Here's my situation: I lease a host from a provider. They initially did all my setup, and I do the simple maintenance I need. A short time ago, the spam increased dramatically. Others on this list reported it, and a common suggested problem was that the installed Spamassassin was badly out of

No imageinfo.pm score

2011-06-01 Thread Barry Kwok
I just found out that there is no ImageInfo plugin score in one of my server. Spamassassin debug show: Jun 1 17:46:50.229 [29338] dbg: config: fixed relative path: /var/lib/spamassas sin/3.003001/updates_spamassassin_org/20_imageinfo.cf Jun 1 17:46:50.229 [29338] dbg: config: using "/var/lib/spa