[Mailman-Users] Upgrading to 2.08...
Nigel Metheringham
Nigel.Metheringham at VData.co.uk
Tue Dec 11 12:09:18 CET 2001
On Mon, 2001-12-10 at 17:46, J C Lawrence wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:18:17 -0500
> Richard Idalski <ridalski at nandomedia.com> wrote:
>
> > I have an existing mailman install of v2.06, it's under heavy
> > daily use, so downtime isn't really an option. What is the
> > suimplest way to upgrade to v2.08 with the least amount of time
> > down?
>
> Build the new Mailman. Stop your MTA. Install the new Mailman.
> Start your MTA. Your MTA downtime should be measured in single
> digit minutes.
Personally, being slightly paranoid, I use the following approach:-
- Build new Mailman
- Stop MTA, Web server and Crond
- Install Mailman
- Start MTA, Web server and Crond
I worry about what happens if people are using the web f/e or a cron job
fires at a critical moment.
New FAQ - 4.14
http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.014.htp
Nigel.
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