[Pkg-exim4-users] Exim != Exim4

[Marc Haber]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 11:52:03AM +0000, Steven Wayne wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 12:39:11PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> > exim 3 is a completely independent package. We don't have any saying
> > about what happens. I surely hope that exim 3 will be removed in
> > Debian etch, due for release in late 2006.
> 
> Is there something unusual about the Debian Exim{3,4} packages? Surely not
> every package has a seperate team to look after different versions.

Debian has the tendency of seperating software that has had its
configuration scheme changed severely independently. It's the same for
apache and apache2. Since there is no way to cleanly upgrade exim3 to
exim4 without user intervention, we chose to do so for exim as well.

> > Actually, exim 3 packages in Debian sarge and later versions say on
> > installation:
> > 
> > --------------------------------------
> > exim 3.x and 4.x
> > ================
> > This is a package of exim 3.x. This is no longer supported upstream,
> > and only remains in debian to support users with existing exim 3
> > installations. We strongly reccommend exim 4.x (which is in the exim4
> > package) for new installations. We suggest users with existing exim 3
> > installations consider upgrading, particularly if they have fairly
> > simple configurations.
> > --------------------------------------
> > 
> > So, it is just a matter of reading.
> > 
> 
> That's odd, he said he has a Debian Sarge setup. He must have installed
> Exim 3 over Exim 4. I wonder why.

That warning is also displayed when a downgrade is forced. Just
verified it.

exim 4 is indeed installed by default for new sarge installs.

When you upgrade woody to sarge, you end up with a new exim 3, and
IIRC without warning. Too lazy to verify this.

Greetings
Marc

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