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diff --git a/mail/spamassassin/files/2.60_change_summary b/mail/spamassassin/files/2.60_change_summary deleted file mode 100644 index d722d5c6786..00000000000 --- a/mail/spamassassin/files/2.60_change_summary +++ /dev/null @@ -1,151 +0,0 @@ -SpamAssassin 2.60 is released! SpamAssassin 2.60 is the first major -update of SpamAssassin since February 2003 (when the 2.50 series was -released). - -SpamAssassin is a mail filter which uses advanced statistical -and heuristic tests to identify spam (also known as unsolicited -commercial/bulk email). - -Downloading ------------ - -Pick it up from: - - http://SpamAssassin.org/released/Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.tar.gz - http://SpamAssassin.org/released/Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.tar.bz2 - http://SpamAssassin.org/released/Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.zip - -md5sum: - bd1607d8fa52ef3f5fdda5e05f971e9d Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.tar.bz2 - 46d1db67ed1d860ddb136e0beb5f6ac3 Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.tar.gz - f35b1b558c846a4e7fd7a50a7986cc26 Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.zip - -sha1sum: - 2b2ee745c4964f27005f2a791f4f4880b13795fa Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.tar.bz2 - 5d42b39430da13443dd94e78a2dad6c2b1c7cb5a Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.tar.gz - 7e88af2cb92acb899d772752c1236d50991e80ee Mail-SpamAssassin-2.60.zip - - -The release files also have a .asc accompanying them. The file serves -as an external GPG signature for the given release file. The signing -key is available via the wwwkeys.pgp.net keyserver, as well as -http://www.spamassassin.org/released/GPG-SIGNING-KEY - -The key information is: - -pub 1024D/265FA05B 2003-06-09 SpamAssassin Signing Key <release@spamassassin.org> - Key fingerprint = 26C9 00A4 6DD4 0CD5 AD24 F6D7 DEE0 1987 265F A05B - -The release will also be available via CPAN within a few days. - - -Important installation notes ----------------------------- - -- Bayes FYI: 2.60 has a new Bayes backend and database format. Your old - database(s) will automatically be upgraded the first time 2.60 tries to - write to the DB, and any journal, if it exists, will be wiped out without - being synced. - - In addition, we have had to drop support for Bayes databases in formats - other than DB_File, due to a large number of serious issues (including - crash and concurrency bugs) with those formats. - - So, what you want to do is something like this: - - - stop running spamassassin/spamd (ie: you don't want it to be running - during the upgrade) - - run "sa-learn --rebuild", this will sync your journal. - - upgrade SA to 2.60 - - install DB_File module if necessary - - if you were using another database module, run "sa-learn --import" - to migrate the data into new DB_File files - - run "sa-learn --rebuild", this will cause the db format to be upgraded - - start running spamassassin/spamd again - - Obviously the steps will be different depending on your environment, - but you get the idea. :) - -- Bayes FYI 2: Because of the new database format, "check_bayes_db" will - no longer function properly. The functionality from that script was - added to sa-learn via the "--dump" parameter. Please see the sa-learn - man/pod documentation for more info. - -- SpamAssassin 2.6x will be the last release supporting perl 5.005, - so it's suggested to upgrade to at least perl 5.6.1 - -- Razor2 isn't fully taint safe. So since SpamAssassin 2.60 enables - taint mode by default, there's a Razor2.patch file which needs to be - applied to Razor2. Documentation exists in the patch file. - - -Summary of major changes since 2.5x ------------------------------------ - -spamd improvements - - - spamd now supports UNIX-domain sockets for low-overhead scanning, thanks - to Steve Friedl for this. This is strongly recommended if you're running - spamc on the same host as the spamd server - -Bayes improvements - - - new tweaks to the Bayes engine: it now breaks down email addresses and URI - elements while learning to use as additional features when testing email - - - new bayes backend, including new database format, ability to learn messages - to the journal, etc. Improved expiration mechanism - -HTML parser improvements - - - HTML::Parser 3.24 or higher is now required - - - major improvements to the HTML engine, including better support for - detecting 'invisible text' and similar obfuscation techniques used in - spam - -DNS blacklist and network testing improvements - - - DNS blacklists (RBLs) overhauled; lots of new lists, including SORBS and - SpamCop; dropped Osirusoft due to their retirement (brought on by a DDOS) - - - RBL timeouts are now handled much more efficiently; if one RBL is taking - much longer than all the others, it will be cut short and ignored - - - the RBL engine improves the extraction and selection of IP addresses - queried by inferring trust relationships between Received headers; trust - can also be manually specified using the new "trusted_networks" option - - - a generalised Received-header parser to more easily detect HELO string - forgery and faked relay lines - - - support for domain-based blacklists and TXT record queries - - - dccifd support added - - - Razor 1 support dropped - -Report improvements - - - to reduce confusion, the default report now includes the hostname of the - machine where SpamAssassin is running and the installer also asks for an - administrative address or URL - - - more flexible header and report rewriting including a simple template - system - -Other changes - - - workaround for red hat kernel with NPTL reporting "application bug" in - spamd due to use of waitpid() when SIGCHLD is set to SIG_IGN - - - taint mode is now enabled by default (for perl versions 5.6.0 and - higher) for extra security - - - Makefile variables were changed to use DESTDIR instead of the various - INST_* variables. Please read the PACKAGING file for more information. - - - Lots of bugs fixed and new rules added. ;) - - - timelog code has been removed - |