From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Mar 2 20:02:32 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9689F41B61 for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:02:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca) Received: from inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca (inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca [216.185.71.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca", Issuer "CA_HLL_ISSUER_2016" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2BBA67588F for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:02:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id C30F96254E for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:02:21 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at harte-lyne.ca Received: from inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 7GWZ66Q9Ayzf for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:02:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from webmail.harte-lyne.ca (inet04.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca [216.185.71.24]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 997A862543 for ; Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:02:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from 216.185.71.44 (SquirrelMail authenticated user byrnejb_hll) by webmail.harte-lyne.ca with HTTP; Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:02:17 -0500 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:02:17 -0500 Subject: 'postfix upgrade-configuration' gives false message at end. From: "James B. Byrne" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Reply-To: byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.22-5.el6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:02:32 -0000 While running 'postfix upgrade configuration' I received this message: Note: the following files or directories still exist but are no longer part of Postfix: /usr/local/etc/postfix/access /usr/local/etc/postfix/canonical /usr/local/etc/postfix/generic /usr/local/etc/postfix/header_checks /usr/local/etc/postfix/relocated /usr/local/etc/postfix/transport /usr/local/etc/postfix/virtual Googling this uncovers that this statement is utterly false and without any foundation whatsoever. This was confirmed by no less an authority than Wietse Venema.^1 So, who added this notice and for what purpose? Why would one wish to deliberately mislead people that are no doubt upgrading an existing smtp mail service. Otherwise they would not be running 'postfix upgrade-configuration' to begin with. I am sure that those of us that are in the midst of an upgrade in place really do not appreciate the additional stress that this falsehood engenders. Not top mention the waste of time researching the implications of this statement. 1. http://postfix.1071664.n5.nabble.com/postfix-upgrade-configuration-td94306.html -- *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail Do NOT open attachments nor follow links sent by e-Mail James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3