From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 11:23:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 461CC16A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:23:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from franklin-belle.com (adsl-65-68-247-73.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.68.247.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AB2343D93 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:22:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Received: from sagea (sagea.sage-american [10.0.0.3]) by franklin-belle.com (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with SMTP id i0NJKR0k030033; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:20:27 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20040123132025.01e31c58@10.0.0.15> X-Sender: jacks@10.0.0.15 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:20:25 -0600 To: Charles Swiger , Michael Whitley From: "Jack L. Stone" In-Reply-To: <08497192-4DD7-11D8-A782-003065ABFD92@mac.com> References: <000c01c3e1db$d1bd2ff0$0f8a23a6@open.wcomnet.com> <000c01c3e1db$d1bd2ff0$0f8a23a6@open.wcomnet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=4.5 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=2.63-sageame.rules_v3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63-sageame.rules_v3.1 (2004-01-11) on franklin-belle.com cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd 4.8 and the spamassassin 2.6x port X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:23:27 -0000 At 02:04 PM 1.23.2004 -0500, Charles Swiger wrote: >On Jan 23, 2004, at 1:07 PM, Michael Whitley wrote: >> I have read through the archives and seen that newer versions of >> Spamassassin have fits with freebsd because of an outdated perl >> version. I noticed that there is a SpamAssassin 2.6 port out for >> freeBSD 4.9 but was wondering if anyone has had success with >> installing it on a 4.8 system? > >FreeBSD 4.8 should be recent enough that you can use a modern ports >tree without the CONFLICTS feature causing problems, so use CVSUP to >update your ports tree to the current version. From there, install >/usr/ports/lang/perl5.8, and then run "use.perl port". > >That should give you the latest version of Perl, from which you can >then install the p5-Mail-SpamAssassin port (or spamass-milter, or >amavisd, or whatever). You can also try installing the software via >"perl -MCPAN -e shell \;", and do an "install Mail::SpamAssassin", but >the ports mechanism is better tested. > >-- >-Chuck > For SA-2.6x, perl5.003 is fine. But as of yesterday, the developer advised me that when SA-3.0 is released, perl5.6.1 is required and recommended -- see my earlier post. Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator Sage American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com