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diff --git a/debian/manpages/exim_convert4r4.8 b/debian/manpages/exim_convert4r4.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dbe62b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/manpages/exim_convert4r4.8 @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +.\" Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*- +.\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps +.\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection +.\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1) +.TH EXIM_CONVERT4R4 8 "March 26, 2003" +.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage. +.\" +.\" Some roff macros, for reference: +.\" .nh disable hyphenation +.\" .hy enable hyphenation +.\" .ad l left justify +.\" .ad b justify to both left and right margins +.\" .nf disable filling +.\" .fi enable filling +.\" .br insert line break +.\" .sp <n> insert n+1 empty lines +.\" for manpage-specific macros, see man(7) +.\" \(oqthis text is enclosed in single quotes\(cq +.\" \(lqthis text is enclosed in double quotes\(rq +.SH NAME +exim_convert4r4 \- Convert Exim configuration from v3 to v4 format +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B exim_convert4r4 + +.SH DESCRIPTION +This script is provided to assist in updating Exim configuration files. +It reads an Exim 3 configuration file on the standard input, and writes a +modified file on the standard output. +It also writes comments about what it has done to the standard error file. +It assumes that the input is a valid Exim 3 configuration file. +A typical call to the conversion script might be + +.I exim_convert4r4 < /etc/exim/exim.conf > /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.new + +The output file +.B MUST +be checked and tested before trying to use it on a live system. +The conversion script is just an aid which does a lot of the \(lqgrunt +work\(rq. +It does not guarantee to produce an Exim 4 configuration that behaves +exactly the same as the Exim 3 configuration it reads. + +Each option change in the new file is preceded by an identifying comment. +In fact, the conversion script tends to make quite a mess of your +configuration, and you should expect to go through it afterwards and tidy +it up by hand. + +Unless you are running a very straightforward configuration, the automatic +conversion is likely to generate a non-optimal configuration. +You should not only check it thoroughly, but also run as many tests as you +can, to ensure that it is working as you expect. +In particular, you should test address routing, using \-bt and \-bv, and the +policy controls, using \-bh. +If possible, you should also do some live tests (i.e. send and receive +some messages) before putting Exim 4 into service. + +If you have a very complicated configuration, it is possible that +exim_convert4r4 will break it in some situations, which is why thorough +testing is strongly recommended. + +.SH BUGS +This manual page needs a major re-work. If somebody knows better groff +than us and has more experience in writing manual pages, any patches +would be greatly appreciated. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR exim (8), +the files in /usr/share/doc/exim4\-base/, especially Exim4.upgrade.gz + +.SH AUTHOR +This manual page was stitched together from Exim4.upgrade by +Andreas Metzler <ametzler at downhill.at.eu.org>, +for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). |