Re: dovecot 2.4 changes
"Tóth Attila" via dovecot <[email protected]>
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I'd like to give a feedback on the issue I was struggling with. The online configuration converter helped me to sort out any remaining problems after manual adjustments. The permission problems probably arised because passwd wasn't defined properly and hence I guess it couldn't properly attach uid to a given user. Now that the config has been properly converted, things are running fine. Thank you Aki for the online converter: it was quite useful. Pointed out some things I missed after reading documents. Bugless conding: Dw. -- dr Tóth Attila, Radiológus, 06-20-825-8057 Attila Toth MD, Radiologist, +36-20-825-8057 2026.Január 26.(H) 12:01 időpontban Aki Tuomi ezt írta: > Again, to reiterate once more in this thread, 2.4 **is** major release. > > The versioning scheme is generation.major.minor.patch, so 2.4.0.0 is the > full version number for 2.4.0, we just drop the last .0 as it's not really > a patch release. > > Aki > >> On 26/01/2026 12:59 EET "Tóth Attila" via dovecot <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> I was reading documentation and converting my config step-by-step. There >> were a bunch of error messages to sort out. Most of them I could, but >> there are permission issues preventing the upgrade. I'm not an IT >> illiterate and maintaining servers for 20+ years. But this one gives me >> headaches. Again: I did RTFM. >> There was a recent post by Curtis, so my problems may be syntax related >> after all and not about permissions in any way. >> >> So despite of reading release announcements and all sorts of >> documentations, it is still not straightforward. And I am not the only >> one >> according to the list. >> >> I go with Marek. These changes would have provided enough a reason for a >> major version bump, not from 2.3 to 2.4. And it would have been good to >> indicate deprecated configuration options before or provide config >> backward compatibility or conversion. Not to break nearly every config >> as >> it was. >> -- >> dr Tóth Attila, Radiológus, 06-20-825-8057 >> Attila Toth MD, Radiologist, +36-20-825-8057 >> >> 2026.Január 25.(V) 12:54 időpontban Washington Odhiambo via dovecot ezt >> írta: >> > On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 2:47PM Marek Gresko via dovecot >> > <[1][email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > it may be true the change was announced long time before, but me >> > personally also did not notice and was quite surprised. If there >> is >> > such >> > a big compatibility change I would expoect major version number >> > change >> > (3.0) not a minor (2.4) which evokes some higher progress but not >> the >> > configuration compatibility change. >> > >> > I would also expect on such change if the software accepts also >> old >> > config for some time and logs about deprecated config. Just to >> get >> > prepared. I accept there could be reasons which did not allow >> authors >> > to >> > do it like that. >> > >> > Marek >> > >> > Every major release or point release always comes with a Release >> > Announcement and if there are any breaking changes, they are always >> > listed. >> > Your expectations as stated are personal. The developers just do >> their >> > thing as always. >> > Before any upgrade/update, always refer to the Release >> Announcement! >> > -- >> > Best regards, >> > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> > Nairobi,KE >> > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 >> > In an Internet failure case, the #1 suspect is a constant: DNS. >> > "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' -\_(Tu)_/- :-) >> > [How to ask smart >> > questions: [2]http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] >> > >> > References >> > >> > Visible links >> > 1. mailto:[email protected] >> > 2. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >> > _______________________________________________ >> > dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ dovecot mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]