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* NEWS: Update. * doc/mailfromd.texi: Reorder material. * doc/upgrade.texi: New file. * doc/fdl.texi, doc/gacopyz.texi, doc/strftime.texi: Move sectioning commands to the main source. * etc/mailfromd.rc: Reflect recent changes. * mfd/lex.l: Change semantics of __statedir__ and __preproc__. Introduce __defstatedir__ and __defpreproc__.
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+@c Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2009 Sergey Poznyakoff
+@c Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
+@c under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
+@c any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
+@c Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``Mailfromd Manual'',
+@c and with the Back-Cover Texts at your option.
+
+
+The following sections describe procedures for upgrading
+between the consequtive Mailfromd releases.
+
+@menu
+* 500-510:: Upgrading from 5.0 to 5.1
+* 440-500:: Upgrading from 4.4 to 5.0
+* 43x-440:: Upgrading from 4.3.x to 4.4
+* 420-43x:: Upgrading from 4.2 to 4.3.x
+* 410-420:: Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.2
+* 400-410:: Upgrading from 4.0 to 4.1
+* 31x-400:: Upgrading from 3.1.x to 4.0
+* 30x-31x:: Upgrading from 3.0.x to 3.1
+* 2x-30x:: Upgrading from 2.x to 3.0.x
+* 1x-2x:: Upgrading from 1.x to 2.x
+@end menu
+
+@node 500-510
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 5.0 to 5.1
+@cindex Upgrading from 5.0 to 5.1
+
+ Upgrading from 5.0 to 5.1 does not require any changes in your
+filter scripts. Notice, however, the following important points:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item The semantics of @code{__preproc__} and @code{__statedir__}
+built-in constant is slightly different from what it used to be in
+5.0. These constants now refer to the @emph{current} values of the
+preprocessor command line and program state directory,
+correspondingly. This should not affect your script, unless you
+redefine the default values on run time. If your script needs to
+access default values, use @code{__defpreproc__} and
+@code{__defstatedir__}, correspondingly (@pxref{Built-in constants}).
+The following example explains the difference between these:
+
+@smallexample
+$ cat pval.mf
+prog envfrom
+do
+ echo "Default value: " __defstatedir__
+ echo "Current value: " __statedir__
+done
+$ mailfromd --state-directory=/var/mfd --test pval.mf
+Default value: /usr/local/var/mailfromd
+Current value: /var/mfd
+@end smallexample
+
+@item If your filter uses the @code{rate} function,
+you might consider using the new function @code{rateok} or
+@code{tbf_rate} instead. For a detailed discussion of these functions,
+see @ref{Sending Rate}.
+
+@item If your script extensively uses database access functions, you
+might be interested in the new @code{#pragma dbprop} (@pxref{dbprop}).
+@end itemize
+
+@node 440-500
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 4.4 to 5.0
+@cindex Upgrading from 4.4 to 5.0
+
+ This version of Mailfromd requires
+@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/mailutils, GNU mailutils} version
+2.0 or later.
+
+ Upgrading from version 4.4 to 5.0 requires no additional
+changes. The major differences between these two versions are
+summarized below:
+
+@enumerate 1
+@item Support for @samp{MeTA1}.
+
+@item New @samp{Mailutils} configuration file.
+
+@item New @acronym{MFL} functions.
+
+@enumerate a
+@item Message functions. @xref{Message functions}.
+@item Mailbox functions. @xref{Mailbox functions}.
+@item Mail body functions. @xref{Mail body functions}.
+@item Header modification functions. @xref{Header modification functions}.
+@item Envelope modification functions. @xref{Envelope modification functions}.
+@item Quarantine functions. @xref{Quarantine functions}.
+@item @code{getopt} and @code{varptr}. @xref{getopt}.
+@item Macro access functions. @xref{Macro access}.
+@item Character type functions. @xref{Character Type}.
+@item New string functions (@pxref{String manipulation}):
+@code{verp_extract_user}, @code{sa_format_report_header},
+@code{sa_format_score}.
+@item Sequential access to DBM files. @xref{dbm-seq}.
+@end enumerate
+
+@item Changes in @acronym{MFL}
+
+@enumerate 1
+@item @xref{variadic functions}.
+@item @xref{function alias}.
+@end enumerate
+
+@item New operation mode: @xref{Run Mode}.
+
+@item Improved stack growth technique.
+
+The stack can be grown either by fixed size blocks, or
+exponentially. Upper limit can be specified. @xref{stacksize}.
+
+@item Milter ports can be specified using @acronym{URL} notation.
+
+@item Removed deprecated features.
+
+Support for some deprecated features has been withdrawn. These are:
+
+@enumerate a
+@item Command line options @option{--ehlo},
+@option{--postmaster-email}, and @option{--mailfrom}.
+These became deprecated in version 4.0. @xref{31x-400}.
+@end enumerate
+
+@end enumerate
+
+@node 43x-440
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 4.3.x to 4.4
+@cindex Upgrading from 4.3.x to 4.4
+
+ The deprecated @option{--domain} command line option has been
+withdrawn. The short option @option{-D} now defines a preprocessor
+symbol (@pxref{Preprocessor Options}).
+
+ This version correctly handles name clashes between constants and
+variables, which remained unnoticed in previous releases.
+@xref{variable--constant shadowing}, for a detailed description of it.
+
+ To minimize chances of name clashes, all symbolic exception codes has
+been renamed by prefixing them with the @samp{e_}, thus, e.g. @code{divzero}
+became @code{e_divzero}, etc. The @code{ioerr} exception code is renamed to
+@code{e_io}. @xref{status.mfh}, for a full list of the new exception codes.
+
+@cindex @code{OLD_EXCEPTION_CODES}, preprocessor symbol
+ For consistency, the following most often used codes are available without
+the @samp{e_} prefix: success, not_found, failure, temp_failure. This
+makes most existing user scripts suitable for use with version 4.4
+without any modification. If your script refers to any exception
+codes other than these four, you can still use it by defining a
+preprocessor symbol @code{OLD_EXCEPTION_CODES}, for example:
+
+@smallexample
+$ mailfromd -DOLD_EXCEPTION_CODES
+@end smallexample
+
+@node 420-43x
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 4.2 to 4.3.x
+@cindex Upgrading from 4.2 to 4.3.x
+@cindex @code{DEFAULT_SYSLOG_ASYNC}, @command{configure} variable
+
+ Upgrading from 4.2 to 4.3 or 4.3.1 does not require any changes to
+your configuration and scripts. The only notable change in these
+versions is the following:
+
+ The asynchronous syslog implementation was reported to malfunction
+on some systems (notably on Solaris), so this release does not enable
+it by default. The previous meaning of the @option{--enable-syslog-async}
+configuration option is also restored. Use this option in order to
+enable asynchronous syslog feature. To set default syslog
+implementation, use @code{DEFAULT_SYSLOG_ASYNC} configuration variable
+(@pxref{syslog-async}).
+
+The following deprecated features are removed:
+
+@enumerate
+@item @code{#pragma option ehlo} statement.
+
+It became deprecated in version 4.0. @xref{pragma-option-ehlo}.
+
+@item @code{#pragma option mailfrom} statement.
+
+It became deprecated in version 4.0. @xref{pragma-option-ehlo}.
+
+@item The @option{--config-file} command line option.
+
+It became deprecated in version 3.1. @xref{30x-31x}.
+
+@item Built-in exception codes in catch statements.
+
+They are deprecated since version 4.0. @xref{31x-400}.
+@end enumerate
+
+@node 410-420
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.2
+@cindex Upgrading from 4.1 to 4.2
+ Upgrading to this version does not require any special efforts. You
+can use your configuration files and filter scripts without any
+changes. The only difference worth noticing is that starting from this
+version @command{mailfromd} is always compiled with asynchronous
+syslog implementation. The @option{--enable-syslog-async}
+configuration file option is still available, but its meaning has
+changed: it sets the @emph{default} syslog implementation to use
+(@pxref{syslog-async}). Thus, it can be used the same way it was in
+previous versions. You can also select the syslog implementation at
+run time, see @ref{Logging and Debugging, --syslog-async option}, for
+more detailed information.
+
+@node 400-410
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 4.0 to 4.1
+@cindex Upgrading from 4.0 to 4.1
+
+ Upgrading to this version does not require any special efforts. You
+can use your configuration files and filter scripts without any changes.
+Notice only the following major differences between 4.1 and 4.0:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item Input files are preprocessed before compilation.
+@xref{Preprocessor}, for more information.
+
+@item There is a way to discern between a not-supplied optional
+parameter, and a supplied one, having null value (@pxref{defined}).
+
+@item The version 4.1 implements @code{sprintf} function
+(@pxref{String formatting}) and @code{printf} macro
+(@pxref{Preprocessor, printf}).
+
+@item Support for some obsolete features is withdrawn. These include:
+
+@enumerate 1
+@item
+Using @samp{&@var{code}} to specify exception codes
+@item
+Pragma options: @code{retry}, @code{io-retry}, and
+@code{connect-retry}.
+@end enumerate
+@end itemize
+
+@node 31x-400
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 3.1.x to 4.0
+@cindex upgrading from 3.1.x to 4.0
+
+ Before building this version, please re-read the chapter
+@xref{Building}, especially the section @ref{syslog-async, Using
+non-blocking syslog}.
+
+ Starting from the version 4.0, @acronym{MFL} no longer uses the
+predefined symbolic names for exception codes (previous versions used
+the @samp{&} prefix to dereference them). Instead, it relies on
+constants defined in the include file @file{status.mfh}
+(@pxref{status.mfh}).
+
+ However, the script files from 3.1 series will still work, but
+the following warning messages will be displayed:
+
+@smallexample
+Warning: obsolete constant form used: &failure
+Warning: remove leading '&' and include <status.mfh>
+
+Warning: Using built-in exception codes is deprecated
+Warning: Please include <status.mfh>
+@end smallexample
+
+@anchor{pragma-option-ehlo}
+ Another important difference is that pragmatic options @samp{ehlo}
+and @samp{mailfromd} are now deprecated, as well as their command line
+equivalents @option{--ehlo} and @option{--domain}. These options
+became superfluous after the introduction of @code{mailfrom_address}
+and @code{ehlo_domain} built-in variables. For compatibility with the
+previous versions, they are still supported by @command{mailfromd}
+4.0, but a warning message is issued if they are used:
+
+@smallexample
+@group
+warning: `#pragma option ehlo' is deprecated,
+ consider using `set ehlo_domain "domain.name"' instead
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
+ To update your startup scripts for the new version follow these
+steps:
+
+@enumerate 1
+@item
+ Change @code{#pragma option mailfrom @var{value}} to
+@code{set mailfrom_address @var{value}}. Refer to
+@ref{mailfrom_address}, for a detailed discussion of this variable.
+
+@item
+ Change @code{#pragma option ehlo @var{value}} to
+@code{set ehlo_domain @var{value}}. Refer to
+@ref{ehlo_domain}, for a detailed discussion of this variable.
+
+@item
+ Include @file{status.mfh}. Add the following line to the top of
+your startup file:
+
+@smallexample
+#include_once <status.mfh>
+@end smallexample
+
+@item
+ Remove all instances of @samp{&} in front of the constants. You can
+use the following @command{sed} expression: @samp{s/&\([a-z]\)/\1/g}.
+
+@item
+ If your code uses any of the following functions: @code{hostname},
+@code{resolve}, @code{hasmx} or @code{ismx}, add the following line
+to the top of your script:
+
+@smallexample
+#require dns
+@end smallexample
+
+@xref{Modules}, for a detailed description of the module system.
+
+@item
+ Replace all occurrences of @code{next} with @code{pass}.
+
+@item
+ If your code uses function @code{match_cidr}, add the following line
+to the top of your script:
+
+@smallexample
+#require match_cidr
+@end smallexample
+
+@xref{Modules}, for a description of @acronym{MFL} module system.
+
+@end enumerate
+
+@node 30x-31x
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 3.0.x to 3.1
+@cindex upgrading from 3.0.x to 3.1
+
+@enumerate 1
+@item
+ The @command{mailfromd} binary no longer supports
+@option{--config-file} (@option{-c}) option. To use an alternative
+script file, give it as an argument, i.e. instead of:
+
+@smallexample
+$ @kbd{mailfromd --config-file @var{file.rc}}
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+write:
+@smallexample
+$ @kbd{mailfromd @var{file.rc}}
+@end smallexample
+
+ For backward compatibility, the old style invocation still works but
+produces a warning message. However, if @command{mailfromd}
+encounters the @option{-c} option it will print a diagnostic message
+and exit immediately. This is because the semantics of this option
+will change in the future releases.
+
+@item
+ If a variable is declared implicitly within a function, it is
+created as automatic. This differs from the previous versions, where
+all variables were global. It is a common practice to use global
+variables to pass additional information between handlers (@xref{HELO
+Domain}, for an example of this approach). If your filter uses it,
+make sure the variable is declared as global. For example, this code:
+
+@float Figure, old-code
+@caption{Implicit declaration, old style}
+@smallexample
+prog helo
+do
+ # @r{Save the host name for further use}
+ set helohost $s
+done
+@end smallexample
+@end float
+
+@noindent
+has to be rewritten as follows:
+
+@float Figure, new-code
+@caption{Implicit declaration, new style}
+@smallexample
+set helohost ""
+
+prog helo
+do
+ # @r{Save the host name for further use}
+ set helohost $s
+done
+@end smallexample
+@end float
+
+@item
+ Starting from version 3.1 the function @code{dbmap} takes an
+optional third argument indicating whether or not to count the
+terminating null character in key (@pxref{dbmap}). If your startup
+script contained any calls to @code{dbmap}, change them as follows:
+
+@multitable @columnfractions 0.5 0.5
+@headitem in 3.0.x @tab in 3.1
+@item dbmap(@var{db}, @var{key}) @tab dbmap(@var{db}, @var{key}, 1)
+@end multitable
+
+@end enumerate
+
+
+@node 2x-30x
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 2.x to 3.0.x
+@cindex upgrading from 2.x to 3.0.x
+ Update your startup scripts and/or crontab entries. The
+@command{mailfromd} binary is now installed in @file{$@{prefix@}/sbin}.
+
+ We also encourage you to update the startup script (run
+@kbd{cp etc/rc.mailfromd /wherever-your-startup-lives}), since the new
+version contains lots of enhancements.
+
+@node 1x-2x
+@appendixsec Upgrading from 1.x to 2.x
+@cindex upgrading from 1.x to 2.x
+ If you are upgrading from version 1.x to 2.0, you will have to do
+the following:
+
+@enumerate 1
+@item
+Edit your script file and enclose the entire code section into:
+
+@smallexample
+@group
+prog envfrom
+do
+ @dots{}
+done
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+@xref{Handlers}, for more information about the @code{prog} statement.
+
+@item
+If your code contained any @code{rate} statements, convert them to
+function calls (@pxref{Rate limiting functions, rate}), using the
+following scheme:
+
+@smallexample
+@group
+Old statement: if rate @var{key} @var{limit} / @var{expr}
+New statement: if rate(@var{key}, interval("@var{expr}")) > @var{limit}
+@end group
+@end smallexample
+
+For example,
+@smallexample
+ rate $f 180 / 1 hour 25 minutes
+@end smallexample
+@noindent
+should become
+@smallexample
+ rate($f, interval("1 hour 25 minutes")) > 180
+@end smallexample
+
+@item
+Rebuild your databases using the following command:
+
+@smallexample
+mailfromd --compact --all
+@end smallexample
+
+@noindent
+This is necessary since the format of @command{mailfromd} databases
+has changed in version 2.0: the key field now includes the trailing
+@samp{NUL} character, which is also reflected in its length. This
+allows for empty (zero-length) keys. @xref{Database Maintenance}, for
+more information about the database compaction.
+@end enumerate
+

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