[Bug 1624394] Re: mimedefang: md-mx-ctrl reread does not work
Mathew Hodson
mathew.hodson at gmail.com
Thu Oct 6 00:19:00 UTC 2016
** Description changed:
- (I'm putting on the SRU template, but regardless of whether this is SRU-
- eligible, fixing this in the development version is obviously the first
- step.)
+ [Impact]
- [Impact]
This is a regression.
While the main purpose of this is to "reread the filter rules", the
biggest use by frequency is to reload the SpamAssassin rules. In our
production deployment, this happens up to daily--every time their is a
SpamAssassin rule update released.
Without the ability to use "reread", one must fall back on "restart".
That's a disruptive operation that will result in mail being tempfailed
for a short period of time.
If sysadmins have not noticed this regression, then rule changes are not
getting applied properly, though normal slave turnover eventually brings
them in.
[Test Case]
+
Steps to reproduce:
sudo md-mx-ctrl reread
Expected results:
Forced reread of filter rules
Actual results:
Cannot destroy and recreate a Perl interpreter safely on this platform. Filter rules will NOT be reread.
[Regression Potential]
- The regression potential is small. The patch changes a ./configure test only. The only impact on the application code comes from the SAFE_EMBED_PERL #define being correctly enabled again, which it has been "forever".
+
+ The regression potential is small. The patch changes a ./configure test
+ only. The only impact on the application code comes from the
+ SAFE_EMBED_PERL #define being correctly enabled again, which it has been
+ "forever".
[Other Info]
+
This patch has been accepted upstream:
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2016-September/037862.html
I am running this change in production, as installed from our PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~wiktel/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
** Changed in: mimedefang (Ubuntu Xenial)
Importance: Undecided => High
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Title:
mimedefang: md-mx-ctrl reread does not work
Status in mimedefang package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in mimedefang source package in Xenial:
New
Bug description:
[Impact]
This is a regression.
While the main purpose of this is to "reread the filter rules", the
biggest use by frequency is to reload the SpamAssassin rules. In our
production deployment, this happens up to daily--every time their is a
SpamAssassin rule update released.
Without the ability to use "reread", one must fall back on "restart".
That's a disruptive operation that will result in mail being
tempfailed for a short period of time.
If sysadmins have not noticed this regression, then rule changes are
not getting applied properly, though normal slave turnover eventually
brings them in.
[Test Case]
Steps to reproduce:
sudo md-mx-ctrl reread
Expected results:
Forced reread of filter rules
Actual results:
Cannot destroy and recreate a Perl interpreter safely on this platform. Filter rules will NOT be reread.
[Regression Potential]
The regression potential is small. The patch changes a ./configure
test only. The only impact on the application code comes from the
SAFE_EMBED_PERL #define being correctly enabled again, which it has
been "forever".
[Other Info]
This patch has been accepted upstream:
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2016-September/037862.html
I am running this change in production, as installed from our PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~wiktel/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
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