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03-11-2020

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Originally Posted by stomp

Hi Neo,

I assume nobody ever will do a migration/upgrade of a software like the vBulletin used at unix.com for a fixed price. That's beause I assume vBulletin here is absolutely heavily customized, to get really advanced and unique features, so the chances that the upgrade scripts will fail are very high. But I'm not sure for that.

That's the cost of customizations:

Customizations may interfere with upgrade procedures
Customized functionality may not work after an upgrade, and need to be fixed and maybe integrated in other ways.

So maybe to just customize the vb-importer of discourse is the best way to go. But hey - if someone says he/she can upgrade the current installation for a relatively small price, why not give a try....

No one can help us (for a reasonable price with top results)....... it is best I do it myself....

and if I pay someone to help, they will encounter the same issues... and it will just be a bigger mess that it is now...

This I am sure 1000%.

I have a lot of experience hiring "experts" and almost every time, it is a waste of both time and money and the end product is far from perfect. I always end up teaching the "experts" how to do the job I am paying them to do, every time.

Let me worry about these things, I'm not seeking advise on approach (but thanks anyway) ..... The work is work and it takes hard work to do it. Don't discount my hard expert work Smilie

as if someone else can "cheaply do it".

I assure you that is not the case. Yes, it can be done, but it will look bad. I am working on very small details all not covered by any "migration script".

Smilie

Thanks.

PS: How many vB3 to Discourse migrations in a Docker container running Discourse have you done so far?

Neo

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exim_convert4r4

EXIM_CONVERT4R4(8)					      System Manager's Manual						EXIM_CONVERT4R4(8)

NAME

       exim_convert4r4 - Convert Exim configuration from v3 to v4 format

SYNOPSIS

       exim_convert4r4

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

       exim_convert4r4 < /etc/exim/exim.conf > /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.new

       The output file 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 "grunt work".  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.

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.

SEE ALSO

       exim(8), the files in /usr/share/doc/exim4-base/, especially Exim4.upgrade.gz

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).

								  March 26, 2003						EXIM_CONVERT4R4(8)