Hi Randy,

I've never had Listserv on Windows - years ago we did move from VM
to AIX - so take the following with a grain of salt....

If you use archives and/or digests, you will probably have to change the
Notebook and/or Digest line in every list header to look like a Unix
path.  (-Forward- slashes....)

Install Listserv on Solaris without any lists except maybe a test list.
Then experiment with moving -one- list over.  Take the Solaris Listserv
down and bring over all the files for that list and put them in the
right places.  When you bring Listserv back up it should notice it has
mysteriously developed a new list while it was asleep, and should take
it in stride.  At least that is what happened when we moved from VM to
AIX many years ago....  Needless to say, the list you move should be
another test list.

Once you get the bugs out of that process, the actual migration should
be quite similar, except for such details as getting a production
license for the Solaris box, warning users, dealing with IP address
issues, taking -both- Listservs down so nothing changes while you are
trying to copy it, moving -hundreds- of files and shuffling them to
the right places, being really nervous, and maybe some other things
I've forgotten.  :-)

Oh, and if your users have Listserv personal passwords set up and you
want to bring those along, you might need to talk to L-Soft.

Margaret King
Michigan State University

Hiler, John wrote:
> The best thing to do is follow the install instructions for UNIX from Lsoft.
>
> The major difference besides commands differences between Windows and UNIX is the aliases file. You must edit the aliases file with the proper entries every time you create a new list. You must re-initialize the aliases file each time you edit it.
>
> Be sure you have sendmail set up properly.
>
> Do you have staff that knows UNIX?
>
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: LISTSERV site administrators' forum on behalf of Randy Klumph
>         Sent: Fri 6/3/2005 3:02 PM
>         To: [log in to unmask]
>         Cc:
>         Subject: Win --> Solaris Migration
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>
>         We are considering migrating LISTSERV from Windows to Solaris (SPARC).
>         Does anyone have any experience with this and/or advice they can offer?
>         What are the pitfalls? I am Solaris illiterate, so I will be relying
>         heavily on the IT staff. I don't even know what questions to ask
>
>         _______
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>         Randy Klumph
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