I usually do it the other way around. Quiesce the old server. Copy all the 
listserv files and directories to the new server. (I usually do a full 
backup of the old system and just restore the backup files to the new 
server.) Bring it up and verify stability and data integrity of the old 
version of listserv running on the new system, then do the upgrade on the 
new server. Of course, you want to test this before you do your production 
move. If you do it this way, though, be sure to get all the relevant files 
and directories, including /etc/mail/aliases, /etc/lsv-wa.config, and any 
listserv binaries you have in system directories list /usr/local/bin.

                                     Melissa Wauford
                                     Computer Systems Support
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Stacey Conrad wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Next week we'll be moving our Listserv installation to a new box.  The
> old is 1.8e running on Solaris 8, and the new is 14.5 on Solaris 10.  I
> have read the "Moving Listserv to a New Server" document and noticed
> that it says to upgrade the Listserv installation on the old box, THEN
> move data to the new box.  We'd like to keep the old box as-is, in case
> we need to fall back on it.
>
> So the first question I have is this: is it possible to do the move
> without upgrading the original box first, or is that a bad idea?
>
> My second question is regarding aliases for the lists (running
> sendmail).  I noticed the aliases are different on the new version, and
> I don't see a way to update them.  We have way too many lists to
> consider re-creating aliases individually.  Does upgrading the original
> install take care up updating the aliases, or is there a way to do a
> bulk creation of aliases?
>
> I've done some testing with a test list and everything -appears- to work
> ok, but I just wanted to check with the list to make sure everything
> will go smoothly.
>
> Thanks for any advice...
>
> Stacey Conrad
> Email and Unix Admin
> Millersville University
>