Upgrade due to CentOS 5 EOL

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 04/13/2017 01:03 AM, Dmitry Melekhov wrote:
> 13.04.2017 08:41, Robert Moskowitz пишет:
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>> On 04/13/2017 12:31 AM, Dmitry Melekhov wrote:
>>> 13.04.2017 06:34, Robert Moskowitz пишет:
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>>>> On 04/12/2017 09:53 PM, Curtis wrote:
>>>>> Good evening all
>>>>>
>>>>> We have been running Postfix/Cyrus/Amavis on CentOS for over 10 
>>>>> years.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now we are faced with upgrading from CentOS 5 due to EOL. Choices 
>>>>> are CentOS 6 and 7.  Comments as to best choice would be greatly 
>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Centos6 EOL is ~8 years away.
>>>
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>>> https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General#head-fe8a0be91ee3e7dea812e8694491e1dde5b75e6d 
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>>>
>>> CentOS-6 updates until November 30, 2020
>>>
>> Even sooner.  2.8 years before it shuts down.
> ?
> it is more then 3 years from now.
>>
>> Not a time to move to Centos 6.
>>
> It depends on your company policy, there are companies replacing 
> servers every 3-4 years, and there are companies
> run servers till they die ;-)
>
>
The OP ran Centos 5 for 'over 10 years'.  Sounds like they are one to 
stay on something that works for the long haul.  That is no longer 
Centos 6.  We see its EOL.