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Replace Exim with Postfix on mail servers
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Umbrella task to encompass ongoing work to replace Exim with Postfix. Original design doc may be found on wikitech.

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Related Changes in Gerrit:
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Update Refine smtp server - backport to 0.2.49analytics/refinery/source0.2.49+1 -1
replace exim alert with postfix alertoperations/alertsmaster+85 -34
Update the smtp server settings for email from refineanalytics/refinery/sourcemaster+1 -1
Customize query in gerrit

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StatusSubtypeAssignedTask
 ResolvedjhathawayT232343 Consider Postfix as MTA for our MXes (and OTRS/Mailman/Phab)
 OpenNoneT325394 Replace Exim with Postfix on mail servers
 ResolvedjhathawayT325395 postfix mx puppetry
 ResolvedjhathawayT325396 Postfix Module
 ResolvedjhathawayT325397 Rspamd module
 ResolvedjhathawayT325398 Postfix MTA Profile
 ResolvedjhathawayT325403 MTA provisioning
 InvalidjhathawayT325401 Provision mta-inbound-infra
 InvalidjhathawayT325402 Provision mta-outbound-infra
 ResolvedjhathawayT325406 Provision mx-in
 Resolved• aborreroT374278 Update wmcloud.org MX records
 ResolvedjhathawayT325407 Provision mx-out
 ResolvedjhathawayT361750 Site: eqiad, codfw 2 VM request for postfix mx-out
 OpenNoneT325408 Replace Exim null client config with a Postfix null client config
 ResolvedjhathawayT325409 Decom Exim based mx{1001,2001}.wikimedia.org
 ResolvedjhathawayT358355 Integration tests
 ResolvedjhathawayT365395 Postfix outbound rollout sequence, mx-out
ResolvedjhathawayT366113 Update SPF records as needed
 ResolvedDwisehauptT366740 Update fundraising mail settings to use new production mx hosts
 ResolvedjhathawayT367517 Postfix inbound rollout sequence, mx-in
 ResolvedDwisehauptT367573 Update fundraising mail / firewall settings to use new production mx-in hosts
 OpenjhathawayT378021 Replace Exim on lists.wikimedia.org with Postfix
 OpenNoneT325404 Provision mx-in-lists
 OpenNoneT325405 Provision mx-out-lists
 ResolvedABran-WMFT391942 SystemdUnitFailed - lists1004 - wmf_auto_restart_exim4
 ResolvedABran-WMFT405442 SystemdUnitFailed - exim4 on lists1004:9100
 ResolvedABran-WMFT406546 SystemdUnitFailed - exim4 and wmf_auto_restart_exim4 on lists1004
 OpenjhathawayT378028 Replace Exim on VRTS servers with Postfix
 OpenABran-WMFT402260 Replace Spamassassin with Rspam for VRTS on Postfix
 OpenjhathawayT378029 Replace Exim on phabricator servers with Postfix
 OpenjhathawayT381927 Log tls cipher information

Event Timeline

jhathaway created this task.Dec 16 2022, 8:44 PM
Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptDec 16 2022, 8:44 PM
jhathaway removed a subtask: T325401: Provision mta-inbound-infra.Dec 16 2022, 9:11 PM
jhathaway removed a subtask: T325402: Provision mta-outbound-infra.
Ladsgroup awarded a token.Nov 28 2023, 8:11 PM
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jhathaway triaged this task as Medium priority.Jan 29 2024, 3:36 PM
jhathaway closed subtask T365395: Postfix outbound rollout sequence, mx-out as Resolved.Jul 14 2024, 10:54 PM
jhathaway closed subtask T367517: Postfix inbound rollout sequence, mx-in as Resolved.
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 11 2024, 2:24 PM

Change #1079529 had a related patch set uploaded (by Btullis; author: Btullis):

[analytics/refinery/source@master] Update the smtp server settings for email from refine

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1079529

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 11 2024, 2:24 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 16 2024, 2:31 PM

Change #1079529 merged by jenkins-bot:

[analytics/refinery/source@master] Update the smtp server settings for email from refine

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1079529

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 16 2024, 3:31 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 18 2024, 4:57 PM

Change #1081427 had a related patch set uploaded (by JHathaway; author: JHathaway):

[operations/alerts@master] replace exim alert with postfix alert

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1081427

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 18 2024, 4:57 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 18 2024, 6:21 PM

Change #1081427 merged by JHathaway:

[operations/alerts@master] replace exim alert with postfix alert

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1081427

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 18 2024, 6:30 PM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 21 2024, 9:12 AM

Change #1081914 had a related patch set uploaded (by Aqu; author: Aqu):

[analytics/refinery/source@0.2.49] Update Refine smtp server - backport to 0.2.49

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1081914

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 21 2024, 9:12 AM
gerritbot added a comment.Oct 22 2024, 6:42 AM

Change #1081914 abandoned by Aqu:

[analytics/refinery/source@0.2.49] Update Refine smtp server - backport to 0.2.49

Reason:

Same goal achieved by a puppet conf change

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1081914

Maintenance_bot removed a project: Patch-For-Review.Oct 22 2024, 7:30 AM
jhathaway closed subtask T325395: postfix mx puppetry as Resolved.Oct 23 2024, 7:25 PM
jhathaway closed subtask T325403: MTA provisioning as Resolved.Oct 23 2024, 8:34 PM
jhathaway closed subtask T325409: Decom Exim based mx{1001,2001}.wikimedia.org as Resolved.Oct 23 2024, 8:45 PM
jhathaway closed subtask T358355: Integration tests as Resolved.Oct 23 2024, 8:58 PM
jhathaway mentioned this in T232343: Consider Postfix as MTA for our MXes (and OTRS/Mailman/Phab).Mar 7 2025, 8:07 PM
Aklapper removed jhathaway as the assignee of this task.Jun 24 2025, 12:23 PM

@jhathaway: Removing task assignee as this open task has been assigned for more than two years - See the email sent on 2025-05-22.
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