The latest release is 4.14. This is a bugfix release - in the 4.1x series of releases The 4.x series is a major - upgrade over the 3.x versions which will require configuration - files to be rewritten (there are tools to help with this).
+The latest release is 4.30. This is a maintenance + upgrade with a few new features over the 4.2x series of + releases - see the download pages.
-The latest 3.x release is 3.36. This is the latest bug fix - release in the 3.3x series. They are an incremental upgrade over - the 3.2x series with a few new features. There is a security - issue (rare but exploitable) with versions previous to 3.34 - so upgrading is strongly recommended. - Old 3.0x configuration files should be fully compatible. - New features are documented in the CHANGES and NewStuff files.
+New features are documented in the doc/ChangeLog and doc/NewStuff files within + the distribution. These files are also available separately from + the main package files on the main ftp site and its mirrors in the + ChangeLogs directory - see + the download pages.
-The previous 3.2x release is 3.22. This is an - incremental upgrade with a small number of new features and some - bug fixes, however old 3.0x configuration files should be fully - compatible. New features are documented in the CHANGES and - NewStuff files Upgrading from previous releases is worth doing, - particularly since a denial-of-service hole has been fixed over - 3.0x and lower versions.
+All versions of exim + previous to version 4.x are now considered obsolete and + everyone is strongly recommended to upgrade to a current + release.
-There were a number of early beta versions of exim with version - numbers less than 1.0. These should now be avoided. - Versions earlier than 2.0x should also be upgraded. - Version 3.0x and 3.1x releases are also best upgraded.
+The last 3.x release was 3.36.
There may be beta versions with available from the ftp sites in the Testing directory. Many people are using these without @@ -41,6 +34,6 @@