------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PACKAGE : syslog-ng VERSION : 2.1 SUMMARY : syslog-ng PE 2.1 support ended on December 31, 2009 DATE : January 11, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DESCRIPTION: The support for syslog-ng Premium Edition 2.1 has ended on December 31, 2009. No new updates or security fixes will be released for this version. The technical support of syslog-ng Premium Edition 2.1 has also ceased. This announcement applies to syslog-ng Premium Edition and the syslog-ng Agent for Windows alike. If you have not already done so, you are recommended to upgrade to syslog-ng 3.0 as soon as possible. UPGRADING: For details on upgrading to syslog-ng 3.0, see the What is new in syslog-ng Premium Edition 3.0 document (available at http://www.balabit.com/dl/guides/syslog-ng-v3.0-guide-whatsnew-en.pdf), especially the Upgrading and the Important changes sections. In order to upgrade to syslog-ng Premium Edition 3.0, login to your MyBalabit account at http://www.balabit.com/mybalabit/ and download the new license file and the binary packages. After that, follow the installation procedure described in Chapter 4, Installing syslog-ng in The syslog-ng 3.0 Administrator Guide (available at http://www.balabit.com/dl/guides/syslog-ng-v3.0-guide-admin-en.pdf). The installer will automatically recognize earlier installations of syslog-ng, and offer to re-use the syslog-ng configuration file and the license. It will also display warnings about parameters and the format of the configuration file that have changed since version 2.1. For details on upgrading the syslog-ng Agent for Windows, see Section 5.1.1. Upgrading syslog-ng Agent for Windows 2.x to 3.0.x in The syslog-ng 3.0 Administrator Guide. NOTE: The syslog-ng 3.0 license is available only if you have valid software subscription. In case you do not see the new license under your MyBalaBit account, please contact your local distributor, or send an e-mail from the address used in your MyBalaBit registration to Ms. Edit Tusjak at edit.tusjak@balabit.com