smeserver/cdrom.image/README.txt

SME Server 7.2 Release Notes
============================

June 17 2007

The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
SME Server 7.2. This release is based on CentOS 4.5 and all packages
have been updated to the latest releases. 

This release contains many new features, all released updates for
SME Server 7.1 and fixes for many reported problems. Upgrades 
will be available by CD, the Software Installer and command line.

All users should upgrade to this release.

Please report any issues with the SME Server to the bug tracker, 
and only there:

    http://www.contribs.org/bugzilla/


Thanks
------
The development team would like to thank all of those involved in
this release. However, this distribution cannot continue with the
current level of support.


Changes in this release
=======================

Virus/Spam Scanning
-------------------
- The FuzzyOCR spamassassin plugin has been enabled to detect image spam
- An X-Virus-Checked header is now added to mail when it is virus scanned
- sa-update is now run daily to download the latest SpamAssassin rules
- The "freshclam: Update failed" mail now shows the recent history of 
  the freshclam update process
- The mail server now defers delivery if clamd is unavailable
- Clamd and spamassassin have been updated to the latest releases

Other mail system changes
-------------------------
- Attempts to mail to invalid users now show "Relaying denied" 
  instead of "Invalid recipient"
- The qpsmtpd "terse" log plugin is now used, which results in a single
  line summarising each mail
- The qplogsumm.pl tool has been added, which generates mail system
  plugin statistics in /var/log/qpsmtpd/state
- The DNS blacklist plugin would occasionally return "False positive" 
  results for multiple overlapping requests. This has been corrected.
- It is now possible to tune the memory limit for qpsmtpd

Disk redundancy
---------------
- The default disk layout has changed. A hot spare drive is 
  automatically created if the system has more than three drives. 
  A new boot option "nospare" has been added if you are certain that 
  you do not want to create the spare. You should only use this option
  if you are aware of the consequences of running without a hot spare.
- Errors from add_drive_to_raid are now displayed in the console
- Adding drives with invalid partition tables now works without a reboot
- Attempts to manually add RAID devices to systems without RAID shows an error

Remote Access
-------------
- It is now possible to set the TCP port for SSH sessions from the
  Remote Access panel. Note: Changing this port affects SSH, SFTP and SCP
- Issues with SFTP remote access have been corrected
- Users can be assigned fixed IP addresses with PPTP
    db accounts setprop fredfrog PPTPIP 192.168.1.5
    signal-event remoteaccess-update
- The PPTP link timeout has been increased to better handle unreliable links
- PPTP has been upgraded to the latest release

Backups
-------
- USB backup and restore has been added to the console 
- The tape reminder mail can now be sent to a user other than admin
    config setprop backup reminderEmail fredfrog
- Backup to desktop no longer affects the BackupType set for tape backups
- Restores of MySQL databases with binary 'blobs' up to 16MB are now
  supported by default (previous was 1MB). To change the setting:
    config setprop mysqld MaxAllowedPacket 20MB

Localisation
------------
- Swedish translations have been added
- The Spanish translations have been updated
- The online manual link now points to the manual in the chosen browser 
  language, if such a manual exists
- The en-au and en-nz browser languages are now supported

Software Installer
------------------
- The pacific.net.au mirror has been added as a mirror location. Many
  thanks to all of our mirrors.
- It is possible to limit visibility of updates to specific patterns or
  repositories (see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2416 for details)

Webmail
-------
- Horde, imp, turbo and ingo have been updated to the latest versions

Console
-------
- Further validation has been added for the Gateway IP to ensure that
  it is on the same network as the External IP address

Server manager
--------------
- The new session-based login to the server-manager now works correctly
  on servers where port 80 is blocked
- The user-password panel now correctly enforces the user password policy
- I-bay assignment when a name appears in Domains and Hostnames and Addresses
  now gives preference to the domain setting

UPS
---
- More template options are available to support more UPS models
  (see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2791 for details)

Other fixes and updates
-----------------------
- Many changes have been made in preparation for migration to CentOS5
- We are now using the CentOS 4 php-pear modules instead of our own builds
- runit was upgraded to the latest release
  - The runsvctrl command has been replaced by the much simpler 'sv' command
- The server-only firewall code now respects UDPPort configuration settings
- The "use client driver" setting in smb.conf was corrected
- An apostrophe in the last name caused aliases to be undeletable
- The hostnames description on the Hostnames and Addresses page was corrected
- Some log warnings from FormMagick were removed
- Unused openldap PID files are no longer created
- Various minor text corrections to the console 
- The version number has been removed from the installer splash screen
- It is no longer possible to quit form the initial configuration wizard
  before configuring the system
- The radius templates have been reorganised to simplify extension
- The templates.metadata settings can now be provided by a directory of files
- templates.metadata now provides an option to delete unwanted expansions
- The /etc/pam.d/login fragments have been corrected
- The gauge console widget now allows the --clear action to be optional
- The e-smith-service wrapper initscript filename match has been tightened
- Empty dnscache forwarder entries are ignored
- The CD no longer says "DVD" in the media check screen
- Many old dungog contribs were incompatible, untested or replaced with 
  SME Server 7.x features. These packages are now automatically removed 
  on upgrades

$Id: README.txt,v 1.16 2006/12/26 22:53:34 gordonr Exp $
1	slords	1.17	SME Server 7.2 Release Notes
2			============================
3	gordonr	1.12
4	slords	1.17	June 17 2007
5	gordonr	1.12
6	slords	1.17	The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
7			SME Server 7.2. This release is based on CentOS 4.5 and all packages
8			have been updated to the latest releases.
9	gordonr	1.12
10	slords	1.17	This release contains many new features, all released updates for
11			SME Server 7.1 and fixes for many reported problems. Upgrades
12			will be available by CD, the Software Installer and command line.
13	gordonr	1.15
14	slords	1.17	All users should upgrade to this release.
15	gordonr	1.15
16	slords	1.17	Please report any issues with the SME Server to the bug tracker,
17			and only there:
18	gordonr	1.15
19	slords	1.17	http://www.contribs.org/bugzilla/
20	gordonr	1.11
21	gordonr	1.3
22	slords	1.17	Thanks
23			------
24			The development team would like to thank all of those involved in
25			this release. However, this distribution cannot continue with the
26			current level of support.
27
28
29			Changes in this release
30			=======================
31
32			Virus/Spam Scanning
33			-------------------
34			- The FuzzyOCR spamassassin plugin has been enabled to detect image spam
35			- An X-Virus-Checked header is now added to mail when it is virus scanned
36			- sa-update is now run daily to download the latest SpamAssassin rules
37			- The "freshclam: Update failed" mail now shows the recent history of
38			the freshclam update process
39			- The mail server now defers delivery if clamd is unavailable
40			- Clamd and spamassassin have been updated to the latest releases
41
42			Other mail system changes
43			-------------------------
44			- Attempts to mail to invalid users now show "Relaying denied"
45			instead of "Invalid recipient"
46			- The qpsmtpd "terse" log plugin is now used, which results in a single
47			line summarising each mail
48			- The qplogsumm.pl tool has been added, which generates mail system
49			plugin statistics in /var/log/qpsmtpd/state
50			- The DNS blacklist plugin would occasionally return "False positive"
51			results for multiple overlapping requests. This has been corrected.
52			- It is now possible to tune the memory limit for qpsmtpd
53
54			Disk redundancy
55			---------------
56			- The default disk layout has changed. A hot spare drive is
57			automatically created if the system has more than three drives.
58			A new boot option "nospare" has been added if you are certain that
59			you do not want to create the spare. You should only use this option
60			if you are aware of the consequences of running without a hot spare.
61			- Errors from add_drive_to_raid are now displayed in the console
62			- Adding drives with invalid partition tables now works without a reboot
63			- Attempts to manually add RAID devices to systems without RAID shows an error
64
65			Remote Access
66			-------------
67			- It is now possible to set the TCP port for SSH sessions from the
68			Remote Access panel. Note: Changing this port affects SSH, SFTP and SCP
69			- Issues with SFTP remote access have been corrected
70			- Users can be assigned fixed IP addresses with PPTP
71			db accounts setprop fredfrog PPTPIP 192.168.1.5
72			signal-event remoteaccess-update
73			- The PPTP link timeout has been increased to better handle unreliable links
74			- PPTP has been upgraded to the latest release
75
76			Backups
77			-------
78			- USB backup and restore has been added to the console
79			- The tape reminder mail can now be sent to a user other than admin
80			config setprop backup reminderEmail fredfrog
81			- Backup to desktop no longer affects the BackupType set for tape backups
82			- Restores of MySQL databases with binary 'blobs' up to 16MB are now
83			supported by default (previous was 1MB). To change the setting:
84			config setprop mysqld MaxAllowedPacket 20MB
85
86			Localisation
87			------------
88			- Swedish translations have been added
89			- The Spanish translations have been updated
90			- The online manual link now points to the manual in the chosen browser
91			language, if such a manual exists
92			- The en-au and en-nz browser languages are now supported
93
94			Software Installer
95			------------------
96			- The pacific.net.au mirror has been added as a mirror location. Many
97			thanks to all of our mirrors.
98			- It is possible to limit visibility of updates to specific patterns or
99			repositories (see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2416 for details)
100
101			Webmail
102			-------
103			- Horde, imp, turbo and ingo have been updated to the latest versions
104
105			Console
106			-------
107			- Further validation has been added for the Gateway IP to ensure that
108			it is on the same network as the External IP address
109
110			Server manager
111			--------------
112			- The new session-based login to the server-manager now works correctly
113			on servers where port 80 is blocked
114			- The user-password panel now correctly enforces the user password policy
115			- I-bay assignment when a name appears in Domains and Hostnames and Addresses
116			now gives preference to the domain setting
117
118			UPS
119			---
120			- More template options are available to support more UPS models
121			(see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2791 for details)
122
123			Other fixes and updates
124			-----------------------
125			- Many changes have been made in preparation for migration to CentOS5
126			- We are now using the CentOS 4 php-pear modules instead of our own builds
127			- runit was upgraded to the latest release
128			- The runsvctrl command has been replaced by the much simpler 'sv' command
129			- The server-only firewall code now respects UDPPort configuration settings
130			- The "use client driver" setting in smb.conf was corrected
131			- An apostrophe in the last name caused aliases to be undeletable
132			- The hostnames description on the Hostnames and Addresses page was corrected
133			- Some log warnings from FormMagick were removed
134			- Unused openldap PID files are no longer created
135			- Various minor text corrections to the console
136			- The version number has been removed from the installer splash screen
137			- It is no longer possible to quit form the initial configuration wizard
138			before configuring the system
139			- The radius templates have been reorganised to simplify extension
140			- The templates.metadata settings can now be provided by a directory of files
141			- templates.metadata now provides an option to delete unwanted expansions
142			- The /etc/pam.d/login fragments have been corrected
143			- The gauge console widget now allows the --clear action to be optional
144			- The e-smith-service wrapper initscript filename match has been tightened
145			- Empty dnscache forwarder entries are ignored
146			- The CD no longer says "DVD" in the media check screen
147			- Many old dungog contribs were incompatible, untested or replaced with
148			SME Server 7.x features. These packages are now automatically removed
149			on upgrades
150	gordonr	1.1
151	slords	1.17	$Id: README.txt,v 1.16 2006/12/26 22:53:34 gordonr Exp $