smeserver/cdrom.image/README.txt

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

July 20 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://bugs.contribs.org/


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. More people are required to help with
bug triage and verification testing.


Upgrades
========

- Always perform a backup prior to major system upgrades

- An upgrade will preserve the existing data


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
- Disclaimer plugin added to allow footers in internal to external mails

Disk redundancy
---------------
- The default disk layout has changed. A hot spare drive is 
  automatically created if the system has more than two 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 on a fresh install
- 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

General features
================

- Based on CentOS 4.5 and all available updates

$Id: README.txt,v 1.17 2007/06/16 20:16:58 slords Exp $
1	slords	1.17	SME Server 7.2 Release Notes
2			============================
3	gordonr	1.12
4	slords	1.18	July 20 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	1.18	http://bugs.contribs.org/
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	slords	1.18	current level of support. More people are required to help with
27			bug triage and verification testing.
28
29
30			Upgrades
31			========
32
33			- Always perform a backup prior to major system upgrades
34
35			- An upgrade will preserve the existing data
36	slords	1.17
37
38			Changes in this release
39			=======================
40
41			Virus/Spam Scanning
42			-------------------
43			- The FuzzyOCR spamassassin plugin has been enabled to detect image spam
44			- An X-Virus-Checked header is now added to mail when it is virus scanned
45			- sa-update is now run daily to download the latest SpamAssassin rules
46			- The "freshclam: Update failed" mail now shows the recent history of
47			the freshclam update process
48			- The mail server now defers delivery if clamd is unavailable
49			- Clamd and spamassassin have been updated to the latest releases
50
51			Other mail system changes
52			-------------------------
53			- Attempts to mail to invalid users now show "Relaying denied"
54			instead of "Invalid recipient"
55			- The qpsmtpd "terse" log plugin is now used, which results in a single
56			line summarising each mail
57			- The qplogsumm.pl tool has been added, which generates mail system
58			plugin statistics in /var/log/qpsmtpd/state
59			- The DNS blacklist plugin would occasionally return "False positive"
60			results for multiple overlapping requests. This has been corrected.
61			- It is now possible to tune the memory limit for qpsmtpd
62	slords	1.18	- Disclaimer plugin added to allow footers in internal to external mails
63	slords	1.17
64			Disk redundancy
65			---------------
66			- The default disk layout has changed. A hot spare drive is
67	slords	1.18	automatically created if the system has more than two drives.
68	slords	1.17	A new boot option "nospare" has been added if you are certain that
69			you do not want to create the spare. You should only use this option
70			if you are aware of the consequences of running without a hot spare.
71			- Errors from add_drive_to_raid are now displayed in the console
72			- Adding drives with invalid partition tables now works without a reboot
73			- Attempts to manually add RAID devices to systems without RAID shows an error
74
75			Remote Access
76			-------------
77			- It is now possible to set the TCP port for SSH sessions from the
78			Remote Access panel. Note: Changing this port affects SSH, SFTP and SCP
79			- Issues with SFTP remote access have been corrected
80			- Users can be assigned fixed IP addresses with PPTP
81			db accounts setprop fredfrog PPTPIP 192.168.1.5
82			signal-event remoteaccess-update
83			- The PPTP link timeout has been increased to better handle unreliable links
84			- PPTP has been upgraded to the latest release
85
86			Backups
87			-------
88	slords	1.18	- USB backup and restore has been added to the console on a fresh install
89	slords	1.17	- The tape reminder mail can now be sent to a user other than admin
90			config setprop backup reminderEmail fredfrog
91			- Backup to desktop no longer affects the BackupType set for tape backups
92			- Restores of MySQL databases with binary 'blobs' up to 16MB are now
93			supported by default (previous was 1MB). To change the setting:
94			config setprop mysqld MaxAllowedPacket 20MB
95
96			Localisation
97			------------
98			- Swedish translations have been added
99			- The Spanish translations have been updated
100			- The online manual link now points to the manual in the chosen browser
101			language, if such a manual exists
102			- The en-au and en-nz browser languages are now supported
103
104			Software Installer
105			------------------
106			- The pacific.net.au mirror has been added as a mirror location. Many
107			thanks to all of our mirrors.
108			- It is possible to limit visibility of updates to specific patterns or
109			repositories (see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2416 for details)
110
111			Webmail
112			-------
113			- Horde, imp, turbo and ingo have been updated to the latest versions
114
115			Console
116			-------
117			- Further validation has been added for the Gateway IP to ensure that
118			it is on the same network as the External IP address
119
120			Server manager
121			--------------
122			- The new session-based login to the server-manager now works correctly
123			on servers where port 80 is blocked
124			- The user-password panel now correctly enforces the user password policy
125			- I-bay assignment when a name appears in Domains and Hostnames and Addresses
126			now gives preference to the domain setting
127
128			UPS
129			---
130			- More template options are available to support more UPS models
131			(see http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2791 for details)
132
133			Other fixes and updates
134			-----------------------
135			- Many changes have been made in preparation for migration to CentOS5
136			- We are now using the CentOS 4 php-pear modules instead of our own builds
137			- runit was upgraded to the latest release
138			- The runsvctrl command has been replaced by the much simpler 'sv' command
139			- The server-only firewall code now respects UDPPort configuration settings
140			- The "use client driver" setting in smb.conf was corrected
141			- An apostrophe in the last name caused aliases to be undeletable
142			- The hostnames description on the Hostnames and Addresses page was corrected
143			- Some log warnings from FormMagick were removed
144			- Unused openldap PID files are no longer created
145			- Various minor text corrections to the console
146			- The version number has been removed from the installer splash screen
147			- It is no longer possible to quit form the initial configuration wizard
148			before configuring the system
149			- The radius templates have been reorganised to simplify extension
150			- The templates.metadata settings can now be provided by a directory of files
151			- templates.metadata now provides an option to delete unwanted expansions
152			- The /etc/pam.d/login fragments have been corrected
153			- The gauge console widget now allows the --clear action to be optional
154			- The e-smith-service wrapper initscript filename match has been tightened
155			- Empty dnscache forwarder entries are ignored
156			- The CD no longer says "DVD" in the media check screen
157			- Many old dungog contribs were incompatible, untested or replaced with
158			SME Server 7.x features. These packages are now automatically removed
159			on upgrades
160	gordonr	1.1
161	slords	1.18	General features
162			================
163
164			- Based on CentOS 4.5 and all available updates
165
166			$Id: README.txt,v 1.17 2007/06/16 20:16:58 slords Exp $