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SME Server 8.1Beta3 Release Notes |
SME Server 8.1 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes |
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12 November 2013 |
23 February 2014 |
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The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
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SME Server 8.1 Beta 3 which is based on CentOS 5.10 |
SME Server 8.1 Release Candidate 1 which is based on CentOS 5.10 |
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Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug |
Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug |
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tracker (and only there, please); |
tracker (and only there, please); |
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are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, |
are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, |
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Athlon XP and later. |
Athlon XP and later. |
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2. Some notes on SME 8.1 including help on upgrades can be found at |
2. Some notes on SME Server 8.1 including help on upgrades can be found at |
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http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
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3. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, |
3. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, |
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during this time you may experience problems. |
during this time you may experience problems. |
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You can download SME8.1 from |
You can download SME Server 8.1 from |
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http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ |
http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ |
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or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 |
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Changes from Beta 4 |
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There are no major changes. |
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Update with ca-bundle.crt from SME 9. |
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Changes from Beta 3 |
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Set sme-server as the default workgroup and domain name for |
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new installations. |
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Remove insecure SSL ciphers. |
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Due to SMTP servers not handling SMTP Auth well only present |
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one auth method at a time, in order, to NET::SMTP. |
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Allow webmail access to be selected for only the local network. |
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Provide the ability to force https per ibay. |
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Changes from Beta 2 |
Changes from Beta 2 |
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Update to CentOS 5.10 |
Update to CentOS 5.10 |
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Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text. |
Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text. |
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Latest version of Dar, 2.4.11, for workstation backup. |
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Workstation Backup, fix selective restore by requesting array of results |
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from CGI.pm |
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Workstation Backup, new method to show files being restored is needed |
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when using dar 2.4 |
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Changes from Beta 1 |
Changes from Beta 1 |
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Backups |
Backups |
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- Latest version of Dar, 2.4.11, for workstation backup. |
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- Workstation Backup allows the day of the week to be specified on which a |
- Workstation Backup allows the day of the week to be specified on which a |
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full backup occurs. This now works correctly for all days of the week. |
full backup occurs. This now works correctly for all days of the week. |
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- To increase reliability of backups to a Microsoft Vista drive, a one second |
- To increase reliability of backups to a Microsoft Vista drive, a one second |
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performed. |
performed. |
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- Add an option to use Wake on LAN before starting Workstation Backup. |
- Add an option to use Wake on LAN before starting Workstation Backup. |
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- Workstation Backup, report cifs mount errors. |
- Workstation Backup, report cifs mount errors. |
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- Workstation Backup, be compatible with destinations that include spaces. |
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- Workstation Backup, remove temporary directory on success . |
- Workstation Backup, remove temporary directory on success . |
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- Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after |
- Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after |
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backup. |
backup. |
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- Workstation Backup, ensure that the pathname passed to dar_manager is quoted |
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to allow backup destinations with spaces, eg some USB drives. |
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- Workstation Backup, count backup sets from 1 and delete the obsolete set0 |
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when it goes out of scope. |
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- Workstation Backup, do not fail backup for mtime/ctime mismatch |
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- Workstation Backup, fix selective restore by requesting array |
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of results from CGI.pm |
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- Workstation Backup, new method to show files being restored is needed |
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when using dar 2.4 |
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- Don't remove the apache group during restore. |
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- Workstation Backup, suppress ctime error message on incremental backups. |
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- Workstation Backup, selective restore of deleted files. |
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File Server |
File Server |
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lines correctly in its configuration file. This caused FTP to fail when |
lines correctly in its configuration file. This caused FTP to fail when |
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large numbers of local networks were configured. |
large numbers of local networks were configured. |
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- Ensure Deny from all is on its own line in 15LimitLOGIN |
- Ensure Deny from all is on its own line in 15LimitLOGIN |
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- Update default ServerName in 30smbServerName, and change default |
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Workgroup and Domain to sme-server |
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LDAP (Optional in SME 8.1, and considered experimental) |
LDAP (Optional in SME 8.1, and considered experimental) |
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Mail Server |
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- Updated to latest Antivirus, ClamAV, 0.98. |
- Updated to latest Antivirus, ClamAV, 0.98.1 |
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- Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting. |
- Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting. |
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- Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments. |
- Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments. |
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- Allow smtp_auth_proxy to use port 587 with STARTTLS. |
- Allow smtp_auth_proxy to use port 587 with STARTTLS. |
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- Due to SMTP servers not handling SMTP Auth well enable the use of a |
- Due to SMTP servers not handling SMTP Auth well only present |
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blacklist to remove the troublesome methods. |
one auth method at a time, in order, to NET::SMTP and enable |
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the use of a blacklist to remove the troublesome methods. |
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For example to remove CRAM-MD5: |
For example to remove CRAM-MD5: |
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# db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist CRAM-MD5 |
# db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist CRAM-MD5 |
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# sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy |
# sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy |
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More than one method can be removed: |
More than one method can be removed: |
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# db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist "CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5" |
# db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist "CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5" |
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# sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy |
# sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy |
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- Handle exceptions during attempted SASL auth. Add more debug tracing. |
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- imap-relocate-maildirs action was removed.It was no longer necessary and was |
- imap-relocate-maildirs action was removed.It was no longer necessary and was |
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sometimes very slow. |
sometimes very slow. |
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- The soft memory limits for pop3 and pop3s were increased. Two new optional |
- The soft memory limits for pop3 and pop3s were increased. Two new optional |
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- Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled. |
- Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled. |
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- Removed the databytes file from qpsmtpd config to honor the maximum message |
- Removed the databytes file from qpsmtpd config to honor the maximum message |
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size settings. See http://wiki.contribs.org/Email#Set_max_email_size |
size settings. See http://wiki.contribs.org/Email#Set_max_email_size |
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- Include /usr/bin/refreshclam |
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- Remove workarounds for how qpsmtpd tags spam email. |
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- Remove insecure SSL ciphers. |
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- Add keepalive option for tcpsvd for imap and imaps services. |
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- Use stunnel-tls instead of sslio to wrap imaps service. |
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Server manager |
Server manager |
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now case-insensitive for %escapes. |
now case-insensitive for %escapes. |
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- Fix more uninitialized warnings in log (httpd/admin_error_log) from HTML.pm. |
- Fix more uninitialized warnings in log (httpd/admin_error_log) from HTML.pm. |
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- Remove log noise (httpd/admin-error-log) when accessing the Create Starter |
- Remove log noise (httpd/admin-error-log) when accessing the Create Starter |
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Web panel in server-manager |
Web panel in server-manager. |
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Webmail and Groupware |
Webmail and Groupware |
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- If IMAP is disabled in the server manager email panel, IMAP will now listen |
- If IMAP is disabled in the server manager email panel, IMAP will now listen |
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to the loopback interface to allow webmail to function. |
to the loopback interface to allow webmail to function. |
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- Webmail no longer uses SSL over loopback interface. |
- Webmail no longer uses SSL over loopback interface. |
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Web Server |
Web Server |
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will now have "magic_quotes Off" instead of fully removing it as the default |
will now have "magic_quotes Off" instead of fully removing it as the default |
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is ON. |
is ON. |
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- Change wording of Software Update button. |
- Change wording of Software Update button. |
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- Remove insecure SSL ciphers. |
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Other fixes and updates |
Other fixes and updates |
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running at any particular time. |
running at any particular time. |
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- Add python-hashlib so we can read newer repodata signatures. |
- Add python-hashlib so we can read newer repodata signatures. |
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- Point mirrorlist to mirrorlist.contribs.org |
- Point mirrorlist to mirrorlist.contribs.org |
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- Increase memory limit for ntpd . |
- Increase memory limit for ntpd. |
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- Add an audit for groups. |
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other than 443,563 |
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- Add logcheck to help analyse errors in the log files. |
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- Refer to removable media not CDROM in console restore. |
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- Remove old images. |
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General features |
General features |
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- Based on CentOS 5.10 and all available updates |
- Based on CentOS 5.10 and all available updates |
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$Id: README.txt,v 1.22 2013/10/12 05:51:47 wellsi Exp $ |
$Id: README.txt,v 1.28 2014/02/17 16:42:38 wellsi Exp $ |