--- cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2009/06/06 23:51:54 1.1 +++ cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2013/11/11 04:22:55 1.23 @@ -1,165 +1,266 @@ -SME Server 7.3 Release Notes -============================ - -January 1 2008 - -The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of -SME Server 7.3. This release is based on CentOS 4.6 and all packages -have been updated to the latest releases. - - -All SME Server users should upgrade to this release. - - -Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised -in the bug tracker (and only there, please); - - http://bugs.contribs.org/ - - -About SME Server -================ - -SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium -enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by SME Server, Inc. -( http://www.smeserver.org/ ), a non-profit corporation that exists to -provide marketing and legal support for SME Server. - -SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License -and is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community. -However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on -meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc. - -As such, we ask for a small donation to offset costs and fund further -development. - -Please visit http://www.smeserver.org/donate/ to donate. - - -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. - - -This release contains many new features, all released updates for -SME Server 7.2 and fixes for many reported problems. Upgrades -will be available by CD, the Software Installer and command line. - - -Upgrades -======== - -- Always perform a backup prior to major system upgrades - -- An upgrade will preserve the existing data - - -Changes in this release -======================= - - -Installer Options ------------------ -- Using "sme multipart" boot parameter now enables quotas on all LVM's - see bug 3651 on how to create your quota files - - -Other mail system changes -------------------------- -- Support for disconnect option in rhsbl plugin -- Support for disconnect immediately if dnsbl plugin rejects recipient - addresses -- Newer version of ipsvd to resolve a few Thunderbird issues -- Support for configurable timeouts which by default is set to two minutes - - -Console -------- -- Now able to remove Corporate DNS setting -- Raid reconstruction now finishes after using "sme nolvm" passed at install - time - - -Backups -------- -- Ability to use console restore with CD or DVD recordable media -- Remove smbpasswd file prior to restore - - -Localisation ------------- -- The fr-fr browser language is now supported -- Italian translation minor update - - -Software Installer ------------------- -- The voxteneo.com and fullnet.co.uk mirrors has been added as a mirror - location. Many thanks to all of our mirrors -- Removed planetmirror mirror due to being unstable for a number of months -- Added smecontribs repository to smeserver - - -Webmail -------- -- Horde, imp, turbo and ingo have been updated to the latest versions - - -Server manager --------------- -- Updated wording in Server manager > proxy to be correct when running in - serveronly mode -- Now able to remove settings in the Corporate DNS panel -- Make qpsmtpd/state visible in the view log files -- Convert squid timestamp in view log files -- Since we moved to session-based login changing admin password does no - longer invalidate access to server manager -- Added support if you use port-forwarding with an external dynamic ip - address - - -Other fixes and updates ------------------------ -- More changes have been made in preparation for migration to CentOS5 -- Various samba issues fixed with new samba 3.0.25b package -- Smartd is disabled by default but has built in templates to enable -- Import of spamassassin keys are now processed correctly -- Fixed various log noise issues -- Allow root to be key based login only -- Increased dnscache forwarder cache size -- Freshclam permissions now corrected -- Unwanted symlinks in httpd log directory no longer appear -- Added WPAD feature in DHCP -- Fixed various perl issues -- Using long email address now stops regeneration email every day - - -General features -================ - -- Based on CentOS 4.6 and all available updates - - -There are a few differnces from previous releases <=7.2 -====================================================================== - - -After installing for the very first time: ------------------------------------------ -- First night you should receive an email from cron about sa_updates. -- First night you should receive a large email saying a bunch of - groups/users were removed/added (rkhunter email notification). -- Any time you change users/groups you will receive an email the next day - about those changes (rkhunter email notification). - - -Taking the upgrade path from a 7.x to 7.3 ------------------------------------------ -- First night you may receive an email from cron about sa_updates -- First night you may receive a email saying missing passwd/group files - (rkhunter email notification). - -$Id: README.txt,v 1.20 2008/01/01 17:18:13 slords Exp $ +SME Server 8.1Beta3 Release Notes +================================= + +12 November 2013 + +The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of +SME Server 8.1 Beta 3 which is based on CentOS 5.10 + +Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug +tracker (and only there, please); + + http://bugs.contribs.org/ + +About SME Server +================ + +SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium +enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by Koozali Foundation, Inc., +a non-profit corporation that exists to provide marketing and legal support +for SME Server. + +SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License and +is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community. +However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on +meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc. + +As such, we ask for a donation to offset costs and fund further development. +a) If you are a school, a church, a non-profit organisation or an individual +using SME Server for private purposes, we would appreciate you to contribute +within your means toward the costs associated with hosting, maintenance and +development. +b) If you are a company or an integrator and you are deploying SME Server in +the course of your work to generate revenue, we expect you to make a donation +commensurate with the level of revenue you generate and the number of servers +your have in the field. Please, help the project + +Please visit http://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate. + +Koozali Inc is happy to supply an invoice for any donations received, +simply email treasurer@koozali.org + +Thanks +====== + +The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved +themselves with this release. + +Notes +===== + +1. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8.1 + will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware + means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; + AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors + are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, + Athlon XP and later. + +2. Some notes on SME 8.1 including help on upgrades can be found at + http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 + +3. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, + during this time you may experience problems. + You can download SME8.1 from + http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ + or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 + +Changes from Beta 2 +=================== + +Update to CentOS 5.10 +Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text. + +Changes from Beta 1 +=================== + +nodmraid is now the default install option as many issues have been seen with +dmraid. +Installer warning updated to clarify all attached disks will be reformatted. +SME Server changes to initscripts included. +Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots. +Updated to latest Antivirus, ClamAV, 0.98. +Added donation text and graphic to login page and server-manager. +Modules necessary to implement .htaccess have now been loaded by default. + +Changes in this release +======================= + +Packages altered by Centos, Redhat, and Fedora-associated developers are +not included. + + +Backups +------- +- Workstation Backup allows the day of the week to be specified on which a + full backup occurs. This now works correctly for all days of the week. +- To increase reliability of backups to a Microsoft Vista drive, a one second + delay was added to the backup. This issue is not seen on the newer Microsoft + OS. +- Allow user setting of compression level for Desktop and Console Backups. + For example: config setprop backupconsole CompressionLevel -6 + The default is -6, where -1 is fastest and -9 is optimal compression. +- In the console, under item 8, refer to removable media instead of USB + device. +- After a restore from the console the post-upgrade event was not being + performed. +- Add an option to use Wake on LAN before starting Workstation Backup. +- Workstation Backup, report cifs mount errors. +- Workstation Backup, be compatible with destinations that include spaces. +- Workstation Backup, remove temporary directory on success . +- Workstation Backup, add a choice to delete old backup before or after +backup. + +File Server +----------- +- Replace vfs_shadow_copy with vfs_shadow_copy2 for shadow snapshots. +- Add support for Windows 8 domain joining & user login with a new registry + file. + /server-resources/regedit/win8samba.reg +- New optional samba property smb{WideLinks}, valid values are 'no' or 'yes'. + The current samba default is 'no'. + see http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.html#WIDELINKS + For example to enable samba Wide Links + # config setprop smb WideLinks yes +- Add windows network performance enhancements registry file that can help + Windows slow logons. + /server-resources/regedit/windows_samba_performance.reg +- Two new optional samba properties smb{ServerMaxProtocol} & + smb{ClientMaxProtocol}. + For example: # config setprop smb ServerMaxProtocol NT1 +- Remove the samba_audit specific logrotate configuration which was causing an + email to be sent to the admin every night. +- Enable smb auditing per ibay, it is disabled by default. + Auditing is enabled via + # db accounts setprop ibayname Audit enabled + # signal-event ibay-modify ibayname +- Prevent emailing about the normal, weekly, checks of RAID arrays +- Update ServerName (Samba netbios name) when SystemName is updated +- Workaround a deficiency in the proftpd package where it does not handle long + lines correctly in its configuration file. This caused FTP to fail when + large numbers of local networks were configured. +- Ensure Deny from all is on its own line in 15LimitLOGIN + + +LDAP (Optional in SME 8.1, and considered experimental) +---- +- Fix init-account script when LDAP auth is enabled. +- Fix group creation/modification when LDAP auth is enabled. +- The ldap.init script which starts just after the ldap service waits for + slapd to be to available. The logic to check if slapd is ready was + corrected. +- Add missing dependency on openldap-servers. +- The ldap log files can take significant space on servers with a lot of + users. This update will ensure old BDB log files are removed. + + +Localisation +------------ +- Latest translations included. + + +Mail Server +----------- +- Updated to latest Antivirus, ClamAV, 0.98. +- Fetchmail multidrop mode follows TCPPort setting. +- Avoid use of unitialised variables in smtp migrate fragments. +- Allow smtp_auth_proxy to use port 587 with STARTTLS. +- Due to SMTP servers not handling SMTP Auth well enable the use of a + blacklist to remove the troublesome methods. + For example to remove CRAM-MD5: + # db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist CRAM-MD5 + # sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy + More than one method can be removed: + # db configuration setprop smtp-auth-proxy Blacklist "CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5" + # sv t /service/smtp-auth-proxy +- imap-relocate-maildirs action was removed.It was no longer necessary and was + sometimes very slow. +- The soft memory limits for pop3 and pop3s were increased. Two new optional + database properties pop3{MemLimit} and pop3s{MemLimit} + For example to increase the memory limit + # config setprop pop3s MemLimit 50000000 + # expand-template /var/service/pop3s/env/MEMLIMIT + # config setprop pop3 MemLimit 50000000 + # expand-template /var/service/pop3/env/MEMLIMIT +- New optional qmail property qmail{ConcurrencyLocal} and default for + /var/qmail/control/concurrencylocal changed to 20. + For example to decrease the local concurrecny limit + # config setprop qmail ConcurrencyLocal 6 +- Modify domain style pseudonym pointing to user with dot in name. +- Accept messages with no body and no trailing \n after headers. +- Prevent email delivery failure with required updates for perl-Net-DNS and + qpsmtpd. +- New optional spamassassin property spamassassin{MaxMessageSize} to allow for + spamassassin qpsmtpd's plugin size limit to be changed. + For example to also scan larger files + # config setprop spamassassin MaxMessageSize 1500000 +- Make CipherSuite secure by default and tls ciphers defaults to disallow + SSLv2. +- Fix how qpsmtpd tags spam email. +- Add template to extend the functionality of SSL verified certificate to IMAP + and SSMTP transactions +- Update ClamAV to release 0.97.8. +- Load TextCat plugin if ok_languages is enabled. +- Removed the databytes file from qpsmtpd config to honor the maximum message + size settings. See http://wiki.contribs.org/Email#Set_max_email_size + +Server manager +-------------- +- Added donation text and graphic to login page and server-manager. +- Update footer copyright and renew full copyright text. +- Do not load mod_ssl for httpd-admin as it is not needed and creates log + noise. +- If the browser used to access the server-manager used lower case for + %escapes a blank screen would be shown. The server manager URL processing is + now case-insensitive for %escapes. +- Fix more uninitialized warnings in log (httpd/admin_error_log) from HTML.pm. +- Remove log noise (httpd/admin-error-log) when accessing the Create Starter + Web panel in server-manager + + + +Webmail and Groupware +--------------------- + +- If IMAP is disabled in the server manager email panel, IMAP will now listen + to the loopback interface to allow webmail to function. +- Webmail no longer uses SSL over loopback interface. + + +Web Server +---------- +- Modules necessary to implement .htaccess have now been loaded by default. +- Disable index listing of Apache icons folder. +- PHP's magic_quotes are deprecated so should no longer be used. The php.ini + will now have "magic_quotes Off" instead of fully removing it as the default + is ON. +- Change wording of Software Update button. + + +Other fixes and updates +----------------------- +- Remove old System Name from the Hosts DB +- Fix warning in /var/log/messages by correctly initialising the relevant + variable. The warning related to the HW Address of a NIC. +- user-modify-unix script could take many minutes, it has now been optimised + to take only seconds +- The memory limit for pppoe was increased to 100Mb. +- On upgrading from SME Server 7 to SME Server 8 an email could be sent to the + admin everyday due to a modified /etc/updatedb.conf file. This update + ensures the correct /etc/updatedb.conf file. +- Updated SME root server template as D-root changed its IPv4 address on the + 3rd of January 2013. +- The console would crash when no value is entered as static gateway in + servergateway(-private) mode. Improved error-checking in isValidIP() + prevents this. +- Use file locking to make sure that only one copy of the masq script is + running at any particular time. +- Add python-hashlib so we can read newer repodata signatures. +- Point mirrorlist to mirrorlist.contribs.org +- Increase memory limit for ntpd . + +General features +================ + +- Based on CentOS 5.10 and all available updates + +$Id: README.txt,v 1.22 2013/10/12 05:51:47 wellsi Exp $