--- cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2009/06/06 23:51:54 1.1 +++ cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2010/08/18 09:20:11 1.8 @@ -1,165 +1,198 @@ -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 8.0 Beta 6 Release Notes +=================================== + +August 20 2010 + +The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of +SME Server 8.0beta6 which is based on CentOS 5.5 and will be the next +major release of SME Server. This is the final planned Beta for SME 8. + +Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug +tracker (and only there, please); + + http://bugs.contribs.org/ + +*************************** +Testers Please Note the following... + +1. SME Server users currently on SME Server 8.0 Beta 5 have to perform + one manual step before upgrading due to the change of samba. + See http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8#Upgrading_samba + +2. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this + release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a + dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase. + +3. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8 + 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. + +4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean + machines without contribs or other modifications. + +5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing + contribs. They are not certain to work so only try on test servers. + Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker. + +6. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at + http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 + +7. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, + during this time you may experience problems. + You can download SME8.0 Beta 6 from + http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ + or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 + +*************************** + +About SME Server +================ + +SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium +enterprises. + +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://wiki.contribs.org/Donate to donate. + +Thanks and a plea for help +========================== + +The development team would like to thank all of those who have involved +themselves with this beta release. At this stage in development the role +of testers is vital; the final release date and the stability and +quality of the new version depend on full and thorough testing by all +levels of users, right from beginners who may be confused by, and draw +the developers attention to, insufficiently transparent system design, +up to seasoned and skilled users who can probe the system deeply. Bug +triage and verification testing needs lots of community involvement; +please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's +future. + +This release, which is based on a major update of the CentOS Core, +contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server +Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the +latest stage of development. + +Major changes in beta 6 +======================= +The policy is to stick with upstream updates unless there are compelling +reasons not to. The number of customers unable to run the software they +want because of the Samba and PHP versions constituted a compelling +reason. + +Samba 3x: +The Samba packages have reverted to those provided by CentOS to simplify +the support needed. This version of samba provides support for Windows 7 +domain logins. http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8#Upgrading_samba + + +Changes in this release +======================= + +This section of this README file lists all package changes carried out +by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 5. + +The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes +carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to +shorten the list. Packages recently altered by CentOS, Redhat, and +Fedora-associated developers are not included. + +Backups +------- +- Restoring from a Workstation Backup showed a false failure. +- Workstation Backup emails include a To: header. +- Workstation Backup includes the system name and also indicates failure + if applicable in the subject line of the email. +- Update backup instructions in server-manager. +- The Workstation Backup panel now removes leading and trailing spaces + from the hostname. +- Fix removal of leading slash in storage location. +- The Workstation backup to USB panel no longer presents mounted disks. +- Only define Workstation Backup temporary directory once. +- Remove relocate_samba_file and all references to /etc/smbpasswd. + +File Server +----------- +- Use samba3x package for windows 7 compatibility. +- Remove require strong key part of regedit file. +- Backup all the samba tdb files. +- Add dependency /usr/bin/tdbbackup. + +Localisation +------------ +- Add Chinese (Taiwan) language (zh_TW). +- Add Hebrew language (he). +- Fix translation of local nic string in console. +- Other fixes include updated translations for the existing languages. + +Mail Server +----------- +- Disable by default the SMTP transparent proxy, however upgrades from + sme7 will retain old default behavior where SMTP connections will be + transparently proxied. +- Implement a database key (TlsBeforeAuth) to allow SMTP + Authentication without TLS. The default remains to require TLS before + Auth (introduced in SME 8Beta5). +- Update qpsmtpd to 0.84 +- Config setting to enable SMTP to ISP Authentication Debug now uses + enabled/disabled for clarity. +- Fix HeloHost patch. +- Remove cron.daily jobs that are no longer needed. +- Update email addresses on domain change. +- Work around how qpsmtpd tags spam email. + +Server manager +-------------- +- Improve the HTML formatting of the modify quota panel. +- Remove empty

tag from footer template. + +Webmail and Groupware +--------------------- +- Updated to Horde 3.3.8 +- Updated to imp 4.3.7 +- Updated to Ingo 1.2.4 +- Updated to Turba 2.3.4 +- Add the ability to have a local LDAP Group Address book. +- Templated attributes.php to add ability to have multiple email + values for a contact. Separate entries with a comma and a space. +- Update to freebusy info in sources.php +- Update to remove turbaContact info that SME is not using. + +Web Server +---------- +- Default expose_php in php.ini to Off. + +Other fixes and updates +----------------------- +- Handle no network interface scenario in console. +- Fix ldap-create errors when adding empty groups. +- The LDAP information for admin was not being updated. +- Don't try to save ibay password to LDAP. +- Do not allow pool.ntp.org as NTP server. +- Prepare for obsoletion of magic_quotes* when we supply PHP 5.3.0+ +- Fix missing space causing errors parsing the iptables rules. +- Migrate MirrorList properties to sme8 repos. +- Remove BaseURL properties if migrating to sme8 repos. +- Remove yum databases and repodata if migrating to sme8 repos. +- Enable cpuspeed by default. +- Fix scriplet error in e-smith-service script when service is disabled. +- Allow use of CNAME in remote hosts. +- Add Obsoletes for php5-cgi-{imap,ldap,mysql,pear,xmlrpc}. + +General features +================ + +- Based on CentOS 5.5 and all available updates + +$Id: README.txt,v 1.7 2010/07/15 07:58:07 wellsi Exp $ +