--- cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2010/07/12 20:08:18 1.6 +++ cdrom.image/sme8/README.txt 2012/03/19 06:01:41 1.13 @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -SME Server 8.0 Beta 6 Release Notes -=================================== +SME Server 8.0 Release Candidate 1 Release Notes +================================================ -July 18 2010 +20 March 2012 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. +SME Server 8.0beta7 which is based on CentOS 5.7 and will be the next +major release of SME Server. Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised in the bug tracker (and only there, please); @@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ Testers Please Note the following... are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and later. -3. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean - machines without contribs or other modifications. Issues with - upgrading from clean SME machines can be reported in the bug - tracker, but detailed reviews of upgrading paths will not start - until Release Candidate versions are made available. - -4. Some notes on on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at +3. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 -5. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, +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. Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker. + +6. 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 + You can download SME8.0 RC 1 from http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/ or for other methods see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8 @@ -78,23 +78,15 @@ contains many new features. Please run S 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. +Major changes in RC 1 +===================== +* No major changes were introduced for RC 1 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. +by SME-associated developers since SME Server 8.0 Beta 7. The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to @@ -103,78 +95,55 @@ Fedora-associated developers are not inc Backups ------- -- Restoring from a Workstation Backup showed a false failure. -- Workstation Backup emails now include a To: header and includes the - system name in the subject line. -- 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. +- Provide support for Selective Restore with modern browsers +- Remove default index.htm from Primary ibay before restore +- Allow backup reports to go to an alternate user instead of admin + for Workstation Backups 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. +- Gracefully handle upgrades from SerNet Samba (SME7 TO SME8 VITH YUM) + +LDAP (Optional in SME 8, and considered experimental) +---- +None Localisation ------------ -- Add Hebrew language. -- Fix translation of local nic string in console. -- Other fixes include updated translations for the existing languages. +None 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. +- Provide option to force the smtp proxy not to use CRAM-MD5 + config setprop smtp-auth-proxy PeerPort + config setprop smtp-auth-proxy MD5Patch enabled +- Fix mail to domain pseudonyms pointing to group with dot in name +- Fix Mail Log File Analysis reports Server manager -------------- -- Improve the HTML formatting of the modify quota panel. +None 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 +None Web Server ---------- -No updates +- Enable automatic redirection for /server-resources 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. +- Add MAC address into console network selection +- Fix non-translated locale in ibays panel +- Improve error message for quota +- Obsolete smeserver-php5-cgi & php-mcrypt General features ================ -- Based on CentOS 5.5 and all available updates +- Based on CentOS 5.7 and all available updates + +$Id: README.txt,v 1.12 2011/11/23 16:42:09 wellsi Exp $ + -$Id: README.txt,v 1.5 2010/07/11 16:09:26 wellsi Exp $