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1  SME Server 8.0 Beta 6 Release Notes  SME Server 8.0 Beta 6 Release Notes
2  ===================================  ===================================
3    
4  July 18 2010  August 20 2010
5    
6  The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of  The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of
7  SME Server 8.0beta6 which is based on CentOS 5.5 and will be the next  SME Server 8.0beta6 which is based on CentOS 5.5 and will be the next
# Line 15  tracker (and only there, please); Line 15  tracker (and only there, please);
15  ***************************  ***************************
16  Testers Please Note the following...  Testers Please Note the following...
17    
18  1. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this  1. SME Server users currently on SME Server 8.0 Beta 5 have to perform
19       one manual step before upgrading due to the change of samba.
20       See http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8#Upgrading_samba
21    
22    2. SME Server users should not upgrade production servers to this
23     release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a     release but those who can are encouraged to load the beta to a
24     dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase.     dedicated test machine and take part in the testing phase.
25    
26  2. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8  3. CentOS 5 has dropped support for i586 and therefore SME Server 8
27     will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware     will not work on i586 hardware. [See bugzilla:2845]. i586 hardware
28     means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX;     means processors before and including Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX;
29     AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors     AMD K5, K6, K6-II, K6-III and Via C3. i686 architecture processors
30     are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon,     are Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III; AMD Athlon,
31     Athlon XP and later.     Athlon XP and later.
32    
33  3. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean  4. Upgrading from previous releases should only be done on clean
34     machines without contribs or other modifications.     machines without contribs or other modifications.
35    
36  4. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing  5. Testers are now encouraged to test upgrade paths and to start testing
37     contribs. They are not certain to work so only try on test servers.     contribs. They are not certain to work so only try on test servers.
38     Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker.     Please raise all issues found in the bug tracker.
39    
40  5. Some notes on on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at  6. Some notes on SME 8 including help on upgrades can be found at
41     http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8     http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8
42    
43  6. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing,  7. Please note it may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing,
44     during this time you may experience problems.     during this time you may experience problems.
45     You can download SME8.0 Beta 6 from     You can download SME8.0 Beta 6 from
46     http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/     http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/releases/testing/8/iso/i386/
# Line 74  triage and verification testing needs lo Line 78  triage and verification testing needs lo
78  please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's  please try to spare some time to this vital aspect of our community's
79  future.  future.
80    
81  This release, which is based on a major update of the Centos Core,  This release, which is based on a major update of the CentOS Core,
82  contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server  contains many new features. Please run Software Installer in Server
83  Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the  Manager regularly during testing to be sure your system reflects the
84  latest stage of development.  latest stage of development.
# Line 89  reason. Line 93  reason.
93  Samba 3x:  Samba 3x:
94  The Samba packages have reverted to those provided by CentOS to simplify  The Samba packages have reverted to those provided by CentOS to simplify
95  the support needed. This version of samba provides support for Windows 7  the support needed. This version of samba provides support for Windows 7
96  domain logins.  domain logins. http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server_8#Upgrading_samba
97    
98    
99  Changes in this release  Changes in this release
100  =======================  =======================
# Line 99  by SME-associated developers since SME S Line 104  by SME-associated developers since SME S
104    
105  The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes  The package changelogs often included earlier changes and changes
106  carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to  carried out by non-SME-associated developers; these were removed to
107  shorten the list. Packages recently altered by Centos, Redhat, and  shorten the list. Packages recently altered by CentOS, Redhat, and
108  Fedora-associated developers are not included.  Fedora-associated developers are not included.
109    
110  Backups  Backups
111  -------  -------
112  - Restoring from a Workstation Backup showed a false failure.  - Restoring from a Workstation Backup showed a false failure.
113  - Workstation Backup emails now include a To: header and includes the  - Workstation Backup emails include a To: header.
114    system name in the subject line.  - Workstation Backup includes the system name and also indicates failure
115      if applicable in the subject line of the email.
116  - Update backup instructions in server-manager.  - Update backup instructions in server-manager.
117  - The Workstation Backup panel now removes leading and trailing spaces  - The Workstation Backup panel now removes leading and trailing spaces
118    from the hostname.    from the hostname.
# Line 143  Mail Server Line 149  Mail Server
149  - Fix HeloHost patch.  - Fix HeloHost patch.
150  - Remove cron.daily jobs that are no longer needed.  - Remove cron.daily jobs that are no longer needed.
151  - Update email addresses on domain change.  - Update email addresses on domain change.
152    - Work around how qpsmtpd tags spam email.
153    
154  Server manager  Server manager
155  --------------  --------------
156  - Improve the HTML formatting of the modify quota panel.  - Improve the HTML formatting of the modify quota panel.
157    - Remove empty <p> tag from footer template.
158    
159  Webmail and Groupware  Webmail and Groupware
160  ---------------------  ---------------------
# Line 158  Webmail and Groupware Line 166  Webmail and Groupware
166  - Templated attributes.php to add ability to have multiple email  - Templated attributes.php to add ability to have multiple email
167    values for a contact. Separate entries with a comma and a space.    values for a contact. Separate entries with a comma and a space.
168  - Update to freebusy info in sources.php  - Update to freebusy info in sources.php
169    - Update to remove turbaContact info that SME is not using.
170    
171  Web Server  Web Server
172  ----------  ----------
173  No updates  - Default expose_php in php.ini to Off.
174    
175  Other fixes and updates  Other fixes and updates
176  -----------------------  -----------------------
# Line 175  Other fixes and updates Line 184  Other fixes and updates
184  - Migrate MirrorList properties to sme8 repos.  - Migrate MirrorList properties to sme8 repos.
185  - Remove BaseURL properties if migrating to sme8 repos.  - Remove BaseURL properties if migrating to sme8 repos.
186  - Remove yum databases and repodata if migrating to sme8 repos.  - Remove yum databases and repodata if migrating to sme8 repos.
187    - Enable cpuspeed by default.
188    - Fix scriplet error in e-smith-service script when service is disabled.
189    - Allow use of CNAME in remote hosts.
190    - Add Obsoletes for php5-cgi-{imap,ldap,mysql,pear,xmlrpc}.
191    
192  General features  General features
193  ================  ================
194    
195  - Based on CentOS 5.5 and all available updates  - Based on CentOS 5.5 and all available updates
196    
197  $Id: README.txt,v 1.6 2010/07/12 20:08:18 wellsi Exp $  $Id: README.txt,v 1.7 2010/07/15 07:58:07 wellsi Exp $
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