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2 | * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.2.6 * |
3 | * The "Two Journeys" Release * |
4 | * 29 April 2002 * |
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6 | |
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7 | In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: |
8 | * All about this Release!!! |
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9 | * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug |
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10 | * Important Note about PHP 4.2.0 |
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11 | * About our Release Aliases |
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12 | |
13 | All about this Release!!! |
14 | ========================= |
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15 | |
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16 | Squirrelmail. |
17 | It's feature set is that of a desktop client. |
18 | It's ease of use is unheard of. |
19 | It's ..ehem.. bug free. |
20 | There is nowhere else to go... |
21 | Except to the 1.2.6 stable version of Squirrelmail!! |
22 | |
23 | We are excited to bring you the latest and greatest Squirrelmail release |
24 | to date. More features you say? You got it. Better performance is what |
25 | you need? Expect it. Looking for a Sqirrelmail with less bugs? It is here. |
26 | Here are some highlights: |
27 | |
28 | * Greatly improved Cross Site Scripting Protection with a new custom |
29 | html filter. |
30 | * Improved search and filter functions, allowing for non-ascii search |
31 | and filter criteria. |
32 | * Server side sorting capability to improve performance with large |
33 | mailboxes. |
34 | * Most importantly, Many, many bugfixes. And more bugfixes. did I mention |
35 | bugfixes? |
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36 | |
37 | See the Changelog file for details. |
38 | |
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39 | Being one of the most popular webmail clients, the developers of |
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40 | SquirrelMail feel a huge desire and responsibility to continue push |
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41 | the envelope and make SquirrelMail the best it can possibly be. You |
42 | will not be disappointed with this release, as it is by far the most |
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43 | feature rich, and yet it is still the same sleek and unbloated and |
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44 | cuddly webmail application that we have all grown to love. Here is |
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45 | an incomplete list of some of the great features that Squirrelmail |
46 | has to offer: |
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47 | |
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48 | * Collapsible Folders - The folder list can be collapsed at any |
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49 | parent folder. This makes folder lists with large |
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50 | hierarchical structures much easier to manage and navigate. |
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51 | * Fix for the "theme passed as cookie" exploit posted to the bug- |
52 | traq mailing list. |
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53 | * The Paginator! - This enables quick access to any page in the |
54 | message list by simply choosing the page number to view |
55 | rather than tediously clicking "next" 50 times. |
56 | * Hundreds of UI tweaks - The user interface has been given a |
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57 | face-lift. The HTML has been largely overhauled, and while |
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58 | it still has the same general feel, it has been made more |
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59 | intuitive. |
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60 | * Drafts - It is now possible to compose a message and save it to |
61 | be sent at a later date with the drafts option. |
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62 | * Ability to mark messages as read and unread from the message listing. |
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63 | * New Options Page - The options page has been completely |
64 | rewritten for several reasons, the main of which was to |
65 | allow seamless integration of plugin options and to |
66 | provide uniformity throughout the entire section. |
67 | * Multiple Identities - It is now possible to create different |
68 | identities (home, work, school) that can be chosen upon |
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69 | sending. Each identity can have its own email address, |
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70 | full name, and signature. |
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71 | * Ability to forward messages as attachments from the message listing. |
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72 | * Reply Citations - Different types of citations are now possible |
73 | when replying to messages. |
74 | * Better Attachment Handling - The plugin, attachment_common, has |
75 | been fully integrated into the core of SquirrelMail. This |
76 | allows inline viewing of several different types of |
77 | attachments. |
78 | * Integration of Several Plugins - The following plugins have been |
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79 | put directly into the core. As a result, be sure not to |
80 | install these as plugins, as the result may be (at best) |
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81 | unpredictable: attachment_common, paginator, priority, |
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82 | printer_friendly, sqclock, xmailer. |
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83 | * Improved support for newer versions of PHP. Recommended versions |
84 | are 4.0.3 -> 4.1.2. |
85 | * Server-side sorting support adds speed to the mailbox display, even |
86 | with large mailboxes. Server-sid thread sorting support allows |
87 | users to display mailboxes in thread-sort order. |
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88 | |
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89 | |
90 | I am sure there are plenty more features I have missed. You just have |
91 | to try it for yourself! |
92 | |
93 | Having been involved with Squirrelmail for a while I can safely say |
94 | that this stable release has the most bugfixes to date. The invaluable |
95 | contributions of the Squirrelmail community, from developers and users |
96 | alike have helped to make this release of Squirrelmail the best yet. |
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97 | |
98 | Home Page: http://www.squirrelmail.org/ |
99 | Download: http://www.squirrelmail.org/download.php |
100 | ScreenShots: http://www.squirrelmail.org/screenshots.php |
101 | |
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102 | |
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103 | Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug |
104 | ========================================== |
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105 | |
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106 | Of course, in the words of Linus Torvalds, this release is officially |
107 | certified to be Bug-Free (tm). |
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108 | |
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109 | However, if for some reason some bugs manage to find their way to the |
110 | surface, please report them at once (after all, they ARE uncertified |
111 | bugs!!!) The PROPER place to report these bugs is the SquirrelMail Bug |
112 | Tracker. |
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113 | |
114 | http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs |
115 | |
116 | Thank you for your cooperation in that issue. That helps us to make |
117 | sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if |
118 | people would check existing tracker items for a bug before reporting |
119 | it again. This would help to eliminate duplicate reports, and |
120 | increase the time we can spend CODING by DECREASING the time we |
121 | spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN |
122 | bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have |
123 | been fixed in CVS already. |
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126 | Important Note about PHP 4.2.0 |
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129 | A few days before this release, PHP 4.2.0 hit the net. The Squirrelmail |
130 | team has not had a chance to test this new version of PHP with the 1.2.6 |
131 | release. The recommended versions of PHP for Squirrelmail 1.2.6 is 4.0.3 |
132 | through 4.1.2. |
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135 | About our Release Aliases - By Jason Munro |
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136 | ========================= |
137 | |
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138 | Squirrelmail has started on a new journey. |
139 | Two journeys really. |
140 | |
141 | In one, our beloved hero delves deep inside its squirrel-self, |
142 | searching for calmness and peace with its surroundings. |
143 | Striving to hone its squirrel-skills against any and all obstacles. |
144 | |
145 | This is the stable path. |
146 | |
147 | In the other, our champion has shed the failures of its past and |
148 | started anew on a wild adventure through uncharted territory. The |
149 | dangers are great, but so are the rewards. |
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150 | |
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151 | This is the development path. |
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153 | |
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154 | Squirrelmail 1.2.6 is the latest stepping-stone on the stable |
155 | path. It leads to a Squirrelmail of unseen dependablity and |
156 | performance. |
157 | Squirrelmail 2.0 development has begun. This is the first step |
158 | on the journey down the development path. New worlds of possiblity |
159 | are opening up with each step. |
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160 | |
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161 | Forget what you thought you knew about Squirrelmail, |
162 | and get ready for a whole new nut. |
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163 | |
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164 | |
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165 | Happy SquirrelMailing! |
166 | - The SquirrelMail Project Team |