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2 | * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.3.2 * |
3 | * The "Nut cracker" Release * |
4 | * 29 October 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 | * Major updates |
10 | * A note on solved bugs |
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11 | * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.3 bug |
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12 | * About our Release Aliases |
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13 | |
14 | All about this Release!!! |
15 | ========================= |
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16 | |
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17 | This is the third release on our way to a new stable series. |
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18 | On our way to, that is, this is a development release, which is not |
19 | intended for production servers. We feel that releasing development |
20 | versions will help us making the to-be stable release more stable, and |
21 | restricting the ability to test no longer to people who use CVS. |
22 | |
23 | So download it! Install it, and try to break it! We are hungry for any |
24 | bug report you send. If stumbling over a bug is a true non-option, |
25 | this release is not for you. In that case, download the stable version |
26 | and enjoy that one. |
27 | |
28 | In general, we are planning to regularly release a 1.3.x version until |
29 | it is stable enough to call her 1.4 or 2.0. While I'm at it, one |
30 | comment on version numbers. Our version numbers take the form of A.B.C |
31 | A increases with time, but only very seldomly. |
32 | B if it is even (0, 2, 4 etc), it is a stable release |
33 | if it is odd (1, 3, 5 etc), it is a development release |
34 | C indicates small changes. |
35 | Which is to say our version numbering system is the same as that of |
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36 | the linux kernel. So 1.2.9 is a stable version, and 1.3.2 (this one) |
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37 | is a development release. |
38 | |
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39 | We are excited to bring you the fruits of a very good development |
40 | series. Major rewrites of the back-end and the user interface have |
41 | been happening since the 1.2 series. |
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42 | |
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43 | Major updates |
44 | ============== |
45 | |
46 | To summarize the major updates in the 1.3.2 release: |
47 | * The support of register globals = off |
48 | * A complete rewrite of the way we send mail (Deliver-class) |
49 | * Lot's of bugfixes. |
50 | |
51 | |
52 | A note on solved bugs |
53 | ===================== |
54 | |
55 | After the release of 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 we received lots of usefull bug-reports. |
56 | At this moment we can say that most issues are solved. |
57 | One of the biggest bug reporter was Cor Bosman from the dutch ISP XS4ALL. |
58 | They scheduled the use of SquirrelMail 1.3.2 because of it's UID support. |
59 | At this moment they are switched over to 1.3.2 CVS and it's running fine on |
60 | the production servers. The imap-server load was dropped significantly and |
61 | that's exactly what we tried to establish in the DEVEL branche. |
62 | |
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63 | |
64 | A note on plugins |
65 | ================= |
66 | |
67 | There have been very severe architecture improvements. Lots of plugins |
68 | have not yet been adapted to this. Plugins which are distributed with |
69 | this release (eg. in the same .tar.gz file) may work. Plugins not |
70 | distributed with this plugin most probably WILL NOT WORK. |
71 | |
72 | So if you have ANY problem at all, first try turning off all plugins. |
73 | |
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74 | A note on your configuration |
75 | ============================ |
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76 | |
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77 | For a whole bunch of reasons, it is MANDATORY that you run conf.pl |
78 | (and then save your configuration) from the config/ directory before |
79 | using this release. |
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80 | |
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81 | If you have problems with UID support, please do these 2 things: |
82 | |
83 | 1) For our comfort and the prosper of SquirrelMail: |
84 | send a bugreport with this information |
85 | * IMAP server type + version |
86 | * Whether you use server-side sorting |
87 | * Whether you use thread sorting |
88 | * The value of "sort" (as in conf.pl) |
89 | bugs can be submitted at: http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs |
90 | 2) For your own pleasure and comfort: |
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91 | turn of UID support in conf.pl, so you can continue to use 1.3.2 |
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92 | |
93 | |
94 | Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.3 bug |
95 | ========================================== |
96 | |
97 | It is not unlikely you will experience some bugs while using this |
98 | development version. Please submit these bugs. Also, please mention |
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99 | that the bug is in this 1.3.2 release. |
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100 | |
101 | http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs |
102 | |
103 | Thank you for your cooperation in that issue. That helps us to make |
104 | sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if |
105 | people would check existing tracker items for a bug before reporting |
106 | it again. This would help to eliminate duplicate reports, and |
107 | increase the time we can spend CODING by DECREASING the time we |
108 | spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN |
109 | bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have |
110 | been fixed in CVS already. |
111 | |
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112 | In case you want to join us on coding SquirrelMail, or have other |
113 | things to share with the developers, join the development mailinglist: |
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114 | |
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115 | squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net |
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118 | About our Release Aliases |
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119 | ========================= |
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120 | With the release of 1.3.2 we can say we realy cracked some nuts regarding |
121 | hard to solve issues. |
122 | Future devel versions will continue carrying "Nut" releasenames |
123 | to keep the squirrel satisfied. Since winter is coming we better hurry up |
124 | with new "Nut" releases. We don't want a death squirrel due to starvation. |
125 | So next time you see a squirrel feed him nuts, think about SquirrelMail and |
126 | a new friendship is born. |
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129 | Happy SquirrelMailing! |
130 | - The SquirrelMail Project Team |