X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ReleaseNotes;h=27a0999c230d20a7e5bb8f668748605fad22cff5;hb=ee37ee9b53f617dce1f96330c0dd9ddc2bc4bea5;hp=cf0dd61c49947924ecd29a5d6f53e4172fcded05;hpb=76911253eb850bacde3d86c8cb7b4af072e67ebe;p=squirrelmail.git diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes index cf0dd61c..27a0999c 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes +++ b/ReleaseNotes @@ -1,88 +1,79 @@ /***************************************************************** - * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.0 Release Candidate 1 * - * 31 December 2002 * + * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.0 * + * The "Long Time Coming" Release * + * 3 April 2003 * *****************************************************************/ In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: - * All about this Release!!! + * All about this Release! + * A note on PHP 4.3.x * Major updates * A note on plugins - * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.3 bug - * About our Release Aliases + * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug -All about this Release!!! -========================= +All about this Release! +======================= -This is the first Release Candidate (RC) for the 1.4.x stable series. -Please note that this release is not yet labeled STABLE officially. +This is the first release of our new 1.4.x-series which is officially +labeled STABLE! We've been through a long development trajectory +which has resulted in this version. The big plusses of 1.4 over the +previous 1.2.x series are enhanced stability, better compatibility +with a wide range of mail/websystems, more features and less bugs. +See the Major Updates section of this file for more. -However, we've been running this on a number of systems and a variety -of configs and we think it's worthy of the "stable"-title. Before we -can call it stable we want to test it on as many systems as possible -to iron out the last issues. -So download it! Install it, and try to break it! We are hungry for any -bug report you send. +A note on PHP 4.3.x +=================== + +While the developers realize that PHP 4.3.x is the "latest and greatest" +version of PHP to be available, SquirrelMail has not been extensively +tested with it. We currently believe that SquirrelMail should work on +PHP 4.3.x but we lack the experience with this new version to be +absolutely sure. If you want to be safe, or experience problems, you may +want to downgrade to PHP 4.2.x. Major updates ============== -The 1.4.0 series (as a result of 1.3 devel series) brings: +The 1.4.0 series (as a result of 1.3 developent series) brings: * A complete rewrite of the way we send mail (Deliver-class), and of the way we parse mail (MIME-bodystructure parsing). This makes SquirrelMail more reliable and more efficient at the same time! * Support for IMAP UID which makes SquirrelMail more reliable. -* Optimizations to code and the number of IMAP calls. +* Optimizations to code and the number of IMAP calls; SquirrelMail + is now a very scalable webmail solution. * Support for a wider range of authentication mechanisms. -* Lots of bugfixes and a couple of UI-tweaks. - +* Lots of bugfixes, some new features and a couple of UI-tweaks. A note on plugins ================= -There have been very severe architecture improvements. Lots of plugins +There have been major plugin architecture improvements. Lots of plugins have not yet been adapted to this. Plugins which are distributed with -this release (eg. in the same .tar.gz file) may work. Plugins not -distributed with this plugin most probably WILL NOT WORK. +this release (eg. in the same .tar.gz file) should work. Plugin authors +will need some time to adapt their plugins, so quite a few plugins +might not work. So if you have ANY problem at all, first try turning off all plugins. - - -A note on your configuration -============================ - -For a whole bunch of reasons, it is MANDATORY that you run conf.pl -(and then save your configuration) from the config/ directory before -using this release. - -If you have problems with UID support, please do these 2 things: - -1) For our comfort and the prosper of SquirrelMail: - send a bugreport with this information - * IMAP server type + version - * Whether you use server-side sorting - * Whether you use thread sorting - * The value of "sort" (as in conf.pl) - bugs can be submitted at: http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs -2) For your own pleasure and comfort: - turn of UID support in conf.pl, so you can continue to use 1.4.0 +If one plugin seems to be the culprit, contact the author to see if +a 1.4.x version is underway. Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug ========================================== -This RC is meant to catch the last bugs. So we need you to submit -any bug you come across! Also, please mention that the bug is in -this 1.4.0 RC1 release. +We constantly aim to make SquirrelMail even better. So we need you to +submit any bug you come across! Also, please mention that the bug is +in this 1.4.0 release, and list your IMAP server and webserver details. http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs -Thank you for your cooperation in that issue. That helps us to make -sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if +Thanks for your cooperation with this. That helps us to make +sure nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if people would check existing tracker items for a bug before reporting it again. This would help to eliminate duplicate reports, and increase the time we can spend CODING by DECREASING the time we @@ -90,11 +81,18 @@ spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have been fixed in CVS already. -In case you want to join us on coding SquirrelMail, or have other +If you want to join us in coding SquirrelMail, or have other things to share with the developers, join the development mailinglist: squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net +About Our Release Alias +======================= + +This release is labeled the "Long Time Coming" Release. +I think you can figure out the meaning behind this yourself. + + Happy SquirrelMailing! - The SquirrelMail Project Team