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2 | * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.2.0 * |
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3 | * The "And I Still Have Not Wrapped My Wife's Presents" Release * |
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4 | * aka the "Miriam Noel" Release * |
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5 | * December 25, 2001 * |
6 | *****************************************************************/ |
7 | |
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8 | After a long wait, SquirrelMail is finally making a new major stable |
9 | series release. The past year has been ANYTHING but uneventful for |
10 | the SquirrelMail Project. This year has seen two leadership changes, |
11 | the release of the 1.0 series, the 1.1 development series, and now |
12 | finally the much awaited 1.2.0 release. |
13 | |
14 | In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: |
15 | * All about this Release!!! |
16 | * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2.0 bug |
17 | * Important Note about PHP 4.1.0 |
18 | * Where are we going from here? |
19 | |
20 | |
21 | All about this Release!!! |
22 | ========================= |
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23 | |
24 | Being one of the most popular webmail clients, the developers of |
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25 | SquirrelMail feel a huge desire and responsiblity to continue push |
26 | the envelope and make SquirrelMail the best it can possibly be. You |
27 | will not be disappointed with this release, as it is by far the most |
28 | feature rich, and yet it is still the same sleak and unbloated and |
29 | cuddly webmail application that we have all grown to love. Here is |
30 | an uncomplete list of new features and enhancements since the last |
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31 | stable release. |
32 | |
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33 | * Collapsable Folders - The folder list can be collapsed at any |
34 | parent folder. This makes folder lists with large |
35 | heirarchital structures much easier to manage and navigate. |
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36 | * The Paginator! - This enables quick access to any page in the |
37 | message list by simply choosing the page number to view |
38 | rather than tediously clicking "next" 50 times. |
39 | * Hundreds of UI tweaks - The user interface has been given a |
40 | facelift. The HTML has been largely overhauled, and while |
41 | it still has the same general feel, it has been made more |
42 | intuative. |
43 | * Drafts - It is now possible to compose a message and save it to |
44 | be sent at a later date with the drafts option. |
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45 | * New Options Page - The options page has been completely |
46 | rewritten for several reasons, the main of which was to |
47 | allow seamless integration of plugin options and to |
48 | provide uniformity throughout the entire section. |
49 | * Multiple Identities - It is now possible to create different |
50 | identities (home, work, school) that can be chosen upon |
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51 | sending. Each identity can have its own email address, |
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52 | full name, and signature. |
53 | * Reply Citations - Different types of citations are now possible |
54 | when replying to messages. |
55 | * Better Attachment Handling - The plugin, attachment_common, has |
56 | been fully integrated into the core of SquirrelMail. This |
57 | allows inline viewing of several different types of |
58 | attachments. |
59 | * Integration of Several Plugins - The following plugins have been |
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60 | put directly into the core. As a result, be sure not to |
61 | install these as plugins, as the result may be (at best) |
62 | unpredictable: attachment_common, paginator, priority |
63 | printer_friendly, sqclock, xmailer. |
64 | * Improved support for newer versions of PHP. Note that you may |
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65 | have trouble if you are running PHP version 4.0.100 |
66 | (commonly distributed with Debian 3.0). |
67 | * Ablity to mark messages as read and unread from the message listing. |
68 | * Alternating Colors - The message list now alternates row colors |
69 | by default. This presents a much cleaner and easier to |
70 | read interface to the user. |
71 | |
72 | Aside from these obvious front end features, there are hundreds of |
73 | bugs that have been fixed, and much of the code has been optomized |
74 | and/or rewritten. This stable release is far superior in all |
75 | aspects to all previous versions of SquirrelMail. |
76 | |
77 | Home Page: http://www.squirrelmail.org/ |
78 | Download: http://www.squirrelmail.org/download.php |
79 | ScreenShots: http://www.squirrelmail.org/screenshots.php |
80 | |
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81 | |
82 | Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2.0 bug |
83 | ============================================ |
84 | |
85 | Of course, in the words of Linus Torvalds, this release is |
86 | officially certified to be Bug-Free (tm). |
87 | |
88 | However, if for some reason some bugs manage to find their way to |
89 | the surface, please report them at once (after all, they ARE |
90 | uncertified bugs!!!) The PROPER place to report these bugs is the SquirrelMail Bug Tracker. |
91 | |
92 | http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs |
93 | |
94 | Thank you for your cooperation in that issue. That helps us to make |
95 | sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if |
96 | people would check existing tracker items for a bug before reporting |
97 | it again. This would help to eliminate duplicate reports, and |
98 | increase the time we can spend CODING by DECREASING the time we |
99 | spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN |
100 | bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have |
101 | been fixed in CVS already. |
102 | |
103 | |
104 | Important Note about PHP 4.1.0 |
105 | ============================== |
106 | |
107 | First of all, let me say that you all HAVE been warned: the |
108 | SquirrelMail Project Team is not supporting PHP 4.1.0 for the 1.2.0 |
109 | release. Basically, SquirrelMail was in the final death throws of |
110 | this development series when the witty PHP folks decided to make the |
111 | release of 4.1.0. Of course, we greatly appreciate their hard work! :) |
112 | |
113 | However, we were too close to the end of this whole thing to be able |
114 | to spend the week or two EXTRA that it will take to get SquirrelMail |
115 | 1.2.0 PHP 4.1.0 ready. This will, on the bright side, be a major |
116 | priority amongst the team in the immediate future. At first look, it |
117 | seems that 4.1.0 support should just require a collection of |
118 | relatively minor tweaks. You can expect 4.1.0 support within 2-3 |
119 | weeks, as a part of a later 1.2.X release. |
120 | |
121 | |
122 | Where are we going from here? |
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124 | |
125 | After things cool down a bit and the smoke clears from 1.2.0, |
126 | progress will begin on the Great SquirrelMail Rewrite, also known as |
127 | the 1.3 development branch. This branch will eventually become the |
128 | long talked about SquirrelMail 2.0. The major developmental emphasis |
129 | for SquirrelMail 2.0 will be in making SquirrelMail more flexible |
130 | and modular so that it might do a better job meeting the needs of |
131 | our system administrators and end-users. We are greatly anticipating |
132 | working in this area. |
133 | |
134 | At the same time, we will kick start the SquirrelMail Teams. For |
135 | some time now, we have been planning a reorganization of the project |
136 | into a variety of subteams. Each subteam will focus on a different |
137 | aspect of SquirrelMail Project work. These teams will hopefully help |
138 | keep the SquirrelMail project more on track and to provide some |
139 | semblance of order. This project has grown so large in the past two |
140 | years that an orderly structure is necessary if anything is to get |
141 | done effectively. The teams (as planned) are as follows: |
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142 | |
143 | Stable Series Team: Maintains the stable series |
144 | Development Series Team: Works on the development series |
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145 | i18n Team: Handles i18n (internationalization) work |
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146 | Plugin Team: Manages the mass of plugins |
147 | User Support Team: Helps users with their problems |
148 | Documentation Team: Manages the documentation |
149 | Evangelism Team: Spreads the good news of SquirrelMail |
150 | |
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151 | Teams will be led by one or two SquirrelMail team members. And team |
152 | members can participate in as many teams as he or she desires. |
153 | |
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154 | For the next few weeks, the developers will be working on bugfixing |
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155 | and making the 1.2 series rock solid. After that, about mid January, |
156 | focus will shift toward getting the teams in gear and starting work |
157 | on the SquirrelMail 1.3 development series. |
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158 | |
159 | Have a Merry Christmas! |
160 | Happy SquirrelMailing! |
161 | - The SquirrelMail Project Team |