| 1 | /***************************************************************** |
| 2 | * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.0 * |
| 3 | * The "Long Time Coming" Release * |
| 4 | * 3 April 2003 * |
| 5 | *****************************************************************/ |
| 6 | |
| 7 | In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: |
| 8 | * All about this Release! |
| 9 | * A note on PHP 4.3.x |
| 10 | * Major updates |
| 11 | * A note on plugins |
| 12 | * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug |
| 13 | |
| 14 | All about this Release! |
| 15 | ======================= |
| 16 | |
| 17 | This is the first release of our new 1.4.x-series which is officially |
| 18 | labeled STABLE! We've been through a long development trajectory |
| 19 | which has resulted in this version. The big plusses of 1.4 over the |
| 20 | previous 1.2.x series are enhanced stability, better compatibility |
| 21 | with a wide range of mail/websystems, more features and less bugs. |
| 22 | See the Major Updates section of this file for more. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | |
| 25 | A note on PHP 4.3.x |
| 26 | =================== |
| 27 | |
| 28 | While the developers realize that PHP 4.3.x is the "latest and greatest" |
| 29 | version of PHP to be available, SquirrelMail has not been extensively |
| 30 | tested with it. We currently believe that SquirrelMail should work on |
| 31 | PHP 4.3.x but we lack the experience with this new version to be |
| 32 | absolutely sure. If you want to be safe, or experience problems, you may |
| 33 | want to downgrade to PHP 4.2.x. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | |
| 36 | Major updates |
| 37 | ============== |
| 38 | |
| 39 | The 1.4.0 series (as a result of 1.3 developent series) brings: |
| 40 | |
| 41 | * A complete rewrite of the way we send mail (Deliver-class), |
| 42 | and of the way we parse mail (MIME-bodystructure parsing). |
| 43 | This makes SquirrelMail more reliable and more efficient |
| 44 | at the same time! |
| 45 | * Support for IMAP UID which makes SquirrelMail more reliable. |
| 46 | * Optimizations to code and the number of IMAP calls; SquirrelMail |
| 47 | is now a very scalable webmail solution. |
| 48 | * Support for a wider range of authentication mechanisms. |
| 49 | * Lots of bugfixes, some new features and a couple of UI-tweaks. |
| 50 | |
| 51 | |
| 52 | A note on plugins |
| 53 | ================= |
| 54 | |
| 55 | There have been major plugin architecture improvements. Lots of plugins |
| 56 | have not yet been adapted to this. Plugins which are distributed with |
| 57 | this release (eg. in the same .tar.gz file) should work. Plugin authors |
| 58 | will need some time to adapt their plugins, so quite some plugins |
| 59 | might not work. |
| 60 | |
| 61 | So if you have ANY problem at all, first try turning off all plugins. |
| 62 | If one plugin seems to be the culprit, contact the author to see if |
| 63 | a 1.4.x version is underway. |
| 64 | |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug |
| 67 | ========================================== |
| 68 | |
| 69 | We constantly aim to make SquirrelMail even better. So we need you to |
| 70 | submit any bug you come across! Also, please mention that the bug is |
| 71 | in this 1.4.0 release, and list your IMAP server and webserver details. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs |
| 74 | |
| 75 | Thanks for your cooperation with this. That helps us to make |
| 76 | sure nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if |
| 77 | people would check existing tracker items for a bug before reporting |
| 78 | it again. This would help to eliminate duplicate reports, and |
| 79 | increase the time we can spend CODING by DECREASING the time we |
| 80 | spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN |
| 81 | bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have |
| 82 | been fixed in CVS already. |
| 83 | |
| 84 | If you want to join us in coding SquirrelMail, or have other |
| 85 | things to share with the developers, join the development mailinglist: |
| 86 | |
| 87 | squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net |
| 88 | |
| 89 | |
| 90 | About Our Release Alias |
| 91 | ======================= |
| 92 | |
| 93 | This release is labeled the "Long Time Coming" Release. |
| 94 | I think you can figure out the meaning behind this yourself. |
| 95 | |
| 96 | |
| 97 | Happy SquirrelMailing! |
| 98 | - The SquirrelMail Project Team |