ReleaseNotes

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   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