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- * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.3.0 *
- * The "Pasta" Release *
- * 17 august 2002 *
+ * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.0 *
+ * The "Long Time Coming" Release *
+ * 3 April 2003 *
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In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes:
- * All about this Release!!!
- * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.3 bug
- * Important Note about PHP 4.2.2
- * About our Release Aliases
-
-All about this Release!!!
-=========================
-
-This is the first release on our way to a new stable series.
-On our way to, that is, this is a development release, which is not
-intended for production servers. We feel that releasing development
-versions will help us making the to-be stable release more stable, and
-restricting the ability to test no longer to people who use CVS.
-
-So download it! Install it, and try to break it! We are hungry for any
-bug report you send. If stumbling over a bug is a true non-option,
-this release is not for you. In that case, download the stable version
-and enjoy that one.
-
-In general, we are planning to regularly release a 1.3.x version until
-it is stable enough to call her 1.4 or 2.0. While I'm at it, one
-comment on version numbers. Our version numbers take the form of A.B.C
- A increases with time, but only very seldomly.
- B if it is even (0, 2, 4 etc), it is a stable release
- if it is odd (1, 3, 5 etc), it is a development release
- C indicates small changes.
-Which is to say our version numbering system is the same as that of
-the linux kernel. So 1.2.7 is a stable version, and 1.3.0 (this one)
-is a development release.
-
-We are excited to bring you the first fruits of a very good
-development series. Major rewrites of the back-end and the user
-interface have been happening since the 1.2 series. These rewrites
-have inspired me for the release alias (see down this document).
+ * All about this Release!
+ * A note on PHP 4.3.x
+ * Major updates
+ * A note on plugins
+ * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug
+All about this Release!
+=======================
-A note on plugins
-=================
-
-There have been very severe 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.
-
-So if you have ANY problem at all, first try turning off all plugins.
+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.
-A note on PHP 4.2.2
+A note on PHP 4.3.x
===================
-There are certain issues with PHP 4.2.2 and session handling that have
-not yet been addresses in this release. So this release MAY NOT WORK
-when you use PHP 4.2.2. These issues will be addressed to in
-forthcoming 1.3.x releases.
+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.
-A note on your configuration
-============================
+Major updates
+==============
-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.
+The 1.4.0 series (as a result of 1.3 developent series) brings:
-If you have problems with UID support, please do these 2 things:
+* 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; SquirrelMail
+ is now a very scalable webmail solution.
+* Support for a wider range of authentication mechanisms.
+* Lots of bugfixes, some new features and a couple of UI-tweaks.
-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 1.3.0
+A note on plugins
+=================
-A note on MIME
-==============
+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) should work. Plugin authors
+will need some time to adapt their plugins, so quite a few plugins
+might not work.
-In case you stumble over a message of which something goes wrong with
-MIME (it does not display some of its parts all right, etc. etc.),
-please forward the message AS AN ATTACHMENT to
-squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. However, AVOID
-forwarding emails over 20k of size. Please not as well that messages
-which are NOT forwarded AS AN ATTACHMENT are COMPLETEY USELESS for our
-testing purposes.
+So if you have ANY problem at all, first try turning off all plugins.
+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 1.3 bug
+Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug
==========================================
-It is not unlikely you will experience some bugs while using this
-development version. Please submit these bugs. Also, please mention
-that the bug is in this 1.3.0 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
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 Aliases - By Wouter Teepe
-=========================
-
-Pasta is, as we all know, a group of Italian dishes. As most of us
-know, several types of pasta exist, two of which are:
-
-* Spaghetti: Tastes good, but is very hard to untangle. Its structure
- is unneccecarily complex, but it is relatively easy to cook.
-* Lasagne: Tastes excellent, and its structure is very elegant: it is
- layered. Cooking it takes quite a bit more patience and design.
-
-I will not bore you with Italian cooking more except for this: The
-difference between spaghetti and lasagne applies to SquirrelMail as
-well. Where 1.2 is good, its inside is unneccecarily complex. Opposed
-to this, 1.3 is quite well structured from the inside. Its potential
-is true excellence. Its flavor is already excellent. Expect 1.4/2.0 to
-be, well...
+About Our Release Alias
+=======================
-With the slicing up the internals of SquirrelMail, whole new
-possibilities will emerge. Listen on the development mailinglist to
-hear which!
+This release is labeled the "Long Time Coming" Release.
+I think you can figure out the meaning behind this yourself.
Happy SquirrelMailing!
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