-Squirrelmail.
-It's feature set is that of a desktop client.
-It's ease of use is unheard of.
-It's ..ehem.. bug free.
-There is nowhere else to go...
-Except to the 1.2.6 stable version of Squirrelmail!!
-
- We are excited to bring you the latest and greatest Squirrelmail release
-to date. More features you say? You got it. Better performance is what
-you need? Expect it. Looking for a Sqirrelmail with less bugs? It is here.
-Here are some highlights:
-
- * Greatly improved Cross Site Scripting Protection with a new custom
- html filter.
- * Improved search and filter functions, allowing for non-ascii search
- and filter criteria.
- * Server side sorting capability to improve performance with large
- mailboxes.
- * Most importantly, Many, many bugfixes. And more bugfixes. did I mention
- bugfixes?
-
-See the Changelog file for details.
-
- Being one of the most popular webmail clients, the developers of
-SquirrelMail feel a huge desire and responsibility to continue push
-the envelope and make SquirrelMail the best it can possibly be. You
-will not be disappointed with this release, as it is by far the most
-feature rich, and yet it is still the same sleek and unbloated and
-cuddly webmail application that we have all grown to love. Here is
-an incomplete list of some of the great features that Squirrelmail
-has to offer:
-
- * Collapsible Folders - The folder list can be collapsed at any
- parent folder. This makes folder lists with large
- hierarchical structures much easier to manage and navigate.
- * Fix for the "theme passed as cookie" exploit posted to the bug-
- traq mailing list.
- * The Paginator! - This enables quick access to any page in the
- message list by simply choosing the page number to view
- rather than tediously clicking "next" 50 times.
- * Hundreds of UI tweaks - The user interface has been given a
- face-lift. The HTML has been largely overhauled, and while
- it still has the same general feel, it has been made more
- intuitive.
- * Drafts - It is now possible to compose a message and save it to
- be sent at a later date with the drafts option.
- * Ability to mark messages as read and unread from the message listing.
- * New Options Page - The options page has been completely
- rewritten for several reasons, the main of which was to
- allow seamless integration of plugin options and to
- provide uniformity throughout the entire section.
- * Multiple Identities - It is now possible to create different
- identities (home, work, school) that can be chosen upon
- sending. Each identity can have its own email address,
- full name, and signature.
- * Ability to forward messages as attachments from the message listing.
- * Reply Citations - Different types of citations are now possible
- when replying to messages.
- * Better Attachment Handling - The plugin, attachment_common, has
- been fully integrated into the core of SquirrelMail. This
- allows inline viewing of several different types of
- attachments.
- * Integration of Several Plugins - The following plugins have been
- put directly into the core. As a result, be sure not to
- install these as plugins, as the result may be (at best)
- unpredictable: attachment_common, paginator, priority,
- printer_friendly, sqclock, xmailer.
- * Improved support for newer versions of PHP. Recommended versions
- are 4.0.3 -> 4.1.2.
- * Server-side sorting support adds speed to the mailbox display, even
- with large mailboxes. Server-sid thread sorting support allows
- users to display mailboxes in thread-sort order.
-
-
-I am sure there are plenty more features I have missed. You just have
-to try it for yourself!
-
-Having been involved with Squirrelmail for a while I can safely say
-that this stable release has the most bugfixes to date. The invaluable
-contributions of the Squirrelmail community, from developers and users
-alike have helped to make this release of Squirrelmail the best yet.
-
- Home Page: http://www.squirrelmail.org/
- Download: http://www.squirrelmail.org/download.php
- ScreenShots: http://www.squirrelmail.org/screenshots.php
-
-
-Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug
-==========================================
+This is the second 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 1.3.1 (this one)
+is a development release.
+
+We are excited to bring you the 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.
+
+
+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.
+
+
+A note on PHP 4.2.2
+===================
+
+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.
+
+
+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.