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- * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.2.6 *
- * The "Two Journeys" Release *
- * 29 April 2002 *
+ * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.0 Release Candidate 2a *
+ * 24 January 2002 *
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In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes:
* All about this Release!!!
- * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug
- * Important Note about PHP 4.2.0
- * About our Release Aliases
+ * Major updates
+ * A note on plugins
+ * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug
All about this Release!!!
=========================
-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 and hopefully last Release Candidate (RC) for the
+1.4.x stable series. Please note that this release is not yet labeled
+STABLE officially.
-Of course, in the words of Linus Torvalds, this release is officially
-certified to be Bug-Free (tm).
+It is labeled RC 2a because RC 2 was released but pulled back soon
+after because a serious bug was found that needed to be fixed. Thanks
+to Jason Munro for discovering this bug.
-However, if for some reason some bugs manage to find their way to the
-surface, please report them at once (after all, they ARE uncertified
-bugs!!!) The PROPER place to report these bugs is the SquirrelMail Bug
-Tracker.
+However, we've been running this on a number of systems and a variety
+of configs and we think it's worthy of the "stable"-title. Before we
+can call it stable we want to test it on as many systems as possible
+to iron out the last issues.
- http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs
+In response to RC1, quite some issues were reported AND fixed! We now
+hope that SquirrelMail is really ready to be called STABLE. We need you
+to verify that this is true!
-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
-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
-spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN
-bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have
-been fixed in CVS already.
+So download it! Install it, and try to break it! We are hungry for any
+bug report you send. Even the smallest issue deserves to be fixed.
-Important Note about PHP 4.2.0
-==============================
+Major updates
+==============
- A few days before this release, PHP 4.2.0 hit the net. The Squirrelmail
-team has not had a chance to test this new version of PHP with the 1.2.6
-release. The recommended versions of PHP for Squirrelmail 1.2.6 is 4.0.3
-through 4.1.2.
+The 1.4.0 series (as a result of 1.3 devel series) brings:
+* 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.
+* Support for a wider range of authentication mechanisms.
+* Lots of bugfixes and a couple of UI-tweaks.
+
+
+A note on plugins
+=================
+
+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. 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.
-About our Release Aliases - By Jason Munro
-=========================
-Squirrelmail has started on a new journey.
-Two journeys really.
-
-In one, our beloved hero delves deep inside its squirrel-self,
-searching for calmness and peace with its surroundings.
-Striving to hone its squirrel-skills against any and all obstacles.
+A note on your configuration
+============================
-This is the stable path.
+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.
-In the other, our champion has shed the failures of its past and
-started anew on a wild adventure through uncharted territory. The
-dangers are great, but so are the rewards.
+If you have problems with UID support, please do these 2 things:
-This is the development path.
+1) For our comfort and the prosperity of SquirrelMail, send a bug
+ report 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 off UID support in conf.pl, so you can continue to use 1.4.0
+ while the developers look at your report.
+
+
+Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug
+==========================================
+
+This RC is meant to catch the last bugs. So we need you to submit
+any bug you come across! Also, please mention that the bug is in
+this 1.4.0 RC2 release.
+
+ http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs
+
+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
+spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN
+bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have
+been fixed in CVS already.
- Squirrelmail 1.2.6 is the latest stepping-stone on the stable
-path. It leads to a Squirrelmail of unseen dependablity and
-performance.
- Squirrelmail 2.0 development has begun. This is the first step
-on the journey down the development path. New worlds of possiblity
-are opening up with each step.
+If you want to join us in coding SquirrelMail, or have other
+things to share with the developers, join the development mailinglist:
-Forget what you thought you knew about Squirrelmail,
-and get ready for a whole new nut.
+ squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Happy SquirrelMailing!
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