/*****************************************************************
- * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.2.0 *
- * The "And I Still Have Not Wrapped My Wife's Presents" Release *
- * aka the "Miriam Noel" Release *
- * December 25, 2001 *
+ * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.2.6 *
+ * The "Two Journeys" Release *
+ * 29 April 2002 *
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-After a long wait, SquirrelMail is finally making a new major stable
-series release. The past year has been ANYTHING but uneventful for
-the SquirrelMail Project. This year has seen two leadership changes,
-the release of the 1.0 series, the 1.1 development series, and now
-finally the much awaited 1.2.0 release.
-
In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes:
* All about this Release!!!
- * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2.0 bug
- * Important Note about PHP 4.1.0
- * Where are we going from here?
-
+ * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug
+ * Important Note about PHP 4.2.0
+ * About our Release Aliases
All about this Release!!!
=========================
-Being one of the most popular webmail clients, the developers of
-SquirrelMail feel a huge desire and responsiblity to continue push
+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 sleak and unbloated and
+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 uncomplete list of new features and enhancements since the last
-stable release.
+an incomplete list of some of the great features that Squirrelmail
+has to offer:
- * Collapsable Folders - The folder list can be collapsed at any
+ * Collapsible Folders - The folder list can be collapsed at any
parent folder. This makes folder lists with large
- heirarchital structures much easier to manage and navigate.
+ 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
- facelift. The HTML has been largely overhauled, and while
+ face-lift. The HTML has been largely overhauled, and while
it still has the same general feel, it has been made more
- intuative.
+ 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
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
* 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
+ unpredictable: attachment_common, paginator, priority,
printer_friendly, sqclock, xmailer.
- * Improved support for newer versions of PHP. Note that you may
- have trouble if you are running PHP version 4.0.100
- (commonly distributed with Debian 3.0).
- * Ablity to mark messages as read and unread from the message listing.
- * Alternating Colors - The message list now alternates row colors
- by default. This presents a much cleaner and easier to
- read interface to the user.
-
-Aside from these obvious front end features, there are hundreds of
-bugs that have been fixed, and much of the code has been optomized
-and/or rewritten. This stable release is far superior in all
-aspects to all previous versions of SquirrelMail.
+ * 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 1.2.0 bug
-============================================
+Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug
+==========================================
-Of course, in the words of Linus Torvalds, this release is
-officially certified to be Bug-Free (tm).
+Of course, in the words of Linus Torvalds, this release is officially
+certified to be Bug-Free (tm).
-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, 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.
http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs
been fixed in CVS already.
-Important Note about PHP 4.1.0
+Important Note about PHP 4.2.0
==============================
-First of all, let me say that you all HAVE been warned: the
-SquirrelMail Project Team is not supporting PHP 4.1.0 for the 1.2.0
-release. Basically, SquirrelMail was in the final death throws of
-this development series when the witty PHP folks decided to make the
-release of 4.1.0. Of course, we greatly appreciate their hard work! :)
-
-However, we were too close to the end of this whole thing to be able
-to spend the week or two EXTRA that it will take to get SquirrelMail
-1.2.0 PHP 4.1.0 ready. This will, on the bright side, be a major
-priority amongst the team in the immediate future. At first look, it
-seems that 4.1.0 support should just require a collection of
-relatively minor tweaks. You can expect 4.1.0 support within 2-3
-weeks, as a part of a later 1.2.X release.
-
-
-Where are we going from here?
-=============================
-
-After things cool down a bit and the smoke clears from 1.2.0,
-progress will begin on the Great SquirrelMail Rewrite, also known as
-the 1.3 development branch. This branch will eventually become the
-long talked about SquirrelMail 2.0. The major developmental emphasis
-for SquirrelMail 2.0 will be in making SquirrelMail more flexible
-and modular so that it might do a better job meeting the needs of
-our system administrators and end-users. We are greatly anticipating
-working in this area.
-
-At the same time, we will kick start the SquirrelMail Teams. For
-some time now, we have been planning a reorganization of the project
-into a variety of subteams. Each subteam will focus on a different
-aspect of SquirrelMail Project work. These teams will hopefully help
-keep the SquirrelMail project more on track and to provide some
-semblance of order. This project has grown so large in the past two
-years that an orderly structure is necessary if anything is to get
-done effectively. The teams (as planned) are as follows:
-
- Stable Series Team: Maintains the stable series
- Development Series Team: Works on the development series
- i18n Team: Handles i18n (internationalization) work
- Plugin Team: Manages the mass of plugins
- User Support Team: Helps users with their problems
- Documentation Team: Manages the documentation
- Evangelism Team: Spreads the good news of SquirrelMail
-
-Teams will be led by one or two SquirrelMail team members. And team
-members can participate in as many teams as he or she desires.
-
-For the next few weeks, the developers will be working on bugfixing
-and making the 1.2 series rock solid. After that, about mid January,
-focus will shift toward getting the teams in gear and starting work
-on the SquirrelMail 1.3 development series.
-
- Have a Merry Christmas!
+ 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.
+
+
+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.
+
+This is the stable path.
+
+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.
+
+This is the development path.
+
+
+ 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.
+
+Forget what you thought you knew about Squirrelmail,
+and get ready for a whole new nut.
+
+
Happy SquirrelMailing!
- The SquirrelMail Project Team
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