/*****************************************************************
- * SquirrelMail 1.2.0 *
- * The "And I Still Have Not Wrapped My Wife's Presents" Release *
- * December 25, 2001 *
+ * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.2.6 *
+ * The "Two Journeys" Release *
+ * 29 April 2002 *
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-The past year has been anything but uneventful for SquirrelMail.
-This year has seen two leadership changes, the release of the 1.0
-series, the 1.1 development series, and 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 bug
+ * Important Note about PHP 4.2.0
+ * About our Release Aliases
-Being one of the most popular webmail clients, the developers of
-SquirrelMail feel a huge desire to continue pusing the envelope and
-making their product better and better. You won't be disappointed
-with this release, as it is by far the most feature rich, and yet it
-is still the same sleak and unbloated app that we have all grown to
-love. Here is an uncomplete list of new features since the last
-stable release.
+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
- 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.
- * Collapsable 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.
+ * 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,
+ 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
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
- unpredictable: attachment_common, paginator,
- printer_friendly, xmailer, sqclock, priority.
- * 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.
+ 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
-Where are we going from here? Good progress is already being made on
-the Great SquirrelMail Rewrite, also known as the 1.3 branch which
-will eventually be called 2.0. Paul has put a lot of effort into
-reorganizing the development team into different teams that have
-different roles. The purpose in doing this is to keep developers on
-track and have 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. The teams are as follows:
-
- Stable Series Team: Maintains the stable series
- Development Series Team: Works on the development series
- i18n Team: Handles i18n 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
-
-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, they will start focusing solely on the rewrite.
-
- Have a Merry Christmas!
+
+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).
+
+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
+
+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.
+
+
+Important Note about PHP 4.2.0
+==============================
+
+ 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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