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- * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.3.2 *
- * The "Nut cracker" Release *
- * 29 October 2002 *
+ * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.0 Release Candidate 1 *
+ * 31 December 2002 *
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In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes:
* All about this Release!!!
* Major updates
- * A note on solved bugs
+ * A note on plugins
* Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.3 bug
* About our Release Aliases
All about this Release!!!
=========================
-This is the third 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.
+This is the first Release Candidate (RC) for the 1.4.x stable series.
+Please note that this release is not yet labeled STABLE officially.
+
+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.
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 1.2.9 is a stable version, and 1.3.2 (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.
+bug report you send.
+
Major updates
==============
-To summarize the major updates in the 1.3.2 release:
-* The support of register globals = off
-* A complete rewrite of the way we send mail (Deliver-class)
-* Lot's of bugfixes.
+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 solved bugs
-=====================
-
-After the release of 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 we received lots of usefull bug-reports.
-At this moment we can say that most issues are solved.
-One of the biggest bug reporter was Cor Bosman from the dutch ISP XS4ALL.
-They scheduled the use of SquirrelMail 1.3.2 because of it's UID support.
-At this moment they are switched over to 1.3.2 CVS and it's running fine on
-the production servers. The imap-server load was dropped significantly and
-that's exactly what we tried to establish in the DEVEL branche.
A note on plugins
So if you have ANY problem at all, first try turning off all plugins.
+
A note on your configuration
============================
* 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 1.3.2
+ turn of UID support in conf.pl, so you can continue to use 1.4.0
-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 1.3.2 release.
+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 RC1 release.
http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs
squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
-About our Release Aliases
-=========================
-With the release of 1.3.2 we can say we realy cracked some nuts regarding
-hard to solve issues.
-Future devel versions will continue carrying "Nut" releasenames
-to keep the squirrel satisfied. Since winter is coming we better hurry up
-with new "Nut" releases. We don't want a death squirrel due to starvation.
-So next time you see a squirrel feed him nuts, think about SquirrelMail and
-a new friendship is born.
-
-
Happy SquirrelMailing!
- The SquirrelMail Project Team
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