X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=squirrelmail.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=ReleaseNotes;h=b89a8295f1bccd5339513207dcc38ce63bc04253;hp=68f5a00c0397a59774cfa18c74fee5bb5c0ca8a7;hb=7442e064f52840d6142548c382112faeb94c713d;hpb=7669bfaccd836d3f781ab1c6520687295d377a65 diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes index 68f5a00c..b89a8295 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes +++ b/ReleaseNotes @@ -1,109 +1,137 @@ /***************************************************************** - * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.0 Release Candidate 2a * - * 24 January 2002 * - *****************************************************************/ + * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.5.1 * + * The "Fire in the Hole" Release * + * 2006-02-19 * +*****************************************************************/ -In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: - * All about this Release!!! - * Major updates - * A note on plugins - * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug +WARNING. If you can read this, then you are reading file from 1.5.1cvs and not +final release notes. -All about this Release!!! -========================= -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. -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. +In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: + * All about this Release! + * Major updates + * Security updates + * Plugin updates + * Possible issues + * Backwards incompatible changes + * Data directory changes + * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail bug -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. +All about this Release! +======================= -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! +This is the second release of our new 1.5.x-series, which is a +DEVELOPMENT release. -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. +See the Major Updates section of this file for more. Major updates ============== +Rewritten IMAP functions and added extra data caching code. Internal sorting +functions should be faster than code used in SquirrelMail 1.5.0 and older +versions. Data caching should reduce number of IMAP calls in folder management +and mailbox status functions. + +Own gettext implementation replaced with PHP Gettext classes. Update adds +ngettext and dgettext support. + +Templates, css and error handler. + +Own cookie functions -The 1.4.0 series (as a result of 1.3 devel series) brings: +Updated wrapping functions in compose. -* 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. +Security updates +================ -A note on plugins -================= +This release contains security fixes applied to development branch after 1.5.0 +release. +CVE-2004-0521 - SQL injection vulnerability in address book. +CVE-2004-1036 - XSS exploit in decodeHeader function. +CVE-2005-0075 - Potential file inclusion in preference backend selection code. +CVE-2005-0103 - Possible file/offsite inclusion in src/webmail.php. +CVE-2005-0104 - Possible XSS issues in src/webmail.php. +CVE-2005-1769 - Several cross site scripting (XSS) attacks. +CVE-2005-2095 - Extraction of all POST variables in advanced identity code. -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. +Plugin updates +============== +Added site configuration options to filters, fortune, translate, newmail, +bug_report plugins. Improved newmail and change_password plugins. + +SquirrelSpell data storage -A note on your configuration -============================ +Possible issues +=============== +Cookies +Plugins (changes in hooks and IMAP API) +IMAP sorting/threading -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. +Backward incompatible changes +============================= +Index order options are modified in 1.5.1 version. If older options are +detected, interface upgrades to newer option format and deletes old options. -If you have problems with UID support, please do these 2 things: +In 1.5.1 version SquirrelSpell user dictionaries are saved with generic +SquirrelMail data functions. Code should copy older dictionary, if dictionary +version information is not present in user preferences. Once dictionary is +copied, .words files are obsolete and no longer updated. -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 +If same data directory is used with other backwards incompatible version, older +SquirrelMail version can lose some user preferences or work with outdated data. + +Data directory +============== -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. +The directory data/ used to be included in our tarball. Since placing this dir +under a web accessible directory is not very wise, we've decided to not pack it +anymore; you need to create it yourself. Please choose a location that's safe, +e.g. somewhere under /var. -Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.4 bug -========================================== +Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 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. +We constantly aim to make SquirrelMail even better. So we need you to submit +any bug you come across! Also, please mention that the bug is in this 1.5.1 +release, and list your IMAP server and webserver details. 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. +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. -If you want to join us in coding SquirrelMail, or have other -things to share with the developers, join the development mailinglist: +If you want to join us in coding SquirrelMail, or have other things to share +with the developers, join the development mailing list: squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net +About Our Release Alias +======================= + +This release is labeled the "Fire in the Hole" release. "Fire in the hole" is +a phrase used to warn of the detonation of an explosive device. The phrase may +have been originated by miners, who made extensive use of explosives while +working underground. + +Release is created in order to get fixed package after two years of development +in HEAD branch. Package contains many experimental changes. Changes add new +features, that can be unstable and cause inconsistent UI. If you want to use +stable code, you should stick to SquirrelMail 1.4.x series. If you find issues +in this package, make sure that they are still present in latest development +code snapshots. + Happy SquirrelMailing! - The SquirrelMail Project Team