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Have a good weekend everyone.
Gordon
Announcing SME Server 6.0beta2 unsupported developer release
Posted on Friday, June 20 @ 15:13:12 EDT
Mitel Networks is pleased to announce the availability of the second
public beta of the unsupported developer release of version 6.0 of the
SME Server.
The changes in this release include engineering improvements, a new
look and feel and Spanish language support for the server manager web
interface, and the inclusion of a port forwarding panel.
Comments or bug reports should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (and only
there, please)
This release is available from our [19]mirror sites.
Further details are available in the [20]full article.
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* NOTE: If you already have 6.0beta1, please use rsync to update to the *
* latest image, or retrieve the packages in the updates directory. *
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Kernel update
* The kernel has been updated to RedHat's 2.4.20-18.7 version (the
latest available for RedHat 7.3), for improved reliability,
security and hardware compatibility
* The installer now always installs both the SMP and uniprocessor
kernels
Name server
* The "bind" name server has been replaced by the more reliable and
secure tinydns/dnscache program set written by Dan Bernstein.
IMAP daemon replacement
* The dovecot IMAP daemon (http://dovecot.procontrol.fi/) has been
integrated, in place of the previously used University of
Washington daemon.
Other package updates
* RedHat 7.3 update packages have been used wherever available
* imp (webmail) has been upgraded to 3.2.1
* the horde framework has been upgraded to 2.2.1
* proftpd has been upgraded to 1.2.8
* Samba has been upgraded to 2.2.8a
* Flexbackup has been upgraded to 1.1.6
* The buffering program mbuffer has been included
Changes in Mitel packages
* The look and feel of the server manager web interface has been
changed
* Spanish language support has been added to the server manager.
* The navigation function of the server manager now includes caching
to improve performance, which should be noticeable on lower end
hardware.
* A port forwarding web interface panel has been included.
* A group of infrastructure changes has been introduced which allow
a significant reduction in the code in service "interface"
packages:
+ the "primary" file space is now a pre-defined (and
unremovable) i-bay
+ the primary domain appears in the domains database
+ the local network appears in the networks database.
+ Simplified database initialization - see below
* The default tape format is now 'tar', rather than 'dump'. Old
'dump' tapes will be recognized for restores
* Many other small changes and bug fixes. See the changelog for
individual packages for details.
Simplified database initialization and migration
A new system for initializing system databases has been introduced.
* For each database, a directory tree /etc/e-smith/db/xxx/migrate
may contain template fragments which contain code to perform
schema migration between existing database entries and a new
format for those entries.
* For each database, a directory tree is set up rooted at
/etc/e-smith/db/xxx/defaults. Within that directory, directories
containing small files set up a set of default property values for
a set up database entries.
* For each database, a directory tree is set up rooted at
/etc/e-smith/db/xxx/force which may contain forced property values
for database entries. This directory tree can be used by packages
to enforce particular policies.
Changes from 6.0beta1 to 6.0beta2
A big "Thank you" to all of the testers and bug reporters
* The "multilink" option has been added to the PPTP configuration.
This appears to improve compatibility with Windows XP.
* The Samba configuration wrongly enabled netlogons when the domain
master setting was disabled
* The domains panel now allows domains to be added
* The DNS forwarder configuration has been fixed
* The Quotas panel and reports now work correctly
* The Download option of View Log Files now generates filenames
which will be automatically opened in Notepad under Windows XP -
Internet Explorer appears to ignore valid HTTP headers.
* The dovecot IMAP server has been upgraded with the latest fixes
* The generation of usb aliases in /etc/modules.conf has been
corrected
* The mail button was missing from the IMP address book
* Tape restore is now working
* A cosmetic startup problem with the 'masq' script has been
corrected
* Public access to the imap server is now possible (though
discouraged)
* Icons have been added to the success/failure messages of most
panels
* The fetchmail/ETRN configuration has been corrected
* An error in the dhcpd.conf configuration has been corrected
* The 'fr-ca' browser language is now detected correctly as French
* The prompt to create a boot disk now happens as the final action
in the installer
References
19. http://www.e-smith.org/downloads
20. http://www.e-smith.org/article.php3?sid=72
Gordon
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Director, Engineering
Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/
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