------------------------------------------------------------ SME Server V5.5alpha1 plus ServiceLink Release notes - April 4 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------
The Network Server Solutions Group of Mitel Networks is pleased to announce the availability of SME Server V5.5alpha1 with ServiceLink. *** NOTE: This is a developer preview. Do not install this release on *** *** production servers. Please report all feedback to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** This release includes some new features and a number of package updates. This release is a bundled solution including ServiceLink, a set of network-delivered services. For more information see http://www.mitel.com/sme Internationalization -------------------- - Internationalization infrastructure added to installer, console and web panels - The system can now be installed in English or French NOTE: When installing in French, you must use type following phrases instead of "proceed" or "more options" continuer (instead of proceed) plus d'options (instead of more options) - International keyboard support has been added NOTE: The French translation is incomplete in this Alpha release Web panels rewritten with FormMagick ------------------------------------ - The FormMagick package provides a simple method to write web panels with full internationalization support NOTE: The conversion to FormMagick is incomplete in this Alpha release Testing infrastructure ---------------------- - A comprehensive testing infrastructure has been added. Many of the reworked panels use this testing infrastructure Upgrading from previous releases -------------------------------- - Upgrades from SMEServer 5.0/5.1.x and e-smith 4.1.2 auto-detected - Direct upgrades from e-smith versions prior to 4.1.2 are NOT supported - See http://www.e-smith.org/bugs/index.php3?op=showBug&bugID=62 Summary of differences 5.1.2 -> 5.5 ----------------------------------- - Backup-to-disk estimates now properly reflect used disk space - /root is now added to backups and restores - The Apache web server configuration templates have been changed to simplify addition of entries to VirtualHosts - Object-oriented interfaces to the configuration databases added - Custom kickstart files are preserved during an install - The CDROM is now accessible after upgrades - Quotas can now be removed from users and are restored from backups - Multidrop email is now passed through anti-relay rules - SMTP error codes corrected - SMTP now accepts mail for unqualified Postmaster address on the external interface - php.ini is now templated - The online manual link has been removed from the console - Outbound fax server engine - It is no longer possible to create a "common" ibay Package Upgrades ---------------- - PHP has been upgraded to 4.1.2 - OpenSSH has been upgraded to 3.1p1 NOTE: The package upgrades are incomplete in this Alpha release Gordon -- Gordon Rowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Director, Engineering Network Server Solutions Group http://www.e-smith.com/ Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives by mail and http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
