Congratulations Gordon and the gang. I look forward to seeing this beastie in action !! Hugh Fox Sales Director www.drcauto.com drcauto now hosts support newsgroups: news://news.drcauto.com/drcauto.lt_toolkit news://news.drcauto.com/drcauto.smart_architect news://news.drcauto.com/drcauto.accurender_lt The same groups are accessible via your browser, go to: http://discussion.drcauto.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Rowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 9:13 AM Subject: [e-smith-devinfo] SME Server V5 is now available for download > SME Server V5 is now available for download > ------------------------------------------- > > The Network Server Solutions Group of Mitel Networks is pleased to > announce the availability of SME Server V5. > > This release includes many package updates, and some new features. > > This release is also available as a bundled solution with network-delivered > services, SME Server V5 with ServiceLink. For more information see > http://www.e-smith.com/solutions/ > > SME Server V5 Update One > ------------------------ > > Concurrent with the release of SME Server V5 is the availability of > the first update. This update provides fixes for the following > problems reported after the image was released for production: > > - The web server would stop responding after some actions > - The user password panel failed due to an incorrect URL > - IMAP folders sorted incorrectly due to billion second rollover > - This was previously released as a patch for e-smith 4.1.2 > - The patch needs to be re-applied after an upgrade from 4.1.2 > > We recommend installation of this update on all servers. This update is > installed directly from the server manager using the new "Blades" interface. > > - Install or upgrade your server with the SME Server V5 image > - Access the web manager as described in the manual > - Click on the "Blades" link > - Click on the "Install" link next to the "SMEServer-5.0_Update1" blade > - The software will be automatically downloaded, installed and configured > - Wait until successful installation of the update is reported > - Reselect the "Blades" link to refresh the screen. This will show > that the Update blade is installed, and cannot be uninstalled > - The update is complete - no further actions are required > > Technical Note: > > If there is a firewall between your SME server and the Internet, you > will need to ensure that it allows outbound connections on TCP port 22. > This is required for blades downloads. > > Documentation > ------------- > > Please read the manual. It has been substantially revised and updated > for SME Server V5 and many frequently asked questions can be answered > by reading the manual. It is available online and on the CD as detailed > in the Documentation section of the RELEASE-NOTES (below). > > Please also read the RELEASE-NOTES (included below) and CHANGES > files which are in the top-level of the CD. > > Availability > ------------ > > The SME Server V5 image is available at all of the "full mirrors" listed > on the page below: > > http://www.e-smith.org/download/ > > Please choose a mirror site near you. We recommend the use of rsync > to efficiently download the image. This is documented on the "download" page. > > If there is no nearby mirror, please download the image from: > > ftp://ftp.e-smith.org/pub/e-smith/releases/5.0/iso/smeserver-5.0.iso > > The image is 355368960 bytes, MD5 checksum c17e10a98f558ab76d4270d1c557788c > Please verify the size and checksum before burning the image to a CD. > > Thanks > ------ > > We would like to thank our partners, beta testers and all of the staff > at the Network Server Solutions Group of Mitel Networks for their support > during the development of SME Server V5. > > > Gordon Rowell > -- > Gordon Rowell [EMAIL PROTECTED] > VP Engineering > Network Server Solutions Group http://www.e-smith.com > Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > SME Server V5 > Release notes - Aug 22, 2001 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > The Network Server Solutions Group of Mitel Networks is pleased to > announce the availability of SME Server V5. > > This release includes many package updates, and some new features. > > This release is also available as a bundled solution with network-delivered > services, SME Server V5 with ServiceLink. For more information see > http://www.e-smith.com/solutions/ > > General > - The server-software product name has changed from "e-smith Server > and Gateway" to "SME Server V5" > - Existing e-smith version 4 servers can be upgraded to SME Server V5 > > Documentation > - The user manual is available in the Documentation directory of the CD > image in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and Windows HTML help > file (CHM) formats > - The manual is also available online at http://www.e-smith.org/docs/manual/ > > Installation > - The user is required to accept the license conditions before installing > the software. This license is also available in the LICENSE file on > the CDROM > > Console > - A new mode "Private server and gateway" has been added which allows the > administrator to disable external access to HTTP, SMTP, IDENT. In this > mode the server also does not respond to external ICMP ECHO requests > - The "Server-only, no Internet access" option has been removed as it was > redundant. This mode can be selected by choosing "Server-only" mode and > then specifying a null (empty) gateway address > - The Hard drive optimization screen has been removed because of reliability > problems. This feature is also disabled automatically on upgrades > > Server manager > - The appearance of the manager is changed to reflect the new product name > and new corporate identity > - The web manager is now accessible via SSL from all local networks > - The manager may now be accessed using the URLs > "https://www/server-manager/"; or "http://www/server-manager/"; > - The user password panel may now be accessed using the URLs > "https://www/user-password/"; or "http://www/user-password/"; > - The URLs used for these features used in previous releases > ("http://www/e-smith-manager"; and "http://www/e-smith-password";) are still > supported. The https variants of these URLs are now also supported > > Blades > - A new blades subsystem has been added to allow simplified installation > and upgrade of software > > View log files > - A new web panel has been added to allow all system log files to be viewed > and searched > > Backup and restore > - A "Verify desktop backup file" option has been added. This feature > provides a list of all files contained in a desktop backup file > - The desktop backup option now uses the gzipped tar format, resulting > in significantly smaller backup files. Restoring from the previous > format is supported > - The restore from desktop backup file option executes more quickly > and requires less free space on the server > > Remote access > - The Administrative command line access over Telnet option has been > removed from the manager panel. This option can still be configured > in the configuration database, but is not recommended and will > be removed in future releases > > IP Masquerading > - The quake and IPSEC masquerade modules are no longer loaded by default. > Masquerading of these protocols through the gateway will require > command line configuration changes > > Third party package updates > - This release is based on RedHat 7.1 and includes all relevant updates > - Linux kernel 2.2.19-7.0.8 is installed. This kernel was released by RedHat, > inc. as the latest update for RedHat 7.0 and has been chosen for its > reliability, security and known hardware compatibility > - The webmail packages has been upgraded to imp-2.2.6 and horde-1.2.6 > - Openssh has been upgraded to openssh-2.9 > > For a detailed list of package changes, please see the CHANGES file > > > -- > 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 > > -- 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
