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Announcing SME Server 6.0beta1 unsupported developer release
Mitel Networks is pleased to announce the availability of the first
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 for the server manager web interface, and the inclusion
of a port forwarding panel.
Comments or bug reports should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This release is available from our [19]mirror sites.
Further details are available in the [20]full article.
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* The "bind" name server has been replaced by the more reliable and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
* 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.
+
* The default format for tape backups is tar rather than dump, and
mbuffer is used to buffer data to the tape drive.
* 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.
Have fun everyone.
Gordon
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Gordon Rowell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Director, Engineering
Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/
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