You can already download it from the Hungarian FTP mirror: last edited 10 dec 2003 so I guess this is the latest version :)
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Craig Genner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: donderdag 11 december 2003 0:36 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] Mitel Networks announces the availability of SME Server 6.0 unsupported developer release Cool, this is great news. Is any one interested in setting up a BitTorrent? I'll have a go but it will have to wait until I have a full copy to start with which could take a while as I guess lots of people will be wanting to download this latest version. Thanks Craig On Wednesday 10 Dec 2003 9:49 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > devinfo community, > > Mitel Networks is pleased to announce the availability of our > SME Server 6.0 unsupported developer release from our mirror > sites listed at: > > http://www.e-smith.org/downloads/ > > (Note that at the current moment not all of the mirrors have > finished updating.) > > As has been mentioned on this list previously, this will be the > last "official" release by Mitel Networks of our unsupported > developer release. Future releases will be up to you, the members > of the developer community. > > Thank you for all the feedback and bug reports. > Enjoy this release! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > SME Server 6.0 unsupported developer release > Release notes - Dec 10, 2003 > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Copyright (C) 1999-2003 Mitel Networks Corporation > > This is an unsupported developer release of the Mitel Networks SME Server. > > MITEL NETWORKS DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT FOR THIS > DEVELOPER RELEASE. > > Mitel Networks also sells a commercial release of this > software which has additional features and is fully supported > by Mitel Networks and its resellers. For details on the > commercial release, please visit http://www.mitel.com/6000MAS/ > > THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY AND IS > PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, > INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF > MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Mitel Networks is pleased to announce the availability of the final > version of the 6.0 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) > > Kernel update > ------------- > - The kernel has been updated to RedHat's 2.4.20-18.7 version, 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 1.2.9 > - Samba has been upgraded to 2.2.8a > > 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. > - Many other small changes and bug fixes. See the changelog for > individual packages for details. > - The default tape format is now 'tar', rather than 'dump'. Old > 'dump' tapes will be recognized for restores > - The mysql database daemon is configured by default to accept only > local connections (i.e. it is not accessible via the network). > This is a security precaution. We only use mysql for webmail > preferences, and only require access from localhost. > > If you wish to enable local network access, you can do so via: > > /sbin/e-smith/config setprop mysqld LocalNetworkingOnly no > /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/my.cnf > /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld restart > > - A "router" setting must now be defined for any local network. This > implies that all "local networks" must truly be local, i.e. not > Internet addresses. This change is introduced to strongly discourage > insecure configurations. > > - A transparent SMTP proxy has been added, to force all outgoing SMTP > connections to go through the SME server. This feature enhances security > with respect to viruses and worms that use SMTP to propagate themselves. > > > If you wish to disable this proxy, you can do so via: > > /sbin/e-smith/config setprop smtpfront-qmail Proxy disabled > /sbin/e-smith/signal-event remoteaccess-update > > 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 > > Changes from 6.0beta2 to 6.0beta3 > --------------------------------- > A big "Thank you" to all of the testers and bug reporters > > - The dovecot IMAP server has been upgraded with to the latest version > (0.99.10) with a sort-by-date fix applied > - Memory limits for IMAP server processes have been relaxed (128MB per > process) to allow reliable operation with mailboxes with very large > numbers of very large messages > - An error with virtual domain to i-bay mapping in httpd.conf has been > corrected > - Problems with modification of FTP access settings via the remote access > panel have been corrected > - Remote access to the server manager can now be delegated to single IP > addresses (i.e. a netmask of 255.255.255.255) > - A number of problems with the merging of exising and restored password, > group and smbpasswd files have been resolved. > - The startup sequence has been modified so that ctrlaltdel is enabled and > logins are setup on tty2 and tty3 before rc7.d services are started. > - A problem with caching of group details in the groups panel has been > resolved > - A problem which caused some services to revert to "private" access > during > upgrade has been corrected. > - dhcpcd is now always disabled in serveronly mode > - Spanish localization of the navigation frame has been completed > - All newly added users now have a pre-created junkmail IMAP folder > - Various problems with the initialization and migration of webmail mysql > databases have been corrected > - Webmail now allows composition of saved draft messages to be resumed > - Delete preferred master and local master settings from smb.conf > templates - this allows the samba defaults to do the correct thing > - Set wins support to follow domain master setting > - Remove explicit fill-in of destination port (if left blank), and update > text, in portforwarding panel. > - Eliminate duplicate host records in tinydns data file. > - Remove intermediate page from logfile download page in viewlogfiles > panel. > - Add Epoch header to proftpd rpm to allow smooth upgrade over 1.2.5-fr1. > - Include RedHat's security update version of unzip. > - Miscellaneous other minor bug fixes. See package changelogs for details. > > Changes from 6.0beta3 to 6.0 final > ---------------------------------- > A big "Thank you" to all of the testers and bug reporters > > - Samba's two daemons, smbd and nmbd, are now under supervision such that > they > will be restarted automatically if they fail for any reason. > - A new limiting feature to inbound smtp connections has been added, > defaulting to 40 simultaneous connections. > - Upgrading by performing a desktop backup, installing 6.0 and restoring > the > backup broke the trust relationship between the samba server and all > clients. This has been fixed. > - iptraf has been added to assist in diagnosing network-related issues. > - An error in the firewall rules with Stealth enabled has been fixed. > - Groups with periods or hyphens in the name were mismanaged by the Users > panel. > - There was a potential vulnerability in OpenSSL. > - If the primary language requested by the browser was not an available > translation, the server failed to return any of the lower priority > localizations, and the panel was returned with raw lexicon tags. > - There was a potential vulnerability in mod_ssl. > - There was a potential root exploit in proftpd. > - The remove summary on the local networks panel had a look and feel > inconsistent with the other panels. > - Upgrades to 6.0 with NICs requiring the old_tulip driver were > mismanaged. > - The /etc/fetchmail file was not being generated properly, resuting in a > failure to download mail from remote POP3 servers. > - A potential security vulnerability in the qmail virus scanner was > patched. > - A potential security vulnerability in the webmail system was patched. > - Improvements were made to the reliability of Windows file sharing > services. > - The success message for the domains panel is now green instead of red. > - To prevent denial-of-service attacks, a new limiting feature to inbound > SMTP connections has been added, defaulting to 40 simultaneous > connections. > - DNS services now correctly publish virtual domains to the private > network. > - Using the new ability to change the content of the primary i-bay to > another > ibay resulted in the inability to access the server's other i-bays as > sub-urls of the primary domain. 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