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− | '''This is a page designed for information about SME Server 7.3.'''
| + | ==Status: Gold== |
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− | There are a few things that are different from previous releases <=7.2
| + | ==SME Server 7.3 Release Notes== |
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| + | January 1 2008 |
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| + | The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of |
| + | SME Server 7.3. This release is based on CentOS 4.6 and all packages |
| + | have been updated to the latest releases. |
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| + | The release should be obtained from your closest mirror, see http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Download |
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| + | All SME Server users should upgrade to this release. |
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| + | Bug reports and reports of potential bugs should be raised |
| + | in the bug tracker (and only there, please); |
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| + | http://bugs.contribs.org/ |
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| + | ===Please Note=== |
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| + | It may take up to 48 hours for mirrors to finish syncing, |
| + | during this time you may experience problems. |
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| + | ===About SME Server=== |
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| + | |
| + | SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium |
| + | enterprises. SME Server is brought to you by SME Server, Inc. |
| + | ( http://www.smeserver.org/ ), a non-profit corporation that exists to |
| + | provide marketing and legal support for SME Server. |
| + | |
| + | SME Server is freely available under the GNU General Public License |
| + | and is only possible through the efforts of the SME Server community. |
| + | However, the availability and quality of SME Server is dependent on |
| + | meeting our expenses, such as hosting costs, server hardware, etc. |
| + | |
| + | As such, we ask for a small donation to offset costs and fund further |
| + | development. |
| + | |
| + | Please visit [[Donate]] to donate. |
| + | |
| + | ===Thanks=== |
| + | ------ |
| + | The development team would like to thank all of those involved in |
| + | this release. However, this distribution cannot continue with the |
| + | current level of support. More people are required to help with |
| + | bug triage and verification testing. |
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| + | This release contains many new features, all released updates for |
| + | SME Server 7.2 and fixes for many reported problems. Upgrades |
| + | will be available by CD, the Software Installer and command line. |
| + | |
| + | ==Upgrades== |
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| + | * Always perform a backup prior to major system upgrades |
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| + | * An upgrade will preserve the existing data |
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| + | |
| + | ==Changes in this release== |
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| + | ===Installer Options=== |
| + | ----------------- |
| + | * Using "sme multipart" boot parameter now enables quotas on all LVM's see bug 3651 on how to create your quota files |
| + | |
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| + | ===Other mail system changes=== |
| + | ------------------------- |
| + | * Support for disconnect option in rhsbl plugin |
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| + | * Support for disconnect immediately if dnsbl plugin rejects recipient addresses |
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| + | * Newer version of ipsvd to resolve a few Thunderbird issues |
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| + | * Support for configurable timeouts which by default is set to two minutes |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | ===Console=== |
| + | ------- |
| + | * Now able to remove Corporate DNS setting |
| + | * Raid reconstruction now finishes after using "sme nolvm" passed at install time |
| + | |
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| + | ===Backups=== |
| + | ------- |
| + | * Ability to use console restore with CD or DVD recordable media |
| + | |
| + | * Remove smbpasswd file prior to restore |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | ===Localisation=== |
| + | ------------ |
| + | * The fr-fr browser language is now supported |
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| + | * Italian translation minor update |
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| + | |
| + | ===Software Installer=== |
| + | ------------------ |
| + | * The voxteneo.com and fullnet.co.uk mirrors has been added as a mirror location. Many thanks to all of our mirrors |
| + | |
| + | * Removed planetmirror mirror due to being unstable for a number of months |
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| + | * Added smecontribs repository to smeserver |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | ===Webmail=== |
| + | ------- |
| + | * Horde, imp, turbo and ingo have been updated to the latest versions |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | ===Server manager=== |
| + | -------------- |
| + | * Updated wording in Server manager > proxy to be correct when running in serveronly mode |
| + | |
| + | * Now able to remove settings in the Corporate DNS panel |
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| + | * Make qpsmtpd/state visible in the view log files |
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| + | * Convert squid timestamp in view log files |
| + | |
| + | * Since we moved to session-based login changing admin password does no longer invalidate access to server manager |
| + | |
| + | * Added support if you use port-forwarding with an external dynamic ip address |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | ===Other fixes and updates=== |
| + | ----------------------- |
| + | * More changes have been made in preparation for migration to CentOS5 |
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| + | * Various samba issues fixed with new samba 3.0.25b package |
| + | |
| + | * Smartd is disabled by default but has built in templates to enable |
| + | |
| + | * Import of spamassassin keys are now processed correctly |
| + | |
| + | * Fixed various log noise issues |
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| + | * Allow root to be key based login only |
| + | |
| + | * Increased dnscache forwarder cache size |
| + | |
| + | * Freshclam permissions now corrected |
| + | |
| + | * Unwanted symlinks in httpd log directory no longer appear |
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| + | * Added WPAD feature in DHCP |
| + | |
| + | * Fixed various perl issues |
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| + | * Using long email address now stops regeneration email every day |
| + | <br /> |
| + | |
| + | ==General features== |
| + | |
| + | * Based on CentOS 4.6 and all available updates |
| + | <br /> |
| + | |
| + | ==There are a few differences from previous releases <=7.2== |
| + | <br /> |
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| + | ===After installing for the very first time:=== |
| + | ----------------------------------------- |
| * First night you should receive an email from cron about sa_updates. | | * First night you should receive an email from cron about sa_updates. |
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| * First night you should receive a large email saying a bunch of groups/users were removed/added (rkhunter email notification). | | * First night you should receive a large email saying a bunch of groups/users were removed/added (rkhunter email notification). |
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| * Any time you change users/groups you will receive an email the next day about those changes (rkhunter email notification). | | * Any time you change users/groups you will receive an email the next day about those changes (rkhunter email notification). |
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− | Taking the upgrade path from a 7.x to 7.3
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| + | ===Taking the upgrade path from a 7.x to 7.3=== |
| + | ----------------------------------------- |
| * First night you may receive an email from cron about sa_updates | | * First night you may receive an email from cron about sa_updates |
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| * First night you may receive a email saying missing passwd/group files (rkhunter email notification). | | * First night you may receive a email saying missing passwd/group files (rkhunter email notification). |
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− | If you do find any potential bugs then as always report http://bugs.contribs.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=SME%20Server%20Release%207.X
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| + | $Id: README.txt,v 1.20 2008/01/01 17:18:13 slords Exp $ |
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| + | [[Category:Release Note]] |
| + | [[Category:SME Server Releases]] |