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| ==SME Server 7.3 Release Notes== | | ==SME Server 7.3 Release Notes== |
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− | <nowiki>============================</nowiki>
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| January 1 2008 | | January 1 2008 |
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| SME Server 7.3. This release is based on CentOS 4.6 and all packages | | SME Server 7.3. This release is based on CentOS 4.6 and all packages |
| have been updated to the latest releases. | | 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. | | All SME Server users should upgrade to this release. |
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| http://bugs.contribs.org/ | | http://bugs.contribs.org/ |
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| + | ===Please Note=== |
| + | ----------- |
| + | 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=== | | ===About SME Server=== |
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− | <nowiki>================</nowiki>
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| SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium | | SME Server is the leading Linux distribution for small and medium |
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| development. | | development. |
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− | Please visit http://www.smeserver.org/donate/ to donate. | + | Please visit [[Donate]] to donate. |
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| ===Thanks=== | | ===Thanks=== |
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| SME Server 7.2 and fixes for many reported problems. Upgrades | | SME Server 7.2 and fixes for many reported problems. Upgrades |
| will be available by CD, the Software Installer and command line. | | will be available by CD, the Software Installer and command line. |
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| ==Upgrades== | | ==Upgrades== |
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− | <nowiki>========</nowiki>
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| * Always perform a backup prior to major system upgrades | | * Always perform a backup prior to major system upgrades |
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| ==Changes in this release== | | ==Changes in this release== |
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− | <nowiki>=======================</nowiki>
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| ===Installer Options=== | | ===Installer Options=== |
| ----------------- | | ----------------- |
− | * Using "sme multipart" boot parameter now enables quotas on all LVM's | + | * Using "sme multipart" boot parameter now enables quotas on all LVM's see bug 3651 on how to create your quota files |
− | see bug 3651 on how to create your quota files | |
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| * Support for disconnect option in rhsbl plugin | | * Support for disconnect option in rhsbl plugin |
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− | <nowiki>- Support for disconnect immediately if dnsbl plugin rejects recipient
| + | * Support for disconnect immediately if dnsbl plugin rejects recipient addresses |
− | addresses</nowiki> | |
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| * Newer version of ipsvd to resolve a few Thunderbird issues | | * Newer version of ipsvd to resolve a few Thunderbird issues |
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| * Now able to remove Corporate DNS setting | | * Now able to remove Corporate DNS setting |
− | <nowiki>- Raid reconstruction now finishes after using "sme nolvm" passed at install
| + | * Raid reconstruction now finishes after using "sme nolvm" passed at install time |
− | time</nowiki>
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| ===Software Installer=== | | ===Software Installer=== |
| ------------------ | | ------------------ |
− | <nowiki>* The voxteneo.com and fullnet.co.uk mirrors has been added as a mirror
| + | * The voxteneo.com and fullnet.co.uk mirrors has been added as a mirror location. Many thanks to all of our mirrors |
− | location. Many thanks to all of our mirrors</nowiki> | |
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| * Removed planetmirror mirror due to being unstable for a number of months | | * Removed planetmirror mirror due to being unstable for a number of months |
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| ===Server manager=== | | ===Server manager=== |
| -------------- | | -------------- |
− | * Updated wording in Server manager > proxy to be correct when running in | + | * Updated wording in Server manager > proxy to be correct when running in serveronly mode |
− | serveronly mode | |
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| * Now able to remove settings in the Corporate DNS panel | | * Now able to remove settings in the Corporate DNS panel |
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| * Convert squid timestamp in view log files | | * Convert squid timestamp in view log files |
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− | <nowiki>* Since we moved to session-based login changing admin password does no
| + | * Since we moved to session-based login changing admin password does no longer invalidate access to server manager |
− | longer invalidate access to server manager</nowiki>
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− | <nowiki>* Added support if you use port-forwarding with an external dynamic ip
| + | * Added support if you use port-forwarding with an external dynamic ip address |
− | address</nowiki>
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| * Using long email address now stops regeneration email every day | | * Using long email address now stops regeneration email every day |
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| ==General features== | | ==General features== |
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− | <nowiki>================</nowiki>
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| * Based on CentOS 4.6 and all available updates | | * Based on CentOS 4.6 and all available updates |
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− | | + | ==There are a few differences from previous releases <=7.2== |
− | ==There are a few differnces from previous releases <=7.2== | + | <br /> |
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− | <nowiki>======================================================================</nowiki> | |
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| ===After installing for the very first time:=== | | ===After installing for the very first time:=== |
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| * 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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− | <nowiki>* First night you should receive a large email saying a bunch of
| + | * First night you should receive a large email saying a bunch of groups/users were removed/added (rkhunter email notification). |
− | groups/users were removed/added (rkhunter email notification).</nowiki>
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− | <nowiki>
| + | * 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).</nowiki>
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| * 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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− | <nowiki>* First night you may receive a email saying missing passwd/group files
| + | * First night you may receive a email saying missing passwd/group files (rkhunter email notification). |
− | (rkhunter email notification).</nowiki>
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| $Id: README.txt,v 1.20 2008/01/01 17:18:13 slords Exp $ | | $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]] |