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This document will not go "live" until it is updated after SME Server v6.5 final is released.

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Contribs.org and the SME Server community are pleased to announce the availability of SME Server v6.5.
We strongly recommend all users upgrade to this release.


CONTRIBS.ORG DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT FOR THIS RELEASE.


This is an unsupported release of SME Server. The SME Server community maintains several forums at http://forums.contribs.org, and many members devote considerable time there to assisting with problems and answering well thought out questions. This help is done on a volunteer basis only. There is no official support available for this free software.


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.


Availability

The downloadable iso file is available from the mirrors and from our downloads page:
HomePage.html?Downloads


SME Server v6.5 final available

This release includes replacement of "stock" rpms with packages from the Fedora Legacy project, to help ensure supportability; engineering improvements; branding removal; component upgrades; and enhanced functionality.
Bug reports should be posted in the Bug Tracker tool at http://forums.contribs.org (and only there, please).
Upgrading is supported from unmodified installations of SME Server v6.0 unsupported and SME v6.0.1 only. Earlier versions will need to be upgraded to one of those versions prior to upgrading to SME Server v6.5.


Major features in this release

The kernel has been changed to the latest patched version available from the Fedora Legacy project. It is still based on the 2.4 kernel version.
Samba has been upgraded to version 3 using Fedora Legacy packages. A Recycle Bin function has been made available for any ibay, which will, when enabled, create a copy of any file - and the folder path to it - that has been deleted from any of the standard ibay folders. Mail changes
Pattern Matching
Pseudonyms of Pseudonyms
The following packages are included in SME Server v6.5, with RPM versions and package versions in parenthesis. Most have been replaced with Fedora Legacy packages in this release.

1.Kernel (v 2.4.20-37.7.legacy)- kernel-2.4.20-37.7
2.Samba (v 3.0.7-1.2sme01)- samba-3.0.7-1.2sme01
3.Appletalk (v 1.5.5)– netatalk-1.5.5-1es3
4.FTP (v 1.2.9)- proftpd-1.2.9-es3
5.OpenSSH (OpenSSH_3.7.1p1, SSH Protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0.9.6b)- 3.7.1p1-1es4
6.PPTP (PoPToP v1.1.3)- pptpd-1.1.3-3es2
7.MySQL (v 3.23.58)- mysql-3.23.58-1.73
8.Apache (v 1.3.27)- apache-1.3.27-6
9.eMail components

a.Fetchmail (v 5.9.0)– fetchmail-5.9.0-21.7.3
b.Maildrop (v 1.7.0)- maildrop-1.7.0-1.7.3
c.Mailfront - mailfront-0.91-8es
d.Procmail (v 3.22)– procmail-3.22-5
e.qMail - qmail-1.03-08

10.Horde - horde-2.2.1-1es00
11.Programming languages

a.Perl – plus too many modules to list

1.(v 5.6.1)- perl-5.6.1-36.1.73

b.php – plus modules for imap, ldap, and mySQL

1.(v 4.1.2)- php-4.1.2-7.3.10

c.Python

1.(v 1.5.2)- python-1.5.2-43.73
2.(v 2.2.2)- python2-2.2.2-11.7.3

Developers:

Shad Lords

Special thanks to:

Greg Zartman
Charlie Brady, Damien Curtain, Mark Knox, Gordon Rowell, Michael Soulier

and the Mitel SME team

The many good folks contributing to the Fedora Legacy project
Pascal Schirrms


(please correct or add anyone I missed)


Multiple Language Support

A big “Thank You” to all the translators
SME Server v6.5 supports the following languages:
French – Translator(s): Laurent Dinclaux, Michel Van hees
Spanish – Translator(s)
Portugese – Translator(s): Nuno Rafael Gomez
German – Translator(s)
Italian – Translator(s)

(please correct or add anyone I missed)

You can volunteer for a Translation here

Changes from Mitel SME Server 6.0 to contribs.org SME Server 6.5 beta 1

A big “Thank You” to all the testers and bug reporters.

Major Changes

1.Many packages were brought into line with the latest fedoralegacy packages. Some major ones are:

a.Apache was updated to apache-1.3.27-6
b.CVS was updated to cvs-1.11.1p1-16
c.The various kernel packages were updated to 2.4.20-37.7
d.Midnight Commander was updated to mc-4.5.55-6
e.mod_ssl was updated to mod_ssl-2.8.12-7
f.The MySQL packages were updated to mysql-3.23.58-1.73
g.openssl was updated to openssl-0.9.6b-36.7
h.Perl was updated to perl-5.6.1-36.1.73
i.The PHP packages were updated to php-4.1.2-7.3.10
j.rsync was updated to rsync-2.5.7-2

2.e-smith packages were brought into line with latest mitel packages. Major changes include:

a.e-smith-apache-1.1.0-18sme02.noarch.rpm
b.e-smith-base-4.15.1-02sme15.noarch.rpm
c.e-smith-devtools-1.13.1-01sme01.noarch.rpm
d.e-smith-email-4.15.1-06sme17.noarch.rpm
e.e-smith-formmagick-1.3.0-04.noarch.rpm
f.e-smith-hosts-1.13.0-02sme06.noarch.rpm
g.e-smith-imap-1.2.0-03sme04.noarch.rpm
h.e-smith-lib-1.15.1-01sme02.noarch.rpm
i.e-smith-lib-Tai64n-1.15.1-01sme02.noarch.rpm
j.e-smith-mailfront-1.5.1-01sme12.noarch.rpm

3.samba was updated to 3.0

a.Added mapping of e-smith groups to samba groups
b.Added recycle bin option to ibays and user's home directories
c.Change home drive mapping from z: to h: (configurable)

4.spamassassin was updated to 3.0.2 (related packages updated as needed)
5.qconfirm, mrtg, logwatch, consolesyslog and supporting e-smith packages added
6.Major rewrite of email engine and mailrules

a.Integrate ssl wrapper for all email functions
b.Integrate smtp-auth allowing external relay with auth
c.Pattern matching for blocking content
d.Expand mailrules on group actions
e.Block unknown senders at smtp level (unless forward unknown email)
f.Allow unknown email to be redirected to any user/pseudonym
g.Allow pseudonyms of pseudonyms (but no further)
h.Redesign of panels to handle most of above functions
i.Template many more options (double-bounce recip for example)

7.Review/verify known fixable bugs from bug tracker are fixed
8.Removed all branding to make this a generic "SME Server" release

In addition a number of files were added for development purposes (see RC1 details below)

For detailed changes see SME Server 6.5b1 details

Changes from SME Server v 6.5 beta 1 to 6.5 beta 2

A big “Thank You” to all the testers and bug reporters.
In this update, DNS/DHCP services were improved, some unnecessary patches were removed, French language tags got updated, and some multidrop email services were added.

For detailed changes see SME Server 6.5b2 details

Changes from SME Server 6.5 beta 2 to 6.5 release candidate 1

A big “Thank You” to all the testers and bug reporters.
In this update, the files included for development purposes were removed, some more packages were replaced by the fedoralegacy versions, and some bug fixes applied.

For detailed changes see SME Server 6.5rc1 details

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