SME Server Announce v5.5

SME Server 5.5

Mitel Networks is pleased to announce the availability of version 5.5 of the SME Server.

This release includes many new features and updates.

New Features

The following new features have been added to the Mitel Networks SME Server

• Internationalization infrastructure has been added to the installer, server console and server manager web panels. A French-Canadian localization is included with this release. You may switch between languages when using the server manager by changing the Languages setting in your web browser.
• The Remote Access panel of the server manager now includes the option to specify hosts which may remotely access the manager using SSL (HTTPS).
• The online manual link has been removed from the console.
• Support for Windows Proxy Auto-detection and Netscape automatic proxy configuration files has been added

More information about changes for developers and other corrections can be found in the text below.

See below for a summary of new features available to commercial subscribers.

Installation

• The user is required to accept the license conditions before installing the software. This license is also available in the top directory of the CDROM.
• The installer detects whether the system is an existing SME Server installation, and offers the choice to upgrade the system. In order to perform a fresh install over an existing server, "more options" must be typed in place of "proceed".
• The system can now be installed in English or Canadian French
  

. Note: When installing in Canadian French, you must type the following

phrases instead of "proceed" or "more options"

continuer (instead of proceed) plus d'options (instead of more options)

• International keyboard support has been added. The default keyboard is "us" for English installs and "cf" for Canadian French installs, although the desired keyboard can be selected during system installation.
• The timezone can now be set during system installation. The default timezone is US/Eastern (for English installs) and Canada/Eastern (for Canadian French installs).

Upgrades

• Upgrades from SMEServer 5.0/5.1.x and e-smith 4.1.2 are auto-detected.
• Direct upgrades from e-smith versions prior to 4.1.2 are NOT supported.
  

. See http://www.e-smith.org/bugs/index.php3?op=showBug&bugID=62

• The installer detects an SME Server system which has not been correctly shut down prior to upgrading. An upgrade cannot be performed reliably on such a system. To upgrade in this case:
  

. - Halt the system

• Remove the installation CD
• Start up the system normally
• Shut the system down using the "Shutdown" option from the server console
• Restart the installation from CD

If a fresh install is desired instead of an upgrade, type "more options" and choose the appropriate choice from the next menu.

• Be aware that due to changes in the e-mail system, certain custom templates will need to be updated.

Developer notes

• Obtuse SMTPD has been replaced with mailfront as the SMTP daemon. All standard templates have been converted, but custom templates that rely on Obtuse SMTPD need to be converted to mailfront format.
• smtpfront-qmail is a drop-in replacement for qmail-smtpd with some additional features - see http://untroubled.org/mailfront/smtpfront.html
• smtpfront-qmail supports /var/qmail/control/badmailfrom (as for qmail-smtpd) and /var/qmail/control/badrcptto.
• The FormMagick package provides a simple method to write web panels with full internationalization support.
• A comprehensive testing infrastructure has been added. Many of the reworked panels use this testing infrastructure.
• The Apache web server configuration templates have been changed to simplify addition of entries to VirtualHosts
• Object-oriented interfaces to the configuration databases have been added
• php.ini is now templated.
• Locking has been added to configuration database writes.

Corrections

• Backup-to-disk estimates now properly reflect used disk space.
• The contents of /root are now added to backups and restores.
• Custom kickstart files are preserved during an install.
• The CDROM is now accessible after upgrades, allowing documentation to be accessed directly from the server.
• Quotas can now be removed from users and are restored from backups.
• Multidrop email is now passed through anti-relay rules.
• The mail server now accepts mail for unqualified Postmaster address on the external interface.
• It is no longer possible to create an i-bay called "common".
• A reinstallation floppy can now be created on a system with a large amount of configuration information.
• Hostname resolution timeouts have been increased for dialup connected servers.

This release contains other minor corrections. We recommend all users upgrade to this release.

Third party package updates

• OpenSSH and Apache have been upgraded to address recent security issues.
• All packages have been upgraded to the latest RedHat 7.2 updates, with the exception of the kernel (2.2.19-7.0.8) and a few associated kernel related packages
• IMP has been upgraded to version 3.0
• PHP has been upgraded to 4.1.2
• Samba has been upgraded to 2.2.4
• FreeS/WAN has been upgraded to 1.97
• The following packages have been added to the standard installation:

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lsof man python2 strace tcpdump

Commercial Release The commercial release of version 5.5 includes a number of new features available to ServiceLink subscribers. Please contact a Mitel Networks authorized reseller or visit http://www.mitel.com/smallbusiness/ for more information.

NOTE: Not all of these features are available to all ServiceLink subscription plans. Please consult with your Mitel Networks authorized reseller to determine which features are available with your subscription.

• Web Access Control - Allows administrators to control which users may access the web and which web sites users may view. Sites are blocked based on categories such as pornography and gambling. The associated blacklists are automatically updated by the Mitel Networks Applications Management Center. The local administrator can access logs of recently visited sites and can easily add sites to a local blacklist. The administrator also has the ability to specify which users may have access to browse the web and to require users to enter their password before they are granted web access.
• Secure Instant Messaging - Allows users to use instant messaging in their own office or across an IPSEC VPN to other offices
• Outbound Fax Server - Provides outbound fax server capabilities with the use of a fax modem.
• Groupware - Provides web-based e-mail, schedule, contacts and to-do list.
• Free/Busy Scheduling - Allows users of Outlook 98 and 2000 to see whether other Outlook 98/2000 users are available for meetings.
• System Information - Allows administrators to quickly view information about the system such as memory, disk and network usage.
• IP Phone Support - Configures the SME Server to support Mitel Networks IP phones.
• "Hub and spoke" VPNs - Our IPSEC VPN service now has the option of creating a "hub and spoke" VPN configuration instead of the default fully-meshed topology. This allows administrators to increase their VPN security by not allowing the branch networks to access other branch networks.
• Access to quarantined messages - A new web panel in the server manager allows an administrator to easily access messages quarantined by the virus protection service in order to view and/or delete messages.

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