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 * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.4.22 *
 * The "Buried At Sea" Release        *
 * 12 Jul 2011                        *
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In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes:
   * All about this Release!
   * Security issues
   * Locales / Translations / Charsets
   * Reporting your favorite SquirrelMail bug


All about this release
======================

This release contains a large number of performance
enhancements, stability fixes and a few bug/security fixes.

The most important thing to note when upgrading to version
1.4.22 is that due to a fix made that standardizes the folder
list display, administrators who had their configuration file
set to work around this issue in the past will need to update
their configuration.  This will commonly affect those using
Courier IMAP, but could affect others as well.

If you have $default_sub_of_inbox set to FALSE in your main
configuration (or, using the configuration tool, see
"3. Folder Defaults" ===> "12. Default Sub. of INBOX"),
and you find after upgrade that your special folders (e.g.,
Trash, Drafts, Sent) are no longer listed at the top of your
folder list, please change that value to TRUE.

Also, if you find that this upgrade prevents users from
logging in with an error such as "ERROR: Could not complete
request.  Query: CREATE "Trash" Reason Given: Invalid mailbox
name.", you will need to correct the user preference values
for the problem folders.  You can do so with commands such as
the following for file-based preferences (adjust the data
directory location as needed):

   find /var/lib/squirrelmail/data/ -name *.pref -exec sed --in-place 's/trash_folder=Trash/trash_folder=INBOX.Trash/g' {} \;
   find /var/lib/squirrelmail/data/ -name *.pref -exec sed --in-place 's/trash_folder=Drafts/trash_folder=INBOX.Drafts/g' {} \;
   find /var/lib/squirrelmail/data/ -name *.pref -exec sed --in-place 's/trash_folder=Sent/trash_folder=INBOX.Sent/g' {} \;

Or, for database-based preferences:

   UPDATE userprefs SET prefval = 'INBOX.Trash' WHERE prefkey = 'trash_folder' AND prefval = 'Trash';
   UPDATE userprefs SET prefval = 'INBOX.Drafts' WHERE prefkey = 'draft_folder' AND prefval = 'Drafts';
   UPDATE userprefs SET prefval = 'INBOX.Sent' WHERE prefkey = 'sent_folder' AND prefval = 'Sent';

MAKE SURE to back up your user preferences before doing any
of the above!

For a complete list of changes, please see the file "ChangeLog"
in the doc/ directory.


Security issues
===============

This release also addresses several security issues, including
some harsh but hard to exploit XSS bugs, a general clickjacking
vulnerability, and a small problem with message santizing.

If only for the clickjacking protection, we recommend that
users of previous versions of SquirrelMail upgrade at their
earliest convenience.

For a more detailed discussion of the security fixes in this
version, please see the listings for CVE-2010-4554, CVE-2010-4555,
and CVE-2011-2023 at http://squirrelmail.org/security/


Locales / Translations / Charsets
=================================

Translations are not a part of the main SquirrelMail package.  They
are downloaded separately; you can obtain all languages in one
package or get an individual language.  You can find these packages
on our web site.  They also contain installation instructions.


Reporting your favorite SquirrelMail bug
========================================

We constantly aim to make SquirrelMail even better. So we need you to
submit any bug you come across! However, before you do so, please have
a look at our various support resources to make sure the issue isn't
already known or solved:

   http://squirrelmail.org/docs/admin/admin-10.html
   http://squirrelmail.org/docs/admin/admin-12.html
   http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/KnownBugs
   http://squirrelmail.org/wiki/SolvingProblems

You should also search existing tracker items for your issue (remember
to check for CLOSED and PENDING items as well as OPEN ones) - if you
find such an (open) item, please do add any more details you have to
it to help us fix and close the bug report.

When reporting a new bug, please mention what SquirrelMail release(s)
it pertains to, and list as many details about your system as possible,
including your IMAP server and web server details.

   http://squirrelmail.org/bugs

Thanks for your cooperation! This helps us to make sure nothing slips
through the cracks. 

Any questions about installing or using SquirrelMail can be directed
to our user support list:

   squirrelmail-users@lists.sourceforge.net

When posting support requests there, please carefully follow our posting
guidelines:

   http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines

If you want to join us in coding SquirrelMail, or have other things to
share with the developers, join the development mailinglist:

   squirrelmail-devel@lists.sourceforge.net


                  Happy SquirrelMailing!

                    - The SquirrelMail Project Team