Latest Updates

Igaware appliances are automatically updated to the latest software version. Below is the change log for the last 12 months.


 

New in Version 7.0.0 [Mon Nov 18 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Upgraded Linux Kernel - requires a server reboot.
- Upgraded IPSec.
- Added ISCSI Storage support - requires a server reboot.
- New option in Email Filtering Anti-Spam settings to allow configuration per individual email domain.
- Updated Anti-Spam Greylist milter software.
- Added lease file viewing to DHCP configuration page.

* Fixes *
- Fixed USB Tape Drive detection for the backup.
- The DHCP server will now start up even if duplicate client hosts are present.
- Fixed a problem with the Zarafa server software. Lots of "Fallback Delivery" messages were being sent to users and some messages were being delayed. This no longer happens.
- FIXED Web site filtering - now starts up with duplicate host names.
- Updated real time clock hardware.

New in Version 6.4.3 [Mon Sep 28 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Upgraded to Zarafa 6.30.3. This fixes a serious Inbox bug.
- Updated Zarafa licensing server to latest version.
- Various security updates.

* Fixes *
- Fixed Zarafa mail delivery bug.

New in Version 6.4.2-5 [Wed Sep 16 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Upgraded to Zarafa 6.30.2. This fixes a serious Inbox bug.
- Updated Zarafa licensing server to latest version.
- Various security updates.

* Fixes *
- [ for v6.4.2-5 ] Fixed a problem where the Zarafa Imap server would lockup when log files were rotated.
- [ for v6.4.2-5 ] Fixed a rare problem where the Zarafa email delivery agent would fail to deliver a mal-formed message.
- PPPOE forwarding issue from the Internet to LAN
- Problem with SMTP forward options and firewall.access.
- the zarafa cal and base commit changes problem.
- Numerous small fixes.
- FIXED a problem where you wern't allowed to send an email from a different email address in Zarafa.

New in Version 6.4.2-3 [Sun Aug 09 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Added a new option to Servers=> Email=> SMTP Forward - Restrict access to Igaware SMTP server. If this option is checked, then, only the SMTP Forwarders listed can access the Igaware SMTP Server from the LAN. This ensures that other LAN machines can not use the Igaware SMTP server to forward
emails.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Updated the 'Web Visits Report' in Activity Reporting=> Web Visits report.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Domain exclusions in Web Vists Reports. Certain Web domains are now excluded from the Web Visits Activity reporting. These include Windows update and AV sites.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Added UDP Network Time Protocol ( NTP) access to the default"Web Access" LAN Access Policy.
- Updated the Zarafa Server software to the newest version - 6.30.
- Added a mobile phone web client to the Zarafa package. This provides a low-bandwidth Web based access to Zarafa. The mobile client can be accessed by browsing to /webaccess-mobile instead of /webaccess for the normal interface.
- Updated ActiveSync Z-Push to newest version for syncing mobile devices with Zarafa server.
- Installed version 5.2 of PHP.
- Installed Curl
- Updated libical and libvmime to new versions for Zarafa.
- For security reasons user ( ~/user) web server directories have been disabled. This shouldn't affect anyone.
- Added ".xml.rels" to allowed file types in Email Filename filtering. By default this extension is allowed.
- The https server now listens on port 4433 by default as well as 666 and 443.
- Added support for ISCSI. The Igaware box can now act as an ISCSI Target.
- Modified the System=> Tools=> Log Viewer to allow you to download all available log files, not just the current one.
- Updated Libical library to version 0.42 for Zarafa v 6.30

* Fixes *
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Fixed the log viewer in System=> Tools=> Log Viewer. Log files are now returned as MS DOS text files.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Several small fixes.
- [ for v6.4.2-2 ] Fixed the SSH daemon configuration file.
- The "Max attachments" setting in Email Filtering has been fixed.
- Fixed the "Transparent proxy bypass" for built-in and user defined networks in the "Web cache/proxy" settings.
- People were sometimes incorrectly alerted for System Status Console events. This has been fixed.
- Fixed the "Copy bounced Email to the Postmaster" in General Email settings. If email was retrieved from POP3 accounts, then this option was ignored and the Postmaster would be notified of bounces.
- Fixed a problem with Windows Domain groups. They were not initialized properly when the Igaware server is acting as a PDC.
- Modified firewall startup script to properly clear all Iptable chains.

New in Version 7.0.0 [Mon Sep 28 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Upgraded Linux Kernel - requires a server reboot.
- Upgraded IPSec.
- Added ISCSI support - requires a server reboot.

New in Version 6.4.2-5 [Wed Sep 16 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Upgraded to Zarafa 6.30.3. This fixes a serious Inbox bug.
- Updated Zarafa licensing server to latest version.
- Various security updates.

* Fixes *
- [ for v6.4.2-5 ] Fixed a problem where the Zarafa Imap server would lockup when log files were rotated.
- [ for v6.4.2-5 ] Fixed a rare problem where the Zarafa email delivery agent would fail to deliver a mal-formed message.
- PPPOE forwarding issue from the Internet to LAN
- Problem with SMTP forward options and firewall.access.
- the zarafa cal and base commit changes problem.
- Numerous small fixes.
- FIXED a problem where you wern't allowed to send an email from a different email address in Zarafa.

New in Version 6.4.2-3 [Sun Aug 09 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Added a new option to Servers=> Email=> SMTP Forward - Restrict access to Igaware SMTP server. If this option is checked, then, only the SMTP Forwarders listed can access the Igaware SMTP Server from the LAN. This ensures that other LAN machines can not use the Igaware SMTP server to forward
emails.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Updated the 'Web Visits Report' in Activity Reporting=> Web Visits report.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Domain exclusions in Web Vists Reports. Certain Web domains are now excluded from the Web Visits Activity reporting. These include Windows update and AV sites.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Added UDP Network Time Protocol ( NTP) access to the default"Web Access" LAN Access Policy.
- Updated the Zarafa Server software to the newest version - 6.30.
- Added a mobile phone web client to the Zarafa package. This provides a low-bandwidth Web based access to Zarafa. The mobile client can be accessed by browsing to /webaccess-mobile instead of /webaccess for the normal interface.
- Updated ActiveSync Z-Push to newest version for syncing mobile devices with Zarafa server.
- Installed version 5.2 of PHP.
- Installed Curl
- Updated libical and libvmime to new versions for Zarafa.
- For security reasons user ( ~/user) web server directories have been disabled. This shouldn't affect anyone.
- Added ".xml.rels" to allowed file types in Email Filename filtering. By default this extension is allowed.
- The https server now listens on port 4433 by default as well as 666 and 443.
- Added support for ISCSI. The Igaware box can now act as an ISCSI Target.
- Modified the System=> Tools=> Log Viewer to allow you to download all available log files, not just the current one.
- Updated Libical library to version 0.42 for Zarafa v 6.30

* Fixes *
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Fixed the log viewer in System=> Tools=> Log Viewer. Log files are now returned as MS DOS text files.
- [ for v6.4.2-3 ] Several small fixes.
- [ for v6.4.2-2 ] Fixed the SSH daemon configuration file.
- The "Max attachments" setting in Email Filtering has been fixed.
- Fixed the "Transparent proxy bypass" for built-in and user defined networks in the "Web cache/proxy" settings.
- People were sometimes incorrectly alerted for System Status Console events. This has been fixed.
- Fixed the "Copy bounced Email to the Postmaster" in General Email settings. If email was retrieved from POP3 accounts, then this option was ignored and the Postmaster would be notified of bounces.
- Fixed a problem with Windows Domain groups. They were not initialized properly when the Igaware server is acting as a PDC.
- Modified firewall startup script to properly clear all Iptable chains.

New in Version 6.4.1 [Thu Jun 11 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Added a new option to the Email Usage Activity Report - Type individual user. This allows you to specify an Email user and/or domain to search for by typing the username or domain. Please see the on-page help for more details.
- Updated the Web Visits Activity report. This is a new format that will be rolled out for all activity reports shortly.

* Fixes *
- Various small fixes.

New in Version 6.4.0-4 [Fri May 29 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for v6.4.0-3 ] Changed the default action of "Notify the Postmaster of filtering actions" to "NO" in Email Filtering=> General. This is to prevent the Postmaster from being bombarded with Spam detected messages from the AV Engine.
You can change the action back to "YES", if prefered.
- [ for v6.4.0-1 ] PPPOE ( PPP over Ethernet) is now a supported protocol for ADSL WAN connections. This means that you can use ADSL Modems using the PPPOE protocol, such as the DrayTek Vigor 120. This is very easy to setup and simply plugs in to an Ethernet port on the Igaware box. There is no router/ modem
configuration to do.
- [ for v6.4.0-1 ] Added a "Connected Device List" to the System=> Backup=> Destination page. This shows what external backup devices are connected to the Igaware box. BTW, this list is also displayed in the System Status=> System Information page.
- Email Signature Image - Added an option to allow an embeded image in an outgoing HTML email signature.
- Added Spam detection of new image based spam with CLAMAV engine.
- Updated the SAMBA fileserver and Windows integration software.
- Improved the NTMLSSP single sign on authentication through the web proxy for new versions of Windows 2008.
- Added new ACL's to the Web Proxy/Cache to allow access to AV and update sites regardless of authentication.
- Made "Block viruses" the default behaviour for Email Anti-Virus.
- Added new option to checkin page called Checkin ( simple). This does away with console warning messages, etc and makes the page load a lot faster.

* Fixes *
- [ for v6.4.0-4 ] Added Microsoft LANMAN Authentication support to the fileserver. This improves authentication of Windows 95/98 client machines. A previous SAMBA update removed LANMAN support for security reasons.
- [ for v6.4.0-4 ] Prevented another Denial Of Service attack from the Logitech Desktop Messenger. What a badly designed peice of rubbish.
- [ for v6.4.0-3 ] The Start and Stop script controlling the Igaware email MTA server was not shuting down the Sendmail process properly since the MailScanner software was upgrade. This is now fixed.
- [ for v6.4.0-2 ] Fixed a problem with Hardware Sensors reporting. Rogue temperatures were sometimes being reported as FAILED for disabled temperature sensors.
- Many fixes to on-line help.
- Removed erroneous authentication types from the SMTP server authentication. This caused some devices trying to perform SMTP AUTH through the server to fail, most notably mobile phones.
- Other small fixes.

New in Version 6.3.5 [Fri May 01 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Updated Mail Scanning software. There are many changes including rejection of false DSN messages, email watermarking and performance improvements.
- Updated MailSCanner
- Updated PERL language interpreter and modules.
- Updated Anti-Spam software.
- Several cosmetic changes made to the Web' config' interface.

* Fixes *
- A number of small fixes.
- Fixed a few problems with the new Web Visits activity report.
- Fixed a problem initializing external Firewire Disks for the backup.

New in Version 6.3.4-4 [Sat Apr 25 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for v6.3.4-4 ] Updated the email Anti-Spam Greylist feature. Added a new sender FROM address whitelist feature to allow the sender from address to be whitelisted. Also, many more sending networks are automatically whitelisted, such as the new Google Mail server network. This will prevent some delays in email sending that some people have experienced with Greylisting enabled.
- [ for v6.3.4-4 ] More updates to the Web Visits report.
- [ for v6.3.4-3 ] Updated the Anti-Virus engine software.
- [ for v6.3.4-3 ] In "system Status" screen have added "Reporting period" options to the Load Average graphs under "System Alerts" and to the Network interface traffic graphs under "Network Interfaces".
- [ for v6.3.4-2 ] Many changes to the Beta Web Visits report. It should now work properly with IE browser.
- [ for v6.3.4-1 ] More changes to the Beta Web Visits report.
- Updated the new BETA Web Visits report with a few improvements.
- Added a graph interval option to System Status console
- Added DHCP to LAN and DMZ pages
- Modified DHCP server page to check if DHCP range is within interface subnet
- Zarafa Server - Automatic server health monitoring has been added.
- Added an option System=> Tools=> DMI Data, to show the decoded DMI data from the BIOS.
- Updated Anti-Virus engine software

* Fixes *

- [ for v6.3.4-2 ] Small fixes and improvements.
- Placed the Windows PDC ( if configured) lower in local DNS file. Caused a problem with mail relaying from the PDC machine - if it's a mail server relaying through Igaware box from PDC.
- Allow xml.rel files in email content by default.
- Fixed the display of Network traffic graphs in System Status console.
- Many other small fixes and improvements.

New in Version 6.3.3-5 [Thu Feb 12 2009 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for v6.3.3-4 ] Updated the Hard Disk SMART status monitoring software..
- [ for v6.3.3-3 ] By popular demand, the original Web Visits report is now available in the Activity reporting section. It has been re-written to use the new web reporting database format. The original Site Blocking report is also available.
- [ for v6.3.3-2 ] A new option has been added to allow or dis-allow the use of User Roaming Profiles when the Igaware server is enabled as a PDC. Previously, the use of Roaming User Profiles was always enabled by default.
- [ for v6.3.3-1 ] Added an option to control wether or not outgoing Email is Spam checked. You can choose not to Spam check Email that originates from the LAN. The option can be found in Email Filtering=> Anti-Spam=> Outbound Email.
- Added a locking mechanism to the Backup system. This will show whether a backup is running on the System=> Backup pages.
- The Zarafa Server General page now shows how many Zarafa licences are available.
- Updated NMAP security scanner to newest version.

* Fixes *
- [ for v6.3.3-5 ] Fixed a problem when entering zero spam scores for user scores in Spam Rules.
- [ for v6.3.3-5 ] Fixed a problem with User Spam rules. Forward slashes entered would cause the rule to be skipped.
- [ for v6.3.3-4 ] Increased the Rsync backup timeout for off-site backups.
- [ for v6.3.3-1 ] Blocked access to site "bwsregister01.logitech.com". If loaded on a PC the Logitech desktop messenger trys to access this site hundreds
of times a second and causes a denial of service.
- [ for v6.3.3-1 ] Fixed a bug in the "factorydefaults" reset.
- Many small fixes.
- Fixed a problem with high CPU load affecting the USB hard disk backup.

New in Version 6.3.2 [Wed Dec 24 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Updated the website blocking software and site lists.
- Added "ALL" option to Network Interface selection in the Port Forward config' screen.
- Updated Anti-Virus engine to newest version.
- Installed new data compression package to fix potential security problems.
- Added a BETA web usage reporting option. NOTE: This is BETA software and will change a great deal over the coming weeks.

* Fixes *
- Improved USB hard disk detection for backup.
- Fixed many startup routines including the Zarafa Server startup.
- Fixed "Modify Subject Line" tick box in Email Filtering.

New in Version 6.3.1 [Fri Nov 14 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Updated Zarafa server to version 6.20 from 6.02.
- A new action option has been added to the Web Access Schedule. Previously, all web access would be blocked between a time period if a schedule was chosen. Now you can choose to only apply the web site blocking categories during the time period.

* Fixes *
- Fixed Web cache and proxy startup and shutdown problems.
- Fixed the delivery time of email messages in Zarafa server. The delivery times were displayed incorrectly.
- Web cache problem fixed for sites that use http expect headers.

New in Version 6.3.0 [Thu Oct 16 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Extensive changes to all of the Windows services to allow seamless integration with Windows 2008 server. This allows support for Single Sign On ( SSO) with any Windows 2008 server.
- Major update to the Web Caching/ Proxy software.
- Added https ( SSL) access to Zarafa Webaccess.
- Many other improvements to the configuration interface and help files.
- Removed the need to confirm the "Commit Changes" selection.
- Added Ethernet link status detection. The Status and Network pages will show the Ethernet link status - i.e if the physical link is up or down.
- Added hardware manufacture, model name and serial number to System Information page
- Added "Find SMB servers" option to "Ping Scan LAN" in System=> Tools.

* Fixes *
- Set a 2 hour timeout instead of 22 hours feature for rsync backup to disk.
- Fixed a bug where system files could be clobbered if the /var filesystem ran out of space.
- System Information in System Status menu now works correctly.
- Fixed a bug in PHP 5 where uploaded files where limited to 2MB. This caused the export of Activity Reports to fail.
- Fixed a bug when backing up to usb external hard disk. If source files disappeared during the backup the backup would appear to fail.
- Reduced load on server during backup to external hard disk and remote ( rsync) backup.
- Added function to automatically clear down the Mysql database "bin" log files.

New in Version 6.2.2 [Fri Sep 5 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Updated Windows services to work with Windows 2008 server.

* Fixes *
- Fixed Firewire external hard drive detection.
- Fixed the display of backup status on the Status Console screen.
- System Information in System Status now works correctly again.
- Fixed BUG in PHP 5.0.4 - limit size to 2MB for readfile !!!

New in Version 6.2.1-1 [Fri Sep 5 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Added new option to Port Forwarding configuration. You can now specify a network interface for the facing port number. This allows you to forward ports on the LAN interface as well as the WAN as was the default.
- Updated hardware sensor detection.
- Added a new spam rule to block the annoying "smiley face" spam.
- Modified the External disk drive backup. The data is now copied using Rsync software. This means that only changes to the data being backed up is written to the disk. This greatly increases backup speed. However, the first rsync backup
performed to a drive will still take time as everything must be written to the disk on the first pass.
- Removed the "Store 7 days worth of data" option from the External disk drive backup. This caused many disk out of space errors. People tend to use multiple external disks for backup using a different one each day.
- USB keyboard drivers are now loaded when the system boots, allowing the use of a USB keyboard for debuging purposes.
- Modified the Email "relay uknown local users" option in Email=> General setting to allow you to specify the SMTP server to forward unknown local users to.
- Many other improvements too numerous to mention.
- Updated the Anti-Virus software engine to newest version.

* Fixes *
- Changed mail filtering software to leave TNEF winmail.dat files alone. They had been expanded and attached as normal documents.
- Modified the list of files excluded from a remote Rsync backup.
- Fixed on-line help for Access Controls=> Port Input, Port forward and Services pages.
- You can now enter a range of ports for the Access Controls=> Services page.
- Fixed Firewire external hard drive detection.
- Fixed the display of backup status on the Status Console screen.

New in Version 6.2.1-1 [Fri Sep 5 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Added new option to Port Forwarding configuration. You can now specify a network interface for the facing port number. This allows you to forward ports on the LAN interface as well as the WAN as was the default.
- Updated hardware sensor detection.
- Added a new spam rule to block the annoying "smiley face" spam.
- Modified the External disk drive backup. The data is now copied using Rsync software. This means that only changes to the data being backed up is written to the disk. This greatly increases backup speed. However, the first rsync backup performed to a drive will still take time as everything must be written to the
disk on the first pass.
- Removed the "Store 7 days worth of data" option from the External disk drive backup. This caused many disk out of space errors. People tend to use multiple
external disks for backup using a different one each day.
- USB keyboard drivers are now loaded when the system boots, allowing the use of a USB keyboard for debuging purposes.
- Modified the Email "relay uknown local users" option in Email=> General setting to allow you to specify the SMTP server to forward unknown local users to.
- Many other improvements too numerous to mention.
- Updated the Anti-Virus software engine to newest version.

* Fixes *
- Changed mail filtering software to leave TNEF winmail.dat files alone. They had been expanded and attached as normal documents.
- Modified the list of files excluded from a remote Rsync backup.
- Fixed on-line help for Access Controls=> Port Input, Port Forward and Services pages.
- You can now enter a range of ports for the Access Controls=> Services page.
- Fixed Firewire external hard drive detection.
- Fixed the display of backup status on the Status Console screen.

New in Version 6.2.0-2 [Thu Aug 7 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Added the Zarafa Collaboration Server to the Igaware box. Please See http://zarafa.com. This gives the Igaware server all the functionality of MS Exchange.
- New MS Active-Sync feature added to the Zarafa Server. This allows all active-sync capable devices such as mobile phones and PDA's to sync their Calendars, email, etc to the central server.
- Database engine updated to Version 5.
- PHP version updated to 5.0.4
- Anti-Virus engine updated to latest version.
- Added help to PPTP VPN page.
- Updated Anti-Spam engine to version 3.2.5
- Update RAZOR2 Anti-Spam engine to new version.
- Modified the Web Cache page to allow bypass of transparent proxy to a selected network.
- Added a new spam rule to block the annoying "smiley face" spam.
- Updated hardware sensor detection.

* Fixes *
- Changed mailscanner to leave TNEF winmail.dat
- Modified sendmail access map to allow relay from all LAN machines if the firewall is in unrestricted mode.
- Various other small fixes.

New in Version 6.1.7-2 [ Thu Jun 12 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Updated OXtender Outlook plugin for Open-Xchange server to newest version.
- Modified the Email SMTP Forward feature to allow Email forwarding to multiple servers.

* Fixes *
- Fixed hardware sensors for certain rack mount Tyan hardware.

New in Version 6.1.7-1 [ Thu Jun 05 2008 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Included Dead Peer Detection ( DPD) in IPSEC configuration options.
- Added "Remote Identity" and "Local Identity" configuration options to the IPSEC VPN pages.
- modified log cleardown and table optimization
- Added option to disable SPF sender checks in greylisting. Many Spammers are now SPF registered, so it may be worth turning SPF checks off. Take a look in the email headers of any Spam delivered to see if it was SPF compliant.
- In email "SMTP Forward" configuration the "Limited User Relay" option has been removed and replaced with "Recipient Address Verification". This allows the Igaware server to check the validity of recipient addresses by probing the Exchange server.
- Added email queue size check to Status Console.
- Updated help pages.

* Fixes *
- Updated winbindd libraries and binary
- Fixed the way "write all" and "read only" options work on the fileserver when using Active Directory.
- Added Active Directory users to fileserver share user lists.