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 9.1.4 [Wed Nov 30 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Changed Email Aliases so that an empty list can be specified and so any emails addressed to the alias will be deleted.
- Updated the IPSEC VPN sub-system to version 2.6.37.
- Updated the Caching DNS server to version 2.59

* Fixes *
- Many small fixes.

New in Version 9.1.3 [Mon Nov 07 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Converted filesystems to use ext4
- installed grub2
- ability to use new uuID partition format > 2TB disks
- Updated mdadm ( RAID) tool chain
- Updated the Zarafa Server to version 6.40.12.
- Added outbound email filtering option.
- Improved backup source file selection for Mail and User files to remove duplication.
- Updated Z-push Zarafa Active-Sync component to version 1.5.5
- Added an option to change the default Zarafa email address for users. This is based on what is set for the user in Email Alias settings.
- Updated disk tools ( e2fsprog to version 1.41.14)
- Updated filesystems to use EXT4 filesystem.
- Updated Kernel to allow EXT4 filesystems and UUID partitions
- Support for disks > 2TB added.

* Fixes *
- Several small fixes.
- Fixed a problem with web site filtering.
- Fixed a problem when the backup destination is to a Windows Share.
- Fixed destination port rules - a name with spaces would not work.
- Fixed the Outgoing email signature for POP3 incoming Email accounts.


New in Version 9.1.2 [Sat Sep 17 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Updated the Anti-Virus engine to the newest version.
- Updated the DNS caching server to the newest version.
- Added Nagios IT Infrastructure Monitoring. This is in early Beta Stage.

* Fixes *
- Several small fixes.

New in Version 9.1.1 [Fri Sep 02 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Removed Windows ADS users from PPTP VPN authentication as all ADS users would then be allowed to authenticate via PPTP.
- NDR Watermark checks are now not performed on emails originating from the LAN.

* Fixes *
- Fixed a problem with multi-LAN "derestricted" outgoing firewall mode.
- Fixed a problem with Web-site blocking when more than one LAN exists.
- Fixed a potential hangup when using a PPPOE modem and the line drops.

New in Version 9.1.0-1 [Wed Aug 17 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for 9.1.0-1 ] Many improvements to the Windows ADS integration. ADS users are now listed on the Igaware Web Interface and email can be sent and retrieved for these users.
- [ for 9.1.0-1 ] Removed the SMS messaging option for users. This is now redundant.
- Updated Windows server software to newest version.
- Changed the Windows Server backend database to allow better ADS Windows integration.

* Fixes *
- [ for 9.1.0-1 ] Fixed a problem with the Email Queue Status page.
- Fixed the authentication of ADS user when the Igaware server is a member of the ADS domain.
- Fixed a problem when the Igaware Server is acting as a Windows PDC. Igaware users who are in the Windows Domain Admins group did not always have administrator priviledges on their desktop.

New in Version 9.0.4-3 [Mon Jul 18 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *

- [ for 9.0.4-3 ] Zarafa users can now be changed from being a "non-active"
Zarafa user ( Shared store only) to an "active" Zarafa user ( ability to login) and visa versa.
- [ for 9.0.4-3 ] Optimised the mailbox format for internal IMAP access.
- [ for 9.0.4-1 ] Added an option to allow you to select the default email domain for Zarafa Users.
- Updated to the newest version of the Apache Web server software.
- Updated the SSL libraries to the newest version.
- Updated PHP scripting language to newest version and added image manipulation libraries.
- Updated SSH server software to the latest version.
- Re-designed the WAN fail-over user interface.

* Fixes *
- [ for 9.0.4-2 ] Fixed a problem with the config web interface.
- [ for 9.0.4-1 ] Further limited the file types that the web server will allow.
- Fixed the WAN failover
- Fixed the factorydefaults login for resetting the box to factory default settings.
- Fixed a rare problem with source port IPSec connection initiation.
- Disabled the Auto Whitelist ( AWL) option for Email Anti-Spam. The AWL feature was allowing specially crafted SPAM through.

New in Version 9.0.3-3 [Thu Jun 09 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for 9.0.3-3 ] Added a network adapter driver for Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit device.
- [ for 9.0.3-2 ] Added a driver for the MTP2SAS SATA controller found in some Dell servers.
- [ for 9.0.3-1 ] Recompiled the Linux Kernel to support 16 CPUs and > 2TB drives. Several sites are running 16 CPUs.
- [ for 9.0.3-1 ] Optimised the Zarafa and SQL servers for differing amounts of installed RAM and CPUs.
- Zarafa updated to version 6.40.8. Are you using Zarafa, yet?
- Z-Push Active Sync server updated to version 1.4.3
- Web Cache server has been updated to newest version.
- Web Filtering software has been updated to newest version.
- DHCP server has been updated to newest version.

* Fixes *
- Fixed a problem with hard disk slowdown on some hardware. Losing interrupts and disabling the IRQ to the SATA controller.
- Various other fixes.

New in Version 9.0.2 [Fri May 06 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *

* Fixes *
- FIXED a bug with the Hardware Sensors - may have caused problems in the past when probing low level ports.
- Anti-Virus database now includes an ingore list for Virus-Spams to stop a few false positives.
- FIXED USB hard disk detection.

New in Version 9.0.0 [Tue Apr 12 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *

- MAJOR update to the central GLIBC library.
- Added hardware support for hundreds of different USB 3G modems. Many 3G"doggle" modems must be switched from a USB disk drive to USB modem. This does that.
- Added new Email Filtering Whitelist functionality. There is a new Whitelist function for general Email Filtering that superscedes all other whitelists. You can now add "TO:" at the start of a line to indicate that the whielist will act on a recipient address instead of a sender.
- Added on-screen help for the new Whitelist option.

* Fixes *
- Fixed an issue with PPPOE modems that would sometimes lock a system up when the ISP dropped the connection.
- Fixed a bug in the Destination Port Rule routing code.

New in Version 8.3.6 [Tue Mar 29 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Added new Email Filtering Whitelist functionality. There is a new Whitelist function for general Email Filtering that superscedes all other whitelists. You can now add "TO:" at the start of a line to indicate that the whitelist will act on a recipient address instead of a sender.
- Added on-screen help for the new Whitelist option.

* Fixes *
- Fixed an issue with PPPOE modems that would sometimes lock a system up when the ISP dropped the connection.
- Fixed a bug in the Destination Port Rule routing code.

New in Version 8.3.5 [Mon Mar 14 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Updated Anti-Virus engine.
- Updated Linux Kernel to a newer version.

* Fixes *
- Fixed the PPPOE Watchdog daemon program.
- Several small fixes.

New in Version 8.3.4-2 [Fri Mar 11 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- [ for v8.3.4-2 ] Changed the backup system so that files missing on the source are not kept on the destination media. The previous behaviour was causing the destination backup media to fill up with deleted files.
- Upgraded Zarafa server Version 6.40.4.
- Tidied up some on-line help.
- Upgraded Zarafa Server to version 6.40.5
- Improved the DNS Caching server
- Backups now ignore the Recycle Bin
- Updated the Linux kernel to include the BusLogic SCSI driver. ( VMWare)
- VMWare virtual machine support added. The Igaware server can now be supplied as a VMWare virtual machine.
- Other small updates.

* Fixes *
- [ for v8.3.4-2 ] Fixed the PPPOE Watchdog daemon.
- Zarafa Server. Fixed display of Multi-User Calendar.
- Zarafa Server. Fixed a problem with Distrubtion Lists not displaying
properly.
- Fixed various display problems with the System Software Health system.
- Fixed the PPTP VPN connection report.
- Fixed Rsync backups failing on the User filesystem.
- Fixed a problem when selection ADS users for Share permissions.

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New in Version 8.3.3 [Wed Jan 20 2011 ]
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* New Features and Improvements *
- Integrated legacy system HEALTH to CONSOLE code. The System Status Console now has a new section called Software Health. Important Software systems are monitored and their health is reported here.
- Tidied up some on-line help.
- Updated Anti-Virus server software to newest version.
- Other small updates.

* Fixes *
- Several small fixes.