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Introduction Features History How To Help Me Version 5.4 Revision History 5.4: Summary 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.x 3.x 2.x 1.x Pronto! MAPI Connector  RSS Note: when upgrading from 5.3 and earlier versions, AirSync accounts on Apple iPhones should be removed and re-configured.   5.4.2 15-Aug-2011 Valid Core License Keys: issued after 01-Jun-2010. Media: the GIPS media engine License is now included into the Unified License Set. Bug Fix: HTTP: 5.1: session-less requests for the "sys" realm did not load Cluster-wide applications. Bug Fix: SMTP: 2.0: host name limit extended from 64 to 256 bytes. Bug Fix: WebUser: the "safe" redirection to external links might not work in Internet Explorer 8. Bug Fix: Kernel: 5.1: the server might crash parsing some malformed binary XML data (i.e. AirSync requests). Bug Fix: CG/PL: 5.1: the OBJECTTOJSON function produced non-standard "\e" symbols. 5.4.1 01-Aug-2011 Valid Core License Keys: issued after 01-Jun-2010. Pronto: Pronto! Version 4.1 is included. Foundation: now timestamps in remote past (like year 1902) do not cause certificate parsing failures. Kernel: now bang(uucp) E-mail addresses (such as host!user) are not supported by default, and the "!" symbol is interpreted as a regular one. XIMSS: file uploading using the HTTP PUT method is implemented. DOMAIN: alias/forwarder/telnum files with very long (over 32K) lines are supported now. ACCOUNT: improved RSIP and RPOP record processing. Bug Fix: ACCOUNT: 4.0: non-ASCII passwords could be encoded incorrectly if the BlowFish ("UB-crpt") encoding method was used. Bug Fix: LOCAL: 5.4.c1: when sending a message to "All" forwarders, a Return-Path field was added to the distributed message. Bug Fix: HTTPU: 5.4c1: OPTION requests for "in-session" resources could cause server crashes. Bug Fix: WSSP: 5.4.0: the CALENDARDATEMENU elements were composed incorrectly. Bug Fix: Calendar: 5.4.0: the server might crash while processing some recurrent events with exceptions. Bug Fix: AirSync: 5.4.0: the description of events created or updated with some mobile devices could be stored as an empty string. Bug Fix: IMAP: 5.2: fetching partial message body data when a message contained very long lines could fail. Bug Fix: ACCOUNT: 5.3: retrieving Account "special ACLs" when the Account settings were being modified could crash the server.

5.4.0 05-Jun-2011
Valid Core License Keys: issued after 01-Jun-2010.

• Pronto: Pronto! Version 4.0 is included.
• Pronto Mobile: Pronto! for Android 1.0b11 is included.
• MAPI: the MAPI Connector version 1.54.0.3 is included.
• WebUser: the mailbox menu elements now contain UTF-8 strings (instead of encoded UTF-7 strings).
• CALENDAR: if a VEVENT lacks the DTSTART property, it is added automatically.
• CLUSTER: the relayed requests to Cluster-wide Local Units now search that Unit only.
• NETWORK: all operations that supported DNS A-type records now support the AAAA-type records, too.
• XMPP: Secure (SSL/TLS) server-server communication is implemented.
• XIMSS: the mode attribute for the signalBind operation is supported now.
• XIMSS: the presenceSet operation now supports custom status messages.
• XIMSS: the Session Time Limit is applied to the TCP-based sessions, too.
• XIMSS: the setTimeout command is implemented, the readStatus command returns the session timeout information.
• XIMSS: the signalBind operation "deviceName" attribute has been renamed into "clientID" (the old attribute is accepted, too).
• Kernel: the --DelayOnStart startup option is implemented.
• Kernel: the --ExcludeLocalIP startup option is implemented.
• QUEUE: the pre-fetched subject size limit is increased to 2000 bytes.
• AIRSYNC: when a PRIVATE item is created or modified, the Hidden flag is added to the item message.
• Bug Fix: CalDAV: 5.4c2: ALARM elements were not sent to clients.
• Bug Fix: CalDAV: 5.4c1: when a POST'ed Event reply is sent, the E-mail From and To header fields were set incorrectly.
• Bug Fix: CALENDAR: 5.4c1: a REPLY operation applied to a recurrence exception could crash the Server.
• Bug Fix: CALENDAR: 5.4c1: recurrence exceptions in all-day events could be processed incorrectly.
• Bug Fix: CALENDAR: 5.4c1: x-item-id data could be created incorrectly.
• Bug Fix: STUN: 5.4c2: when an alternative listener was not specified, the server could crash.
• Bug Fix: MAILBOX: 5.4c2: some mailbox list operations could not find mailbox aliases.
• Bug Fix: WSSP: 5.4c1: MAILBOXMENU elements incorrectly processed non-ASCII selections.
• Bug Fix: DOMAIN: 5.3c1: Fast storage above the Domain directory was not renamed or removed on Domain rename/remove operations.

5.4c2 08-Mar-2011
Valid Core License Keys: issued after 01-Feb-2010.

• Pronto: Pronto Version 4.0c2 is included.
• Signal: Access right checks for Event package subscriptions have been improved (see the Signal section of the manual)
• Signal: Offline Storage for Instant Messages is implemented.
• Signal: an Account Setting controlling Instant Messages delivery to SIP devices is implemented.
• Signal: an Account Preference controlling non-Roster senders of Instant Messages is implemented.
• XMPP: the XEP-114 extension is implemented (support for IM gateways).
• XMPP: the XEP-0203 (Delayed Delivery) and XEP-0160 (Offline Messages) are implemented.
• XMPP: the "Supplementary Discovery Items" setting is implemented.
• SMPP: the Recipient setting is implemented.
• PBXLeg: the MediaChannelOption function is implemented; it replaces a set of undocumented functions that are deprecated now.
• SIP: support for remote servers located behind far-end NAT has been added.
• SIP: URI "username-parameters" are supported now.
• CLI: the LISTMODULES, SETSTATELEMENT commands are implemented.
• CLI: the DATASET command is documented.
• CG/PL: the UPDATESTATISTICS procedure is deprecated, the STATISTICS function is implemented.
• CG/PL: the DATASETCREATE function is implemented.
• TLS: handshake records sent using several TLS low-level records are supported now.
• XIMSS: the "client-side" programming libraries for the XIMSS protocol are released.
• XIMSS: the datasetCreate, readConfigFile operations are implemented.
• XIMSS: the messageRedirect and messageForward command attributes are extended.
• XIMSS: the [rpop|rsip][List|Update] and balance operation documentation is updated.
• XIMSS: the messageRedirect, contactFind, submitMessage operations are extended.
• NETWORK: support for multi-homed NATed has been added to Session "Fixed IP Address" checks.
• Skins: sub-datasets (language.subname.data) files are supported now.
• PBXApp: the Referred-By field data is stored as a dictionary now.
• Billing: "charge when expired" functionality is implemented, the "total" result element is added.
• LIST: an option to preserve the original Message-IDs in the "feed" mode is implemented.
• SMTP: the 'client' value for the Advertise options now means "fixed clients" (i.e. without temporary clients)
• Bug Fix: CALENDAR: 5.4c1: if a Calendar contained a stand-alone item with an event exception, its Alarm could cause memory corruption
• Bug Fix: TLS: 5.4c1: TLS "resume sessions" connections to servers that did not support TLS resuming could result in crashes.
• Bug Fix: Calendar: 5.4c1: deleting all calendar items (ICS subscribe/import) could crash the server.
• Bug Fix: Calendar: 5.4c1: calendar items with attachments had an incorrect MIME structure.
• Bug Fix: SIP: 5.4c1: field parameters w/o value could make the entire SIP packet unreadable.
• Bug Fix: CLUSTER: 5.4c1: requests to NODEs on other cluster members could not be relayed.
• Bug Fix: HTTP: 5.4c1: when processing CGI requests, an incorrect Content-Length field was added to the response.
• Bug Fix: ACCOUNT: 5.4c1: OS-based passwords did not work.
• Bug Fix: MAILBOX: 5.4c1: MailDir-type mailbox reading could crash the server under heavy concurrent load.
• Bug Fix: CalDAV: 5.4c1: retrieved INBOX requests did not have the METHOD property.

5.4c1 17-Jan-2011
Valid Core License Keys: issued after 01-Jan-2010.

• External Mailbox storage functionality is implemented.
• SMPP: the Module is implemented (SMS send/receive).
• STUN: the Module is implemented.
• CardDAV: the Module is implemented.
• MAPI: the 64-bit version is included.
• Kernel: all string comparison operations support UTF-8 encoding.
• Kernel: string case-insensitive sortings place diacritics after their respective base letters.
• Foundation: object textual representations can contain comments.
• SMTP: the HELO Domain Prefix option is implemented.
• SMTP: the IPv6 DNS records are supported in reverse-checks now.
• QUEUE: the Enqueue Asynchronously supports more values now.
• Signal: Instant Message Logging is implemented.
• WebDAV: all WebDAV-based protocols (CalDAV, FileDAV) are reimplemented.
• WebDAV: the "principal" realm is implemented.
• WebDAV: the Access Control functionality (RFC3744) is implemented.
• GROUPWARE: recurrence exceptions are supported now.
• ACCOUNT: storage file locking is implemented.
• AIRSYNC: redesigned to support Seq-based Mailbox IDs.
• AIRSYNC: newer protocol versions are supported now (Android support).
• AIRSYNC: recurrence exceptions are supported now.
• WebUser: recurrence exceptions (display) are supported now.
• WebUser: the Contact Categories editor is implemented.
• CalDAV: recurrence exceptions are supported now.
• CalDAV: free-busy requests are supported now.
• CalDAV: subscriptions to calendar mailboxes in other Accounts are supported now.
• FileDAV: file locking is implemented, Windows and MacOS remote file systems are supported now.
• NETWORK: NAT Ping period settings for UDP and TCP clients are separated now.
• NETWORK: the "protocol error" settings for Temporarily Blocked Addresses is implemented.
• NETWORK: support for far-end "multihomed NATs" is implemented.
• NETWORK: the "Limit Connections per Address" Listener setting can be specified separately for client and non-client IP addresses.
• MAILBOX: the MailDir-type mailboxes now cache the last open message file handle.
• CG/PL: explicit variable declarations are implemented.
• CG/PL: C-style ( /* ... */ ) comments are supported now.
• CG/PL: the Calendar processing functions are implemented.
• CG/PL: the Cryptography functions are implemented.
• CG/PL: the Convert function is implemented.
• CG/PL: the ObjectClass function is implemented.
• XIMSS: the httpCall parameters are extended.
• XIMSS, WebUser: the size limit for the File Storage downloadable via the Session realm has been removed.
• XIMSS: the folderBrowse command accepts "uid" message sets now.
• XIMSS: the Data Export HTTP operations are implemented.
• HTTP: RFC2817 is implemented.
• TFTP: RFC2347, RFC2348, RFC2349 are implemented.
• Security: RFC5746 is implemented.
• Foundation: the AES cipher is implemented.
• TLS: RFC3268 (the RSA-AES-SHA cipher suites) is implemented.
• TLS: hello_request renegotiating requests are supported now.
• TLS: the size limit for handshake certificates has been removed.
• TLS: client-side session resuming is implemented.
• SIP: the deprecated "External Gateway" functionality has been removed.
• SIP: response delaying and client IP "banning" is implemented for locally-generated error codes.
• SIP: misformed packets are treated as "reported protocol errors" and can put the sender into the Temporarily Blocked Addresses list.
• Admin: when a Domain cannot be abandoned because some Accounts are in use, those Account names are recorded in the Log.
• WebAdmin: the Account Setting pages are reorganized.
• QUEUE: the DSN (RFC3464) reports contain the Diagnostic-Code fields.
• ROUTER: the tel: URI routing is documented.
• CALLLEG: UPDATEs for pending outgoing INVITEs are supported now.

Summary

• now object textual representations may contain comments.
• the AES cipher is implemented.
• now timestamps in remote past (like year 1902) do not cause certificate parsing failures.

• all string comparison operations support UTF-8 encoding.
• string case-insensitive sortings place diacritics after their respective base letters.
• the --DelayOnStart startup option is implemented.
• the --ExcludeLocalIP startup option is implemented.

• Pronto Version 4 is included.
• Pronto Mobile: Pronto! for Android 1.0b11 is included.

• the 64-bit version is included.
• the MAPI Connector version 1.54.0.3 is included.

• redesigned to support Seq-based Mailbox IDs.
• newer protocol versions are supported now (Android support).
• recurrence exceptions are supported now.
• when a PRIVATE item is created or modified, the Hidden flag is added to the item message.

• all WebDAV-based protocols (CalDAV, FileDAV) are reimplemented.
• the "principal" realm is implemented.
• the Access Control functionality (RFC3744) is implemented.

• file locking is implemented, Windows and MacOS remote file systems are supported now.

• recurrence exceptions are supported now.
• free-busy requests are supported now.
• subscriptions to calendar mailboxes in other Accounts are supported now.

• CardDAV: the Module is implemented.

• the tel: URI routing is documented.

• when a Domain cannot be abandoned because some Accounts are in use, those Account names are recorded in the Log.

• NAT Ping period settings for UDP and TCP clients are separated now.
• the "protocol error" settings for Temporarily Blocked Addresses is implemented.
• support for far-end "multihomed NATs" is implemented.
• the "Limit Connections per Address" Listener setting can be specified separately for client and non-client IP addresses.
• support for multi-homed NATed has been added to Session "Fixed IP Address" checks.
• all operations that supported DNS A-type records now support the AAAA-type records, too.

• the relayed requests to Cluster-wide Local Units now search that Unit only.

• storage file locking is implemented.

• External Mailbox storage functionality is implemented.
• the MailDir-type mailboxes now cache the last open message file handle.

• the Enqueue Asynchronously supports more values now.
• the DSN (RFC3464) reports contain the Diagnostic-Code fields.
• the pre-fetched subject size limit is increased to 2000 bytes.

• Access right checks for Event package subscriptions have been improved (see the Signal section of the manual)
• Offline Storage for Instant Messages is implemented.
• an Account Setting controlling Instant Messages delivery to SIP devices is implemented.
• an Account Preference controlling non-Roster senders of Instant Messages is implemented.
• Instant Message Logging is implemented.

• UPDATEs for pending outgoing INVITEs are supported now.

• the MediaChannelOption function is implemented; it replaces a set of undocumented functions that are deprecated now.
• the Referred-By field data is stored as a dictionary now.

• recurrence exceptions are supported now.
• if a VEVENT lacks the DTSTART property, it is added automatically.

• RFC5746 is implemented.

• RFC2817 is implemented.

• the deprecated "External Gateway" functionality has been removed.
• response delaying and client IP "banning" is implemented for locally-generated error codes.
• misformed packets are treated as "reported protocol errors" and can put the sender into the Temporarily Blocked Addresses list.
• support for remote servers located behind far-end NAT has been added.
• URI "username-parameters" are supported now.

• RFC2347, RFC2348, RFC2349 are implemented.

• the HELO Domain Prefix option is implemented.
• the IPv6 DNS records are supported in reverse-checks now.
• the 'client' value for the Advertise options now means "fixed clients" (i.e. without temporary clients)

• an option to preserve the original Message-IDs in the "feed" mode is implemented.

• the XEP-114 extension is implemented (support for IM gateways).
• the XEP-0203 (Delayed Delivery) and XEP-0160 (Offline Messages) are implemented.
• the "Supplementary Discovery Items" setting is implemented.
• secure (SSL/TLS) server-server communication is implemented.

• the Module is implemented (SMS send/receive).

• the Account Setting pages are reorganized.

• the size limit for the File Storage downloadable via the Session realm has been removed.
• recurrence exceptions (display) are supported now.
• the Contact Categories editor is implemented.
• the mailbox menu elements now contain UTF-8 strings (instead of encoded UTF-7 strings).

• the "client-side" programming libraries for the XIMSS protocol are released.
• the httpCall parameters are extended.
• the size limit for the File Storage downloadable via the Session realm has been removed.
• the folderBrowse command accepts "uid" message sets now.
• the Data Export HTTP operations are implemented.
• the datasetCreate, readConfigFile operations are implemented.
• the messageRedirect and messageForward command attributes are extended.
• the [rpop|rsip][List|Update] and balance operation documentation is updated.
• the messageRedirect, contactFind, submitMessage operations are extended.
• the mode attribute for the signalBind operation is supported now.
• the presenceSet operation now supports custom status messages.
• the Session Time Limit is applied to the TCP-based sessions, too.
• the setTimeout command is implemented, the readStatus command returns the session timeout information.
• the signalBind operation "deviceName" attribute has been renamed into "clientID" (the old attribuite is accepted, too).
• file uploading using the HTTP PUT method is implemented.

• the LISTMODULES, SETSTATELEMENT commands are implemented.
• the DATASET command is documented.

• Skins: sub-datasets (language.subname.data) files are supported now.

• explicit variable declarations are implemented.
• C-style ( /* ... */ ) comments are supported now.
• the Calendar processing functions are implemented.
• the Cryptography functions are implemented.
• the Convert function is implemented.
• the ObjectClass function is implemented.
• the UPDATESTATISTICS procedure is deprecated, the STATISTICS function is implemented.
• the DATASETCREATE function is implemented.

• RFC3268 (the RSA-AES-SHA cipher suites) is implemented.
• hello_request renegotiating requests are supported now.
• the size limit for handshake certificates has been removed.
• client-side session resuming is implemented.
• handshake records sent using several TLS low-level records are supported now.

• the Module is implemented.

• "charge when expired" functionality is implemented, the "total" result element is added.