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diff --git a/doc/release_notes_1.0.0.txt b/doc/release_notes_1.0.0.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a469ebe59 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/release_notes_1.0.0.txt @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ + Release notes + ejabberd 1.0.0 + 2005-12-13 + + This document describes the main changes in ejabberd 1.0.0. This version is + compliant with the XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) + standard. ejabberd is the first Open Source server to fully comply to the + XMPP standard. + + The code can be downloaded from the Process-one website: + http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/ + + For more detailed information, please refer to ejabberd User Guide + on the Process-one website: + http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/docs.html + + + Recent changes include.... + + +Encrypted server-to-server connections + + - Support for STARTTLS+SASL EXTERNAL for Server-to-Server connections. + - STARTTLS+Dialback has been implemented for Server-to-Server (s2s) + connections. Those options are handled with two new config file options + (s2s_use_starttls and s2s_certfile). See ejabberd.cfg.example for usage + examples. + - DNSName certificate field and DNS name matching are supported. + - Per virtual host certificate can be defined. + +ODBC Support + + - ODBC support has been improved to allow production use of ejabberd with + relational databases. + - Support for VCard storage in ODBC has been added. + - ejd2odbc.erl: is a program that convert an installation from Erlang Mnesia + database to an ODBC relational database. + +Native PostgreSQL support + + - Native postgreSQL support has been added: You can now use a PostgreSQL + database without the need to go through the ODBC driver. + +Shared roster + + - Shared roster support have been improved: You can specify all users in a + virtual host for addition in a group. + +Web interface + + - The Web interface internal code has been modified for better integration + and compliance with J-EAI. + - The Web interface is now compliant to XHTML 1.0 Transitional. + - Several bugs have been fixed. + +Transports + + - A transport workaround can be enabled with the compile time option: + --enable-roster-gateway-workaround + This option allows to add items with subscription "to" in roster by + sending <presence type='subscribed'/> stanza to user. This option is + needed for JIT ICQ transport. + Warning: By using this option, ejabberd is not fully XMPP compliant. + +Documentation and translations + + - Documentation has been improved to cover more topics. + - Translations have been updated to support the new features. + +Bugfixes + + - This release contains several bugfixes. + Among other bugfixes include improvements Client-to-Server connection + management module. Please refer to the ChangeLog file supplied with this + release regarding all improvements in ejabberd. + +Erlang version supported + + - You now needs at least Erlang/OTP R9C to be able to run ejabberd 1.0.0. + +Installers + + Installers are provided for Microsoft Windows and Linux/x86. The Linux + installer includes Erlang ASN.1 modules for LDAP authentication support. + Installers are available from: + http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/download.html + +Migration + + - Before any migration, ejabberd system and database must be properly + backed-up. + - System migrating from a previous ODBC based install will need to change + their relational database schema. The following SQL commands must be run + on the database: + ;; To update from previous table definition: + CREATE SEQUENCE spool_seq_seq; + ALTER TABLE spool ADD COLUMN seq integer; + ALTER TABLE spool ALTER COLUMN seq SET DEFAULT nextval('spool_seq_seq'); + UPDATE spool SET seq = DEFAULT; + ALTER TABLE spool ALTER COLUMN seq SET NOT NULL; + +References + + The ejabberd feature sheet helps comparing with other Jabber/XMPP + servers: + http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/docs/features.pdf + + Contributed tutorials of interest are: + - Migration from Jabberd1.4 to ejabberd: + http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/jabberd1-to-ejabberd + - Migration from Jabberd2 to ejabberd: + http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/jabberd2-to-ejabberd + - Transport configuration for connecting to other networks: + http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/tutorials-transports + +END + |