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diff --git a/doc/release_notes_2.1.0.txt b/doc/release_notes_2.1.0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 85f2f48ff..000000000 --- a/doc/release_notes_2.1.0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,281 +0,0 @@ - - Release Notes - ejabberd 2.1.0 - - ejabberd 2.1.0 is a major new version for ejabberd adding many - new features, performance and scalability improvements. - - ejabberd 2.1.0 includes many new features, improvements and bug fixes. - A complete list of changes can be retrieved from: - http://redir.process-one.net/ejabberd-2.1.0 - - The new code can be downloaded from ejabberd download page: - http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/ - - - New features and improvements: - -* Anti-abuse -- Captcha support (XEP-0158). The example script uses ImageMagick. -- New option: registration_timeout to limit registrations by time -- Use send timeout to avoid locking on gen_tcp:send -- mod_ip_blacklist: client blacklist support by IP - -* API -- ejabberd_http provides Host, Port, Headers and Protocol in HTTP requests -- Export function to create MUC room -- New events: s2s_send_packet and s2s_receive_packet -- New event: webadmin_user_parse_query when POST in web admin user page -- Support distributed hooks over the cluster - -* Authentification -- Extauth responses: log strange responses and add timeout - -* Binary Installer -- Includes exmpp library to support import/export XML files - -* Caps -- Remove useless caps tables entries -- mod_caps must handle correctly external contacts with several resources -- Complain if mod_caps disabled and mod_pubsub has PEP plugin enabled - -* Clustering and Architecture - -* Configuration -- Added option access_max_user_messages for mod_offline -- Added option backlog for ejabberd_listener to increase TCP backlog -- Added option define_macro and use_macro -- Added option include_config_file to include additional configuration files -- Added option max_fsm_queue -- Added option outgoing_s2s_options to define IP address families and timeout -- Added option registration_timeout to ejabberd.cfg.example -- Added option s2s_dns_options to define DNS timeout and retries -- Added option ERL_OPTIONS to ejabberdctl.cfg -- Added option FIREWALL_WINDOW to ejabberdctl.cfg -- Added option EJABBERD_PID_PATH to ejabberdctl.cfg -- Deleted option user_max_messages of mod_offline -- Check certfiles are readable on server start and listener start -- Config file management mix file reading and sanity check -- Include example PAM configuration file: ejabberd.pam -- New ejabberd listener: ejabberd_stun -- Support to bind the same port to multiple interfaces -- New syntax to specify the IP address and IPv6 in listeners - configuration. The old options {ip,{1,2,3,4}} and inet6 are - supported even if they aren't documented. -- New syntax to specify the network protocol: tcp or udp -- Report error at startup if a listener module isn't available -- Only listen in a port when actually ready to serve requests -- In default config, only local accounts can create rooms and PubSub nodes - -* Core architecture -- More verbose error reporting for xml:element_to_string -- Deliver messages when first presence is Invisible -- Better log message when config file is not found -- Include original timestamp on delayed presences - -* Crypto -- Do not ask certificate for client (c2s) -- SSL code remove from ejabberd in favor of TLS -- Support Zlib compression after STARTTLS encryption -- tls v1 client hello - -* Documentation -- Document possible default MUC room options -- Document service_check_from in the Guide -- Document s2s_default_policy and s2s_host in the Guide -- new command and guide instructions to change node name in a Mnesia database - -* ejabberd commands -- ejabberd commands: separate command definition and calling interface -- access_commands restricts who can execute what commands and arguments -- ejabberdctl script now displays help and categorization of commands - -* HTTP Binding and HTTP Polling -- HTTP-Bind: module optimization and clean-up -- HTTP-Bind: allow configuration of max_inactivity timeout -- HTTP-Poll: turn session timeout into a config file parameter - -* Jingle -- STUN server that facilitates the client-to-client negotiation process - -* LDAP -- Faster reconnection to LDAP servers -- LDAP filter optimisation: Add ability to filter user in ejabberd and not LDAP -- LDAP differentiates failed auth and unavailable auth service -- Improve LDAP logging -- LDAPS support using TLS. - -* Localization -- Use Gettext PO for translators, export to ejabberd MSG -- Support translation files for additional projects -- Most translations are updated to latest code -- New translation to Greek language - -* Multi-User Chat (MUC) -- Allow admins to send messages to rooms -- Allow to store room description -- Captcha support in MUC: the admin of a room can configure it to - require participants to fill a captcha to join the room. -- Limit number of characters in Room ID, Name and Description -- Prevent unvoiced occupants from changing nick -- Support Result Set Management (XEP-0059) for listing rooms -- Support for decline of invitation to MUC room -- mod_muc_log options: plaintext format; filename with only room name - -* Performance -- Run roster_get_jid_info only if privacy list has subscription or group item -- Significant PubSub performance improvements - -* Publish-Subscribe -- Add nodetree filtering/authorization -- Add subscription option support for collection nodes -- Allow Multiple Subscriptions -- Check option of the nodetree instead of checking configuration -- Implement whitelist authorize and roster access model -- Implicit item deletion is not notified when deleting node -- Make PubSub x-data configuration form handles list value -- Make default node name convention XEP-compatible, document usage of hierarchy -- Node names are used verbatim, without separating by slash, unless a - node plugin uses its own separator -- Send authorization update event (XEP-0060, 8.6) -- Support of collection node subscription options -- Support ODBC storage. Experimental, needs more testing. - -* Relational databases: -- Added MSSQL 2000 and 2005 -- Privacy rules storage in MySQL -- Implement reliable ODBC transaction nesting - -* Source Package -- Default installation directories changed. Please see the upgrade notes below. -- Allow more environment variable overrides in ejabberdctl -- ChangeLog is not edited manually anymore; it's generated automatically. -- Install the ejabberd Guide -- Install the ejabberd include files -- New option for the 'configure' script: --enable-user which installs - ejabberd granting permission to manage it to a regular system user; - no need to use root account to. -- Only try to install epam if pam was enabled in configure script -- Spool, config and log dirs: owner writes, group reads, others do nothing. -- Provides an example ejabberd.init file - -* S2S -- Option to define s2s outgoing behaviour: IPv4, IPv6 and timeout -- DNS timeout and retries, configurable with s2s_dns_options. - -* Shared rosters -- When a member is added/removed to group, send roster upgrade to group members - -* Users management -- When account is deleted, cancel presence subscription for all roster items - -* XEP Support -- Added XEP-0059 Result Set Management (for listing rooms) -- Added XEP-0082 Date Time -- Added XEP-0085 Chat State Notifications -- Added XEP-0157 Contact Addresses for XMPP Services -- Added XEP-0158 CAPTCHA Forms (in MUC rooms) -- Added STUN server, for XEP-0176: Jingle ICE-UDP Transport Method -- Added XEP-0199 XMPP Ping -- Added XEP-0202 Entity Time -- Added XEP-0203 Delayed Delivery -- Added XEP-0227 Portable Import/Export Format for XMPP-IM Servers -- Added XEP-0237 Roster Versioning - -* Web Admin -- Display the connection method of user sessions -- Cross link of ejabberd users in the list of users and rosters -- Improved the browsing menu: don't disappear when browsing a host or node -- Include Last-Modified HTTP header in responses to allow caching -- Make some Input areas multiline: options of listening ports and modules -- Support PUT and DELETE methods in ejabberd_http -- WebAdmin serves Guide and links to related sections - -* Web plugins -- mod_http_fileserver: new option directory_indices, and improve logging - - - Important Notes: - -- ejabberd 2.1.0 requires Erlang R10B-9 or higher. - R12B-5 is the recommended version. Support for R13B is experimental. - - - Upgrading From ejabberd 1.x.x: - -- Check the Release Notes of the intermediate versions for additional - information about database or configuration changes. - - - Upgrading From ejabberd 2.0.x: - -- The database schemas have three changes since ejabberd 2.0.x. - Check the database creation SQL files and update your database. - 1) New table roster_version to support roster versioning. - 2) Six new tables for optional pubsub ODBC storage. - 3) Some tables in the MySQL database have a new created_at column. - -- As usual, it is recommended to backup the Mnesia spool directory and - your SQL database (if used) before upgrading ejabberd. - -- Between ejabberd 2.0.0 and 2.0.5, mod_pubsub used "default" as the - default node plugin. But in 2.1.0 this is renamed to "hometree". - You have to edit your ejabberd config file and replace those names. - If you used ejabberd 2.0.5 or older, the database will be updated - automatically. But if you were using ejabberd from SVN, you must - manually run ejabberdctl with the command: rename_default_nodeplugin. - Running this command on already updated database does nothing. - -- The listener options 'ip' and 'inet6' are not documented anymore - but they are supported and you can continue using them. - There is a new syntax to define IP address and IP version. - As usual, check the ejabberd Guide for more information. - -- The log file sasl.log is now called erlang.log - -- ejabberdctl commands now have _ characters instead of -. - For backwards compatibility, it is still supported -. - -- mod_offline has a new option: access_max_user_messages. - The old option user_max_messages is no longer supported. - -- If you upgrade from ejabberd trunk SVN, you must execute this: - $ ejabberdctl rename_default_nodeplugin - -- Default installation directories changed a bit: - * The Mnesia spool files that were previously stored in - /var/lib/ejabberd/db/NODENAME/* - are now stored in - /var/lib/ejabberd/* - * The directories - /var/lib/ejabberd/ebin - /var/lib/ejabberd/priv - and their content is now installed as - /lib/ejabberd/ebin - /lib/ejabberd/priv - * There is a new directory with Erlang header files: - /lib/ejabberd/include - * There is a new directory for ejabberd documentation, - which includes the Admin Guide and the release notes:: - /share/doc/ejabberd - -- How to upgrade from previous version to ejabberd 2.1.0: - 1. Stop the old instance of ejabberd. - 2. Run 'make install' of new ejabberd 2.1.0 to create the new directories. - 3. Copy the content of your old directory: - /var/lib/ejabberd/db/NODENAME/ - to the new location: - /var/lib/ejabberd/ - so you will have the files like this: - /var/lib/ejabberd/acl.DCD ... - 4. You can backup the content of those directories and delete them: - /var/lib/ejabberd/ebin - /var/lib/ejabberd/priv - /var/lib/ejabberd/db - 5. Now try to start your new ejabberd 2.1.0. - - - Bug reports - - You can officially report bugs on ProcessOne support site: - http://support.process-one.net/ |