Release notes for Ipswitch Collaboration Suite 2006.1
Ipswitch, Inc.
http://www.ipswitch.com
Copyright 2006
Highlights of What's New in ICS 2006.1
AntiSpam
• New Premium Antispam 2006.1 engine (IMail Secure and ICS Premium editions only)
• New administration page for managing and configuring AntiSpam allows configurable frequency for receiving updates, security settings for blocking both attached and inline images based on size
Web Mail
• Added 'Remember My Username' and 'Remember My Password' options for login page
• Added ability to create and edit Contact groups in Web Mail
• Added Link to Web Calendar from Web Mail when ICalendar service is running
• Added List Admin link in Web Mail for List Owners
• Added Mailbox size usage status bar indicating total space used for each user
• Added ability for admins to create custom branding for each domain's Web Templates
• Added ability for users to add the recipients of outgoing messages to their contacts
• Now ships with Brazilian Portuguese and Arabic templates
• The XML for the Web Mail mailbox is now called main.xml rather than inbox.xml
• Status flags for messages will now be stored in the status header of the message as well as in the UID
Administration
• Added ability to administer Web Calendaring through Web Administrator
SMTP
• Added ability to create and use a static, predefined helo/ehlo Hostname for all outgoing mail.
Installation - New Features
• Will now use an IP address of 127.0.0.1 if DHCP is being used
• WorkgroupShare Convert utility now runs if a reboot is required
• Prerequisite checker verifies that required software exists, prompts user, and gives location from which user can download the latest patches to ensure a successful install.
Documentation - New Features
• Reviewers' Guide http://www.ipswitch.com/im20061review
Do-it-yourself instructions for:
• Branding/Customizing the Web Client
http://www.ipswitch.com/ im20061brand
• Creating Your Own Language File http://www.ipswitch.com/im20061lang
See the full Release Notes for 2006.1
In This File
• Description
• ICS 2006 Features
• Components
• System Requirements
• Installing/Upgrading/Repairs
• Uninstalling
• Downgrading
• Starting the Web Server Admin and the Web Client
• Release Notes
• For More Information
Description
Welcome to Ipswitch Collaboration Suite. ICS provides email and real-time collaboration capabilities, calendar and contact list sharing, and protection from spam and viruses. Ipswitch Collaboration Suite is packaged in two editions:
• ICS Premium includes Ipswitch IMail Server, Web Messaging, Instant Messaging, Premium AntiVirus, Premium Antispam, and WorkgroupShare.
• ICS Standard includes Ipswitch IMail Server, Web Messaging, Instant Messaging, Standard Antispam, and WorkgroupShare.
For more information about ICS components, click on a component in the list below to read the release notes:
• IMail Server
• IMail AntiVirus Premium
• Ipswitch Instant Messaging
• WorkgroupShare
ICS 2006 Features
• Web Messaging (Web mail client) lets you send and receive mail using a web browser. You can log on to the Web Messaging from a browser on any computer with a supported browser and manage email without installing email client software. IMail Web Messaging uses the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP4) to manage mail on the server. When a user creates a mailbox in the Web client, the mailbox is created on the mail server and mail folders and messages reside on the server.
• IMail Web Administration (server) provides local or remote access to IMail Server administration features via a Web browser. You can administer all email functions, including users, groups, services, shared calendars and contacts, and anti-spam and antivirus settings.
- If ICS WorkgroupShare is implemented in current ICS version, Microsoft® Outlook contacts automatically transfer and sync with IMail Web Messaging.
• Ipswitch Instant Messaging (server) provides local or remote access to Ipswitch Instant Messaging administration features via a Web browser. You can administer all instant messaging functions, including users, public contact lists, stored conversations, and server access. As a new feature, Ipswitch Instant Messaging integrates with Microsoft® Office products by using Smart Tags. IIM Smart tags are person's names or email addresses that are associated with an IIM contact. Microsoft Office automatically recognizes smart tags in any Office document.
IMail Web Messaging, Web Administration, and Instant Messaging supports:
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
- Mozilla 1.7 or later
- Firefox 1.0.6 for Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and later
- Microsoft® .NET Framework 1.1
Components
Ipswitch Collaboration Suite contains some or all of the products listed below. The exact components depend on the edition you have purchased.
• IMail Server 2006.1 (v9.1)
• Ipswitch Instant Messaging v2.05
• IMail AntiVirus Premium Edition v1.3
• IMail Antispam Premium Edition v1.0
• WorkgroupShare v2.1.3
System Requirements
ICS 2006 and IMail Server 2006
Required Hardware |
For best results |
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| An Intel Pentium® 4, 1 GHz or higher or an equivalent processor |
· Pentium 4, 3+ GHz · For high mail traffic, use multiple processors |
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| 512 MB RAM minimum |
· 1+ GB of RAM |
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| TCP/IP enabled network interface card (NIC) with a static IP address |
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| A broadband or dial-up connection to the Internet |
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| For mail-to-pager and IMonitor notifications, a modem and phone line are required |
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Required Software |
For best results |
Where to get it if you don't have it |
| Microsoft® Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows 2003 Server |
Apply latest service packs Use NTFS file system (not FAT) Do not deploy IMail on a Windows 2000 Domain Controller Do not deploy on a 64 bit OS. IMail Server has not been tested with 64-bit operating systems. |
For service packs: www.windowsupdate.com Advice on NTFS vs FAT: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsnt/4/workstation/reskit/en-us/file_sys.mspx |
| Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 If you have .NET 2.0, you still need to get .NET 1.1 and configure it for the portion of IIS that runs IMail. Both versions of .NET can coexist on the same box, but .NET 1.1 must have been installed prior to .NET 2.0. |
http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1/ |
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| Windows Script 5.6 (part of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6) |
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| Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) |
· Version 5.0 or higher |
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| Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) 2.6 or later |
Ipswitch Instant Messaging (Client)
• Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or Windows XP.
• Pentium 350 MHz or faster
• 64 MB RAM
• 10 MB hard drive space
• NIC must be installed for TCP/IP network and client must be connected to the server.
WorkgroupShare (Client)
• Microsoft Outlook 2000 or later
• NIC must be installed for TCP/IP network and client must be connected to the server.
ICS 2006 uses InstallShield® Wizard to install the ICS components on your computer. Use the on-screen instructions to select the installation features that set up the mail server to your preferences.
The installation program automatically configures Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later and Microsoft® .NET Framework 1.1 or later. It also sets user permissions automatically; however, if you need to configure permissions manually, the following permissions must be set on your mail server to make it fully functional:
Folder Rights
IIS Settings
Enable ASP and ASP.NET (Version 6+ only) |
Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Click on Web Service Extensions. Allow Active Server Pages and ASP.NET v1.1.4322 (Assuming .NET v1.1.4322 is the current version.) |
Create Virtual Directory: |
Path: C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\Collaboration Suite\WebDir\WebAdmin Default Document: default.asp Application Pool (IIS 6): DefaultAppPool Application Protection (IIS 5): Medium |
Create Virtual Directory: |
Path: C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\Collaboration Suite\WebDir\WebClient Default Document: default.aspx Application Pool (IIS 6): DefaultAppPool Application Protection (IIS 5): Medium |
Create Virtual Directory: ig_common |
Path: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ig_common Application Pool (IIS 6): DefaultAppPool Application Protection (IIS 5): Medium |
Disable Anonymous Access |
Disable anonymous access to the following directory: Directory: IMail/Services Under the Virtual Dir: IAdmin Disable anonymous access to the following file: File: IIM/Status.asp Under the Virtual Dir: IAdmin File: IIM/Status.asp |
Enable Parent Paths |
Enable Parent Paths for the following virtual directories: IAdmin IClient |
1. Click the .exe install file.
2. On the installation screen, select the components you want to install, then click Install. IMail or ICS installs each selected component. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Important:
• If Microsoft .NET is installed, but not configured to work with IIS, run the following command: x:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis.exe -i -enable (where x: is the appropriate drive letter).
Regcheck.exe is run automatically during a repair or upgrade, and can also be run from the command line. Regcheck troubleshoots registry conflicts during upgrades and repairs.
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Basic Command Syntax: regcheck
| Message | Example | Translation |
| Missing primary domain %Official Host Name% | Missing primary domain imail.ipswitch.com | The hostname defined in the 'HostName' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Global does not match a key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains. |
| Primary Host %Official Host Name% address is %IP Address% | Primary Host imail.ipswitch.com address is 192.168.1.1 | This tells you the Primary Domain defined by the 'HostName' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Global and its IP defined by the 'Address' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%OfficialHostName%. |
| Could not find address for primary host %Official Host Name% | Could not find address for primary host imail.ipswitch.com | The 'Address' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%OfficialHostName% does not exist. |
| Could not find Global HostName, host key check failed | Could not find Global HostName, host key check failed | The 'HostName' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Global does not exist. |
| Could not find IMail Global key, host key check failed | Could not find IMail Global key, host key check failed | The Global key under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail does not exist. |
| Could not find IMail Domains key, domain registry check failed | Could not find IMail Domains key, domain registry check failed | The Domains key under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail does not exist. |
| Dup Official %Official Host Name% Official %IP Address% and %IP Address% | Dup Official imail.ipswitch.com Official 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2 | There are multiple Address keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains that contain the same 'Official' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%IP Address%. |
| Domain / official mismatch: official - %Official Host Name% Address - %IP Address% | Domain / official mismatch: official - imail.ipswitch.com Address - 192.168.1.1 | The 'Address' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%OfficialHostName% is %IP Address%, but other Address keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains contain the same 'Official' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%IP Address%. |
| Domain / official mismatch: missing address key in domain %Official Host Name% | Domain / official mismatch: missing address key in domain imail.ipswitch.com | The 'Address' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%Official Host Name% does not exist. |
| Address %IP Address% Official key %Official Host Name% domain does not exist | Address 192.168.1.3 Official key mail3.ipswitch.com domain does not exist | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%IP Address% contains an 'Official' value of %Official Host Name% that does not contain a key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains. |
| Dup Address %IP Address% Domain %Official Host Name% and %Official Host Name% | Dup Address 192.168.1.1 Domain imail.ipswitch.com and mail2.ipswitch.com | The Address value for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%Official Host Name% and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%Official Host Name% are the same. |
| Dup TopDir Domain %Official Host Name% and domain %Official Host Name% | Dup TopDir Domain imail.ipswitch.com and domain mail2.ipswitch.com | The 'TopDir' value for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%Official Host Name% and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%Official Host Name% are the same. |
| Domain entry %Official Host Name% has no IP entry | Domain entry mail4.ipswitch.com has no IP entry | The 'Address' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%Official Host Name% references an address that does not contain a key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains. |
| Domain IP / system IP mismatch - %Official Host Name% Address - %IP Address% | Domain IP / system IP mismatch - mail4.ipswitch.com Address- 10.10.10.1 | The 'Address' value under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\%Official Host Name% references an address that is not bound to the NIC. |
| System IP found - %IP Address% | System IP found - 192.168.1.4 | The IP that is bound to the NIC. |
Uninstalling
1. Open the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows Control Panel.
2. Select the ICS Edition you want to uninstall.
Note:
• Removing IMail Server using the Add/Remove Programs applet does not delete the IMail directory or the subdirectories and files it contains. To remove these, you must delete them manually.
You can downgrade the ICS 2006 back to the original ICS installation (v2.0, 2.0A, 2.01, or 2.02) without uninstalling as follows:
1. Open the Registry Editor and locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{42A05E51-7514-4330-A784-B4C45412F04D}
2. Change the Version value to 2000000 (hex)
3. Launch the ICS 2.0x install and proceed as normal.
4. When asked if you would like to convert your LDAP database, select no.
Note: The IAdmin and IClient virtual directories and web files will still be on the computer.
Important: Mailbox sizes are corrupted after downgrading IMail 2006 to an earlier version (IMail 8.x). If you have quotas set up, they will fail. To correct this, delete the .uid and .xml files.
Starting the Web Admin and the Web Client
After installation, you have the option to launch the IMail Web Admin automatically. If you choose not to launch IMail Web Admin automatically, in your browser address box, type the IP address or domain name of the IMail Web Server followed by the path where you installed ICS Web Admin. For example: http://mail.domain.com/IAdmin, then press ENTER. The Web Admin login page appears.
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Click Start > Programs > Ipswitch IMail Server > IMail Server Administration. The Ipswitch Web Admin login page appears.
To launch the Web Client, in your browser address box, type the IP address or domain name of the IMail Web Server followed by the path where you have installed ICS Web Client. For example: http://mail.domain.com/IClient, then press ENTER. The Ipswitch Web Client login page appears.
Important: To use the Web Client, the IMAP Service must be running. Turn on the IMAP Service in the Web Admin, under the Services tab.
ICS 2006.1/IMail Server 2006.1 (v9.1)
Important: If you are using a custom ODBC.dll file developed by a 3rd party vendor, contact the vendor for information about an updated ODBC.dll file for IMail Server. Failure to update the ODBC.dll file could result in a message being misdirected or users unable to access their accounts.
Known Update Issues
• If updating from a pre 8.2x version, you will need to replace the Web Calendaring templates rather than do a partial upgrade of the templates. Failure to do so will result in display issues with Web Calendaring.
• During Activation of Premium AntiSpam, you will get a blank dialog box. This is cosmetic only and does not affect the installation.
Web Messaging
• Fixed an error where disabling the vacation message deleted all .fwd files.
• Fixed an error in which IClient was not handling commas in the display name (friendly name) correctly
• Fixed an error in which adding a fifth 'OR' condition for a Rule caused the index to point to the wrong place, making editing the rule very difficult and confusing
• Fixed an error in which Spell Check didn't work in Firefox.
• Fixed an error so that Web Mail now encloses the IP domain portion of the message ID in [ ] in the message's header
• Parity issue - added an "Add to Contacts" link in the From: section of a message to add the sender to the contacts list.
• Fixed an error in which user couldn't send mail with a comma (,) in the "Name" field.
• Fixed an error in which an error message displayed when adding a new contact to a specific WorkgroupShare public contact list.
• Fixed a UTF-8 encoding problem when sending a message with a blank subject. Outlook received the message with subject as "=?UTF-8?Q??=".
• Fixed an error that occurred when sending e-mail. The message-id in the header was branded with an IP address instead of a domain name at the end, causing customers using Declude to have failed messages.
• Users can now access/create folders with the following characters: ! @ $ ^ & ( ) _ = { } [ ] ; . ` and ,
• Fixed an error in which public contacts created in WorkgroupShare weren't showing in the Web client
• Sharing Personal Contacts - (username) was added to differentiate between multiple personal contacts folders in the folder tree/display.
• Fixed an error in which pictures in a mailbox could no longer be viewed after upgrade to 2006.04a
Administration
• Fixed a vulnerability that allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the SMTP daemon.This vulnerability was processed through the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), an initiative launched by TippingPoint, a division of 3Com.
• Fixed an error so that the user no longer has to type user@domain.com to log into IAdmin after adding a new domain
• Fixed an error in which a user could not delete a user ID when the same ID existed on a different domain
• Fixed an error in which the Colloboration User password was not being put in the WorkgroupShare database
• Fixed an error in which Contacts weren't converted when foreign characters appeared in aliases.txt
• Fixed an error in which, when converting aliases.txt, the web client did not recognize Contact Groups properly
• Fixed an error in which, when creating a new virtual host with the same name of an existing domain's host alias replaced the existing domain
• Fixed an error in which customers with Platypus could not use wgscvt.exe to get contacts
• Fixed an error in which a link didn't work in IClient when the port in IIS was changed
• Fixed an error in which the List Digest scheduling time showed minutes only up to 31 rather than 60
• Fixed an error in which sorting of logs didn't work
• Fixed an error in which SQL multi-connect got unchecked during the first time edit of domain properties, if user didn't select Configure for the External database
• New columns have been added to the database to allow an alternate WorkgroupShare ID.
• Fixed an error in which when deleting a user the associated collaboration user was not deleted
• Fixed an error in which the Host/Domain administrator had the option to change the IP for a virtual domain if there was an unused IP address on the server
• Fixed an error in which users that were deleted in the Administrator were not being removed as Collaboration users
• Fixed an error in which the Domain Admin could still specify a user's mailbox size upon creation of a new user
• Now properly validates when adding a user, list, or alias that the name is not in use by an existing user, list, or alias
• Fixed an error in which the Domain Administrator was able to change the IP address for a virtual domain when there was an unused IP address on the server
• Fixed an error in which clicking the button to show/hide advanced options on the SMTP Service page would cause setting changes to be lost
• Fixed an error in which, when using WorkgroupShare with a SQL Server database, users could see and modify contacts in Outlook with no problem or errors, however when trying to modify the contacts in IClient, user would get an ODBC error stating that 'Now" is not a recognized built-in function name, and when trying to view Collaboration users in IAdmin an 80040e14 error would display
• When using Web Admin > Collaboration > Manage Collaboration Users to share a personal contacts folder, the Web Client was receiving a duplicate key error during login, and giving Access Permissions to the same users gave an error in the Client. The problem is caused by multiple paths of access to the same folder. Fixed so that the client now determines the highest level of access to a folder and does not duplicate the folder
• Fixed a defect in which, on peered servers with "send all remote mail thru gateway" enabled, a message coming into one of the peered servers for delivery to one of the peers will go out the gateway as an rdeliver to the peer, effectively breaking peering for those using non-routable IP's on an internal network
Installation
• Fixed an error in which, during upgrade, the install creates a host called localhost, causing registry problems
• There is a potential problem where Web Client users are unable to view, edit, or create Group Contacts on Windows 2003 domain controllers. To resolve the problem, you need you need to modify permissions and give full permissions to the asp.net user in the Windows Temp directory
Miscellaneous
• Fixed an error in which Eudora/Pegasis/Groupwise didn't display HTML messages from IClient properly
• Fixed an error in which Eudora/The Bat!/Mdaemon SMTP Authentication using CRAM-MD5 was failing after upgrade to 2006
• Fixed an error in Logserver where the delivery message was written to the sys log regardless of the level of logging the user specified
• Fixed an error where Thunderbird/Netscape/Pegasis was asking for password every 3 to 5 tries to connect
• Logserver: Fixed an error in which the delivery message was being written to the sys log regardless of the level of logging the user specified
• Web Calendaring - Fixed an error in which the language pack wasn't loading unless Web Messaging was accessed first. Web Calendar language packs are now being loaded during install
• Fixed an XML error in which The 'MsgList' start tag on line 'x' did not match the end tag of 'NewDataSet'
• Fixed an error in which WorkgroupShare offline option did not work
• Fixed an error in which Contact sorting needed correcting
SMTP
• Fixed an error so that SMTPd now removes 'T' files automatically from spool directory
• SMTPd: Fixed an error so that TLS is no longer enabled by default
• SMTPd: Fixed an error in which, if Spool directory was relocated somewhere other than the top directory (i.e., C:\Program Files\Ipswitch\Collaboration Suite\IMail\spool), SMTPd couldn't write to the correct log location
POP3
• POP3: Fixed an error where instances of failed connections can be alleviated by increasing the number of sessions
AntiSpam
• Fixed an error in which SPF, with an action set to Forward, allowed the message to be delivered to user's main mailbox
Instant Messenger
• Standalone IIM: Fixed an error in which, when prompted to add a user, the install went into a loop and kept showing Add User screen, allowing for adding the same user over and over.
For more information
You can download the following User Guides and view other information from the Ipswitch Support Center at http://visit.ipswitch.com/ICSSptCtr:
• Ipswitch Collaboration Suite Overview Guide
• IMail Server Overview Guide
• IMail Server Getting Started Guide
• WorkgroupShare Client Guide
• WorkgroupShare Server Guide
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Copyright
The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of that license.
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