Server Software Notification: 02-14-2007
The following updates will be completed 02/14/2007 on all servers:
Linux VPS
- Sendmail RBL
- The vinstall for the Sendmail RBL (real-time blackhole list) subscription utility will be updated to include command-line
options and help. To view the options, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall sendmail-rbls --h
The vinstall will also be updated to improve error checking and rule recompilation.
No action needed.
- vadduser
- The vadduser command-line utility will be updated so that when a user's primary email address is added to the CPX: Control
Panel, the domain is added to the /etc/mail/local-host-names file. The utility will also be updated so that it no longer forces
CPX configuration mode when CPX: Control Panel is installed on the account. Updates to the utility will also eliminate Perl
warnings during interactive selection of a shell. No action needed.
- Accrisoft
- The Accrisoft Freedom installation process will be updated to better address filesystem issues. No action needed.
- Perl Modules
- The following proprietary modules will be added to the system:
Framework version 1.5
Cmds version 1.6
Hosts version 1.5
These modules contain libraries used by vinstalls and other proprietary tools.
No action needed.
- WordPress
- The vinstall for the WordPress blogging utility will be updated to install version 2.0.6. Version 2.0.6 addresses several
security and bug issues. More information about version 2.0.6 can be found here:
http://wordpress.org/development/2007/01/wordpress-206/
The WordPress vinstall will also be updated to include several new command-line options, including upgrading existing
installations. To obtain a full list of these options, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the
command prompt:
# vinstall wordpress --help
An example of these new options is you can upgrade existing installations to the latest vinstalled version. For example, the
following command updates the existing version to version 2.0.6 (the current vinstalled version):
# vinstall wordpress --update
This update affects the vinstall only. If you do not wish to change or configure your WordPress installation, no action needed.
FreeBSD VPS v3
- WordPress
- The vinstall for the WordPress blogging utility will be updated to install version 2.0.6. Version 2.0.6 addresses several
security and bug issues. More information about version 2.0.6 can be found here:
http://wordpress.org/development/2007/01/wordpress-206/
The WordPress vinstall will also be updated to include several new command-line options, including upgrading existing
installations. To obtain a full list of these options, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the
command prompt:
# vinstall wordpress --help
An example of these new options is you can upgrade existing installations to the latest vinstalled version. For example, the
following command updates the existing version to version 2.0.6 (the current vinstalled version):
# vinstall wordpress --update
This update affects the vinstall only. If you do not wish to change or configure your WordPress installation, no action needed.
- Sendmail RBL
- The vinstall for the Sendmail RBL (real-time blackhole list) subscription utility will be updated to include command-line
options and help. To view the options, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall sendmail-rbls --h
The vinstall will also be updated to improve error checking and rule recompilation.
No action needed.
- PCRE Library
- The PCRE-utf8 regular expression library will be updated to version 7.0. More information about PCRE-utf8 can be found at
these pages:
No action needed.
- Aspell
- The GNU Aspell spell checker will be updated to version 0.60.5. This version addresses issues with checking files, the man
page, and several other issues. More information about version 0.60.5 can be found here:
http://aspell.net/man-html/index.html
No action needed.
- cURL
- The cURL file transfer utility will be updated to version 7.16.0_1. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version. More information about version 7.16.0_1 can be found at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- GNU Pth
- The GNU Portable Threads library will be updated to version 2.0.7. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version. More information about version 2.0.7 can be found here:
http://cvs.ossp.org/pkg/lib/pth/ChangeLog
No action needed.
- libgpg-error
- The libgpg-error library will be updated to version 1.4. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version
and addresses issues with Lisp, error codes, and convenience functions. More information about version 1.4 can be found here:
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q3/000234.html
No action needed.
- Libgcrypt
- The Libgcrypt cryptographic library will be updated to version 1.2.3_1. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version and addresses issues with libgpg-error. More information about version 1.2.3_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- KSBA
- The KSBA certificates library will be updated to version 1.0.0_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with libgpg-error and dependencies. More information about version 1.0.0_1 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- Dirmngr
- The Dirmngr certificate management client will be updated to version 0.9.6_1. This version brings the utility to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with libgpg-error. More information about version 0.9.6_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- lftp
- The lftp file transfer program will be updated to version 3.5.6_2. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with plist and gnutls, including security issues. More information about version 3.5.6_2 can be found
at these pages:
No action needed.
- IP-Country
- The IP-Country Perl module will be updated to version 2.22. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version
and addresses issues with country codes. More information about version XX can be found here:
http://search.cpan.org/src/NWETTERS/IP-Country-2.22/CHANGES
No action needed.
- mutt next generation
- The mutt next generation command-line email client will be updated to version 20060915_1. This version brings the utility to the
most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with gnutls, including security issus. More information about version 20060915_1
can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- XML::LibXML
- The XML::LibXML Perl module will be updated to version 1.62001. This version brings the module to the most current FreeBSD version
and addresses issues with XML::LibXML::Reader, error messages, nodeNames, and several other issues. More information about version
1.62001 can be found at these pages:
http://search.cpan.org/src/PAJAS/XML-LibXML-1.62001/Changes
No action needed.
- mod_perl
- Shared object files and headers for the mod_perl Perl interpreter version 1.29 will be added to the system. These will interface
with those electing to use the Apache Web server 1.3.x. No action needed.
- PNG
- The libpng reference library will be updated to version 1.2.14. This version addresses security issues. More information about
version 1.2.14 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- Ruby
- The Ruby object-oriented scripting language will be updated to version 1.8.5.12,1. This version brings the language to the most
current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with GC performance. More information about version 1.8.5.12,1 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- Vim-lite
- The vim-lite editor will be updated to version 7.0.178_3. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and
addresses issues with Gvim. More information about version 7.0.178_3 of the full vim package can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- GPG
- GPG (GNU Privacy Guard or GnuPG) will be updated to version 2.0.1_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with libintl.so, gpgsm, libpth, and libassuan. More information about version 2.0.1_1 can be found at
these pages:
No action needed.
- HTML-Parser
- The HTML-Parser module collection will be updated to version 3.56. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with the parser state. More information about version 3.56 can be found here:
http://search.cpan.org/src/GAAS/HTML-Parser-3.56/Changes
No action needed.
- Perl Modules
- The following proprietary modules will be added to the system:
- Framework version 1.4
- Cmds version 1.6
- Hosts version 1.5
These modules contain libraries used by vinstalls and other proprietary tools.
No action needed.
- Dada Mail
- The vinstall for the Dada Mail list manager will be updated to correctly set ownership and permissions on program files and
directories during installation. This update affects the vinstall only. If you previously installed Dada Mail, update the
ownership and permissions of your files by executing the following from the command prompt as the root user:
# chown -R ADMIN:ADMIN /usr/local/dada
Replace ADMIN with your administrative user login.
If you do not use Dada Mail, no action needed.
- diskuse
- The vdiskuse disk space command will be deprecated and replaced with information about the du command. No action needed.
- sendmailctl
- The sendmailctl command to control Sendmail will be updated to better address custom configurations and paths. No action needed.
- LCMS
- The LCMS (Little Color Management System or LittleCms) color management engine will be updated to version 1.16_1,1. This version
brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with man pages. More information about version 1.16_1,1
can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- OpenLDAP Client
- The OpenLDAP client will be updated to version 2.3.33. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and
addresses issues with error logging, caching, bind behavior and several other issues. More information about version 2.3.33 can be
found here:
http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-announce/200701/msg00002.html
No action needed.
- LibXML2 and LibXSLT
- The LibXML2 and LibXSLT C parser libraries for XML will be updated to versions 2.6.27 and 1.1.19, respectively. These new versions
update the libraries and address issues with portability, the build, documentation, and several other issues. More information about
LibXML2 version 2.6.27 can be found here:
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
More information about LibXSLT version 1.1.19 can be found here:
http://xmlsoft.org/XSLT/news.html
No action needed.
- Netpbm
- The Netpbm graphics software package will be updated to version 10.26.38. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version. More information about version 10.26.38 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No Action needed.
FreeBSD VPS v2
- WordPress
- The vinstall for the WordPress blogging utility will be updated to install version 2.1. Version 2.1 addresses several security
and bug issues. More information about version 2.1 can be found here:
http://wordpress.org/development/2007/01/ella-21/
The WordPress vinstall will also be updated to include several new command-line options, including upgrading existing installations. To obtain a full list of these options, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall wordpress --help
An example of these new options is you can upgrade existing installations to the latest vinstalled version. For example, the following command updates the existing version to version 2.0.6 (the current vinstalled version):
# vinstall wordpress --update
This update affects the vinstall only. If you do not wish to change or configure your WordPress installation, no action needed.
- Sendmail RBL
- The vinstall for the Sendmail RBL (real-time blackhole list) subscription utility will be updated to include command-line
options and help. To view the options, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall sendmail-rbls --h
The vinstall will also be updated to improve error checking and rule recompilation.
No action needed.
- Aspell
- The GNU Aspell spell checker will be updated to version 0.60.5. This version addresses issues with checking files, the man
page, and several other issues. More information about version 0.60.5 can be found here:
http://aspell.net/man-html/index.html
No action needed.
- cURL
- The cURL file transfer utility will be updated to version 7.16.0_1. This version brings the utility to the most current
FreeBSD version. More information about version 7.16.0_1 can be found at these pages:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- Netpbm
- The Netpbm graphics software package will be updated to version 10.26.38. This version updates the utility and adds new
features. More information about version 10.26.37 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No Action needed.
- PCRE Library
- The PCRE-utf8 regular expression library will be updated to version 7.0. More information about PCRE-utf8 can be found at these
pages:
No action needed.
- lftp
- The lftp file transfer program will be updated to version 3.5.6_2. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with plist and gnutls, including security issues. More information about version 3.5.6_2 can be found
at these pages:
No action needed.
- GNU Pth
- The GNU Portable Threads library will be updated to version 2.0.7. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 2.0.7 can be found here:
http://cvs.ossp.org/pkg/lib/pth/ChangeLog
No action needed.
- libgpg-error
- The libgpg-error library will be updated to version 1.4. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and
addresses issues with Lisp, error codes, and convenience functions. More information about version 1.4 can be found here:
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q3/000234.html
No action needed.
- Libgcrypt
- The Libgcrypt cryptographic library will be updated to version 1.2.3_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with libgpg-error. More information about version 1.2.3_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- KSBA
- The KSBA certificates library will be updated to version 1.0.0_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD
version and addresses issues with libgpg-error and dependencies. More information about version 1.0.0_1 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- Dirmngr
- The Dirmngr certificate management client will be updated to version 0.9.6_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with libgpg-error. More information about version 0.9.6_1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- PNG
- The libpng reference library will be updated to version 1.2.14. This version addresses security issues. More information about
version 1.2.14 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- Ruby
- The Ruby object-oriented scripting language will be updated to version 1.8.5.12,1. This version brings the language to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with GC performance. More information about version 1.8.5.12,1 can be found at these pages:
No action needed.
- Reply-o-Matic
- The Reply-o-Matic auto-reply software will be updated to version 1.4.2. This version addresses a buffer overflow security issues. More information about version 1.4.2 can be found here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php ...
No action needed.
- Perl Modules
- The following proprietary modules will be added to the system:
- Framework version 1.5
- Cmds version 1.6
- Hosts version 1.6
These modules contain libraries used by vinstalls and other proprietary tools.
No action needed.
- Dada Mail
- The vinstall for the Dada Mail list manager will be updated to correctly set ownership and permissions on program files and directories during installation. This update affects the vinstall only. If you previously installed Dada Mail, update the ownership and permissions of your files by executing the following from the command prompt as the root user:
# chown -R ADMIN:ADMIN /usr/local/dada
Replace ADMIN with your administrative user login.
If you do not use Dada Mail, no action needed.
- vdiskuse
- The vdiskuse disk space command will be deprecated and replaced with information about the du command. No action needed.
- sendmailctl
- The sendmailctl command to control Sendmail will be updated to better address custom configurations and paths. No action needed.
- vadduser
- The vadduser command-line utility will be updated so that it no longer forces CPX configuration mode when CPX: Control Panel is installed on the account. No action needed.
- LCMS
- The LCMS (Little Color Management System or LittleCms) color management engine will be updated to version 1.16_1,1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with man pages. More information about version 1.16_1,1 can be found here:
http://www.freshports.org/commit.php ...
No action needed.
- OpenLDAP Client
- The OpenLDAP client will be updated to version 2.3.33. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with error logging, caching, bind behavior and several other issues. More information about version 2.3.33 can be found here:
http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-announce/200701/msg00002.html
No action needed.
FreeBSD VPS v1
- VPS::Passwd and VPS::Privs
- The VPS::Passwd and VPS::Privs modules will be updated to better address large password files. This also optimizes the proprietary vrmuser command to work better with large password files. No action needed.
- Quota
- The permissions of the ~/etc/fstab file will be updated to correct problems with executing the quota command. No action needed.
Signature
- Control Panel
- The Control Panel will be updated with new features and improved functionality. Some major changes and updates include the following:
- Pukiwiki version 1.4.7 will be added to the available add-ons.
- A link to the ShopSite administrative controls will be added.
- The ability to grant subusers control over sections of the website will be introduced.
- A history of bandwidth usage will be added.
- Support for subfolders in Mail Folders.
- Spam automatically routed to Junk folder instead of Trash.
- Several fixes for double-byte and international character support in Webmail, files, folders, autoresponders, email attachments,
- Fix for problems with time/date format preferences.
- Fix for problems with image display in Webmail.
- Fix for sorting issues.
- Fix for subscribed folders issues.
- Improved support for special characters.
- New, improved, contextual, searchable online Help.
No action needed; refer to future reseller email announcements for details and documentation.
- Perl Modules
- The following proprietary modules will be added to the system:
- Framework version 1.5
- Cmds version 1.6
These modules contain libraries used by vinstalls and other proprietary tools.
No action needed.
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