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Server Software Update Notification: 11-06-2007

Important updates in this Notification:

Sendmail for FreeBSD & Linux MPS/VPS v3
Ant for FreeBSD & Linux MPS/VPS v3
Dovecot for FreeBSD & Linux MPS/VPS v3
ClamAV for FreeBSD & Linux MPS/VPS v3
SpamAssassin for FreeBSD & Linux MPS/VPS v3
ImageMagick forFreeBSD MPS/VPS v3
PCRE for FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3

The following updates (or "dist") will be completed 11/07/2007 on all servers:

Linux MPS/VPS

Ant

The vinstall for the Apache Ant Java build tool will be updated to install version 1.7.0. This version brings the tool to the most current version and addresses issues with JDK 6 scripting, launcher classes, filter readers, and several other issues. More information about version 1.7.0 can be found here:

http://www.apache.org/dist/ant/RELEASE-NOTES-1.7.0.html

To upgrade existing installations, make a backup of any special configurations and files, uninstall the tool, then install the new version by connecting to your account through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:

# vinstall ant

sinfo

The sinfo command-line utility will be updated to address issues with display of multiple IP addresses and execution by non-root users. No action needed.

Dovecot

The vinstall and vuninstall for the Dovecot email server with the maildir email box format will be updated to correctly modify Procmail email configuration recipes. This update removes the need to execute the vinstall scripts for SpamAssassin and ClamAV after using the vinstall or uninstall for Dovecot, which also converts email box format between mbox and maildir formats. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

ClamAV

The vinstall for ClamAV, a GPL virus scanner, will be update to address issues with crontab program scheduler tables and directory creation. To update existing installations, connect to your account through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt to uninstall and re-install the scanner:

# vuninstall clamav
# vinstall clamav

Crontab

The system crontab program scheduler table will be updated to add directories to the PATH specification. To update existing accounts, edit the /etc/crontab file for your account and modify the PATH line to be like the following example:

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin;/usr/local/bin

SpamAssassin

The vinstall for the SpamAssassin mail filter will be updated to automatically update spam rules. To update existing installations, connect to your account through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:

# vinstall spamassassin

Answer "no" (the default) at all prompts to keep your current configuration.

The vinstall will also be updated to address issues with the quiet flag (-q). This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

MySQL 4.1.x

The vinstall for the MySQL database management system version 4.1.x will be updated to improve checks for existing installations. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

Sendmail

The default configuration for the Sendmail email routing system will be updated to include time-out configurations for email connections. This update affects new accounts only. A vinstall to configure existing accounts will be available soon. To manually update existing accounts, edit the /etc/mail/sendmail.mc configuration file and add the following lines:

dnl Brusque sendmail features:
define(`confTO_INITIAL', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_CONNECT', `1m')dnl
define(`confTO_ICONNECT', `10s')dnl
define(`confTO_HELO', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_MAIL', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_RCPT', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_DATAINIT', `2m')dnl
define(`confTO_DATABLOCK', `3m')dnl
define(`confTO_DATAFINAL', `10m')dnl
define(`confTO_RSET', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_QUIT', `1m')dnl
define(`confTO_MISC', `2m')dnl
define(`confTO_COMMAND', `5m')dnl
dnl The ident timeout is usually a wasted 5 seconds. Skip it.
define(`confTO_IDENT',`0')dnl
define(`confTO_FILEOPEN', `60s')dnl
define(`confTO_CONTROL', `2m')dnl
define(`confTO_HOSTSTATUS', `30m')dnl
define(`confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS', `5s')dnl
define(`confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY', `4')dnl
dnl possible side-effects--do not enable for default configuration.
dnl define(`confBAD_RCPT_THROTTLE', `2')dnl
dnl define(`confMAX_RCPTS_PER_MESSAGE', `10')dnl
dnl define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `3')dnl
dnl
FEATURE(`greet_pause', `2000')dnl
dnl
dnl END Brusque sendmail features.

Then rebuild and restart the Sendmail service using the following commands:

# cd /etc/mail
# make restart

Note: Only administrators familiar with Sendmail and its configuration files should edit the sendmail.mc file.

More information about these settings can be found in the following file on your Linux MPS/VPS:

/usr/share/sendmail-cf/README

The Webalizer

The vinstall for The Webalizer log file analysis program will be updated to address issues with syntax. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3:

Dovecot

The vinstall and vuninstall for the Dovecot email server with the maildir email box format will be updated to correctly modify Procmail email configuration recipes. This update removes the need to execute the vinstall script for SpamAssassin after using the vinstall or uninstall for Dovecot, which also converts email box format between mbox and maildir formats. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

Ant

A vinstall for the Apache Ant Java build tool for version 1.7.0 will be added to the system. This tool requires Java, and accordingly is only available on VPS v3 2000 level accounts. More information about Ant can be found here:

http://ant.apache.org/

To install Ant, connect to your account through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:

# vinstall ant

Apache 2.x

The vinstall for the Apache Web server version 2.x will be updated to address issues with syntax. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

Sendmail

The default configuration for the Sendmail email routing system will be updated to include time-out configurations for email connections. This update affects new accounts only. A vinstall to configure existing accounts will be available soon. To manually update existing accounts, edit the /etc/mail/hostname.mc configuration file (where hostname is the hostname of your account) and add the following lines:

dnl Brusque sendmail features:
define(`confTO_INITIAL', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_CONNECT', `1m')dnl
define(`confTO_ICONNECT', `10s')dnl
define(`confTO_HELO', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_MAIL', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_RCPT', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_DATAINIT', `2m')dnl
define(`confTO_DATABLOCK', `3m')dnl
define(`confTO_DATAFINAL', `10m')dnl
define(`confTO_RSET', `5m')dnl
define(`confTO_QUIT', `1m')dnl
define(`confTO_MISC', `2m')dnl
define(`confTO_COMMAND', `5m')dnl
dnl The ident timeout is usually a wasted 5 seconds. Skip it.
define(`confTO_IDENT',`0')dnl
define(`confTO_FILEOPEN', `60s')dnl
define(`confTO_CONTROL', `2m')dnl
define(`confTO_HOSTSTATUS', `30m')dnl
define(`confTO_RESOLVER_RETRANS', `5s')dnl
define(`confTO_RESOLVER_RETRY', `4')dnl
dnl possible side-effects--do not enable for default configuration.
dnl define(`confBAD_RCPT_THROTTLE', `2')dnl
dnl define(`confMAX_RCPTS_PER_MESSAGE', `10')dnl
dnl define(`confCONNECTION_RATE_THROTTLE', `3')dnl
dnl
FEATURE(`greet_pause', `2000')dnl
dnl
dnl END Brusque sendmail features.

Then rebuild and restart the Sendmail service using the following commands:

# cd /etc/mail
# make install restart

Note: Only administrators familiar with Sendmail and its configuration files should edit the hostname.mc file.

More information about these settings can be found in the following file on your FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3:

/usr/share/sendmail/cf/README

ClamAV

The vinstall for ClamAV, a GPL virus scanner, will be updated to address issues with directory creation. This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

SpamAssassin

The vinstall for the SpamAssassin mail filter will be updated address issues with the quiet flag (-q). This update affects the vinstall only. No action needed.

vedituser

The proprietary vedituser command-line utility will be updated to address issues with special characters. No action needed.

Portupgrade

The Index-6.db file used by the Portupgrade FreeBSD ports/packages administration and management tool suite will be updated to reflect current packages and dependencies. Some package and port timestamps will also be updated. No action needed.

xproto

The xproto library for the X11 X windows System will be updated to version 7.0.10_1. This version brings the library to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 7.0.10_1 can be found here:

http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=x11&port=xproto ...

No action needed.

Zsh

The zsh UNIX command interpreter (shell) will be updated to version 4.3.4_2. This version brings the interpreter to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with building, the environment, and issues related to Linux. More information about version 4.3.4_2 can be found here:

No action needed.

XML::LibXML

The XML::LibXML Perl module will be updated to version 1.65. This version brings the module to the most current version and addresses issues with tests, Perl versions, and several other issues. More information about version 1.65 can be found at these pages:

http://search.cpan.org/src/PAJAS/XML-LibXML-1.65/Changes

No action needed.

XML::LibXSLT

The XML::LibXSLT Perl module was updated to version 1.63. This version brings the module to the most current version. More information about version 1.63 can be found here:

http://search.cpan.org/src/PAJAS/XML-LibXSLT-1.63/Changes

No action needed.

ImageMagick

The ImageMagick image processing tools library will be updated to version 6.3.3.5.10_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 6.3.3.5.10_1 can be found here:

http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=graphics&port=ImageMagick ...

No action needed.

xfs

The xfs X.org font server will be updated to version 1.0.5,1. This version brings the server to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 1.0.5,1 can be found here:

http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=x11-fonts&port=xfs ...

No action needed.

PCRE Library

The PCRE regular expression library will be updated to version 7.4. This version brings the library to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 7.4 can be found at these pages:

http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=devel&port=pcre ...

No action needed.

PNG

The libpng reference library will be updated to version 1.2.22. This version brings the library to the most current version. More information about version 1.2.22 can be found at these pages:

No action needed.

xinit

The xinit initializer for the X Windows System will be updated to version 1.0.7. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 1.0.7 can be found here:

No action needed.

Mail::Tools

The Mail::Tools mail application Perl module set will be updated to version 1.77. This version brings the set to the most current version and addresses issues with syntax errors, qmail, and header fields. More information about version 1.77 can be found here:

http://search.cpan.org/src/MARKOV/MailTools-1.77/ChangeLog

No action needed.

xdm

The xdm X.org display manager will be updated to version 1.1.6_1. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version and addresses issues with configuration files. More information about version 1.1.6_1 can be found here:

http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=x11&port=xdm ...

No action needed.

GNU Emacs

The GNU Emacs real-time display editor and its associated libraries for multilingual characters will be updated to version 22.1_2. This version brings the utility to the most current FreeBSD version. More information about version 22.1_2 can be found here:

http://www.freshports.org/commit.php?category=editors&port=emacs ...

No action needed.

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