POA 2.8 Hotfix 01 Release Notes

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POA 2.8 Hotfix 01

Release Notes

Revision 1.2 (December 4, 2008)

Common Features

RTL Locales Support

Since POA 2.8 HF 01, it is possible to localize POA interface into RTL (right-to-left) languages (such as Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, etc.). The new option in each locale settings allows to invert POA UI, together with all the elements and interface messages, in right-to-left order.

Skins 2.17 or higher are required for RTL Locales. It is recommended to use Skins 2.18. POA Provider's Guide > Managing Accounts > Configuring Your Account > Managing Locales > Localizing POA in Right-to-Left Languages

Hosted Exchange

Integration with MessageLabs AV/AS

Since POA 2.8 HF 01, the MessageLabs Email Security service

(http://www.messagelabs.com/) is supported by Exchange 2003/2007.

MessageLabs Email Security service - is an integrated solution providing reliable and

confident e-mail security services. This service allows you to organize secure,

uninterrupted, legally compliant electronic communications to connect with customers, partners, suppliers and employees all over the world.

MessageLabs Email Security service is intended for preprocessing e-mails before they reach

the recipient’s mail server. The e-mail traffic is redirected to MessageLabs global data centers by modifying MX records in the DNS zone. Then e-mail traffic is processed and directed to the recipient’s mail servers.

POA Deployment Guide > Deploying Messaging Services > Deploying MessageLabs Email Security Service

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New Features Overview 3

POA Provider's Guide > POA Hosted Exchange > Managing Messaging Services > Managing MessageLabs Email Security Service

POA Reseller's Guide > POA Hosted Exchange > Managing Messaging Services > Managing MessageLabs Email Security in POA

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Messaging Services > Managing MessageLabs Email Security Service

MX Logic Integration

Since HF 01, POA 2.8 is able to integrate MX Logic Email Security service

(http://www.mxlogic.com/) with Hosted Exchange 2003/2007. MX Logic Email Security service provides an effective and reliable protection from spam, viruses and other email threats. The e-mail traffic is retargeted to MX Logic global data centers by modifying MX records in the DNS zone. Then e-mail is processed and directed to the recipient’s mail server.

POA Deployment Guide > Deploying Messaging Services > Deploying MX Logic Email Security Service

POA Provider's Guide > POA Hosted Exchange > Managing Messaging Services > Managing MX Logic Email Security Service

Global Relay Email Archiving Integration in Hosted Exchange 2007

Archiving (http://www.globalrelay.com/archiver.aspx). Global Relay Email Archiving is an external e-mail archiving and storage service, which captures, serializes, time-dates and indexes customer's e-mail messages and stores them securely in the service provider's data centers.

POA Deployment Guide > Deploying Messaging Services > Deploying Global Relay Email Archiving Service

POA Provider's Guide > POA Hosted Exchange > Managing Messaging Services > Managing Global Relay Email Archiving Service

POA Reseller's Guide > POA Hosted Exchange > Managing Messaging Services > Managing Global Relay Email Archiving Service

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Messaging Services > Managing Global Relay Email Archiving Service

Since POA 2.8 HF 01, a Subscriber is able to create the so-called child public folders or subfolders. The child public folder is a folder created within already existing top-level public folder hierarchy.

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Public Folder > Creating Public Folder > Creating Child Public Folder

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Public Folder > Creating Public Folder > Deleting Child Public Folder

Relay Contacts

Since POA 2.8 HF 01, a Subscriber is able to assign an e-mail address based on his/her e-mail domain to a contact. The messages sent to that e-mail address will be forwarded to the contact's external e-mail address.

Several e-mail addresses can be assigned to the contact and a Subscriber can set up the primary one.

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Contacts > Adding New Contact

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Contacts > Adding E-Mail Addresses to Contact

Sender Restrictions for Mail-Enabled Public Folders

Since POA 2.8 HF 01, a Subscriber is able to configure who can post messages to the mail-enabled Public Folder:

 Everyone (default)

 Members of Subscriber’s Exchange organization only

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Public Folder > Creating Public Folder

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Public Folder > Configuring Public Folder

Mailbox Permissions Management in Hosted Exchange 2007

Now a Subscriber can grant the following mailbox permissions to the Exchange users:  Send Permissions:

 Send On Behalf Of. Mailbox/Distribution List user is able to send messages on behalf

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 Send As - Mailbox/Distribution List user is able to send e-mail messages as another

mailbox user. With the Send As permission, the recipients of a message cannot identify whether the message was sent by the mailbox owner or another user that has been granted the Send As permission.

 Mailbox Permission:

 Full Access permission - A user can log on to the mailbox of another user and gain

access to the entire mailbox content, read, move and delete messages.

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Mailbox > Managing Mailbox Permissions

"Send As" Permission to Distribution Lists in Hosted Exchange 2007

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Managing Distribution Lists > Configuring Distribution List Permissions

"Send As" Permission to Mail-Enabled Public Folders in Hosted

Exchange 2007

Now a Subscriber can grant the Send Permissions to the Exchange mailbox/distribution list user, so the user can send messages on behalf of or as the Mail-Enabled Public Folder in which these permissions are configured.

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Mail (Hosted Exchange) > Configuring Public Folder > Managing Public Folder Permissions > Configuring Send Permissions

Support of X500 Addresses

Now POA 2.8 HF 01 does not modify existing e-mail addresses in X500 format on mailboxes (and other Exchange objects – distribution lists, contacts, mail-enabled public folders) during POA provisioning. It replaces only SMTP addresses in the list of e-mail addresses assigned to Exchange objects.

Support of Perl as CGI

Since POA 2.8 HF 01, ActivePerl can run on IIS websites in two modes:  as a CGI application

 as an ISAPI extension

POA Provider's Guide > IIS Web Hosting > Creating Service Template

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Domains > Managing IIS Website > Creating Microsoft IIS Website on New Webspace

POA Subscriber's Guide > Working with Webspace > Configuring Common Settings for All Websites on Webspace> Configuring IIS Websites > Enabling/Disabling ActivePerl Support

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Hosted Exchange

 Bug#126625 [OpenAPI] pem.exchange.createMailbox should have an additional parameter

 Bug#129198 Postini task fails with error "You don't have authorization to set out_at_notify_on"

 Bug#129294 POA uses mask to disable registrar status

 Bug#129837 MX logic GUI validator does not allow to enter real MX Account name.

Windows Shared Hosting

 Bug#128386 Task "Remove SPS user account" failed (52.24_hotfix05)  Bug#128973 Windows hosting 50x errors in IIS7

 Bug#129368 Change Application Pool for virtual directory tasks fail with Failed resolving source node error

Linux Shared Hosting

 Bug#128824 [52.24 > 53.43] action 06303_119608_crontabs fails

 Bug#129345 session.save_path directory permissions for PHP5 changed in POA 2.8  Bug#129388 Logparser does not work after upgrade to 2.8

 Bug#129936 Adding FTP user leads to ownership changes for website folder(s) and site does not work

VPS Hosting

 Bug#128780 Cannot migrate VPS from vz4 to vz4  Bug#128838 Unable to delete node3 from POA

 Bug#129290 Backup of Lin VPS fails. 307 : Message processing was terminated because timeout was reached waiting for a response

Dedicated Hosting

 Bug#129726 [Acronis] SMB storage is accessible from Acronis Server host, but Check Access fails

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 Bug#129761 [Acronis] task 'update OS image' failed: system exception, ID 'IDL:omg.org/CORBA/UNKNOWN:1.0'

 Bug#130001 OS reinstall failed: server isn't booted to maintenance mode

QMail Hosting

 Bug#127635 Qmail with LDAP deliver messages locally  Bug#128569 "Mail forwardings" usage is negative

 Bug#128948 Not possible to enable qmail on domain if resource "Mail hosting" is reached

Databases

 Bug#93732 request for ability to EDIT database configuration through CP

 Bug#129438 Task on mysql DB backup fails if mysql root password contains special symbols

Site Applications

 Bug#124715 DotNetNuke (legasy app.) can't be installed from CCP, get "Object does not exists in system" error

 Bug#127042 [APS] checking for diskspace requirement  Bug#128647 Drupal application fails to install

 Bug#130034 Core dump is geneated during import siteapp to POA

Plesk in VPS Hosting

 Bug#128774 URGENT: Plesk license installation task failing with xmlrpc error

UI and System

 Bug#120168 negative resourse usage in subscriptions

 Bug#125415 Staff Member is able to change admin's password although his "Security Configuration" privilege is disabled

 Bug#126896 Incorrect Country Code "uk" is used for United Kingdom when changing Customer's Country in his Contact details

 Bug#128163 not able to add staff members

 Bug#128550 POA uses MD5 signing algorithm to sign CSR  Bug#128627 Billing Main frame is loaded into Top frame in CCP  Bug#128725 SSL certificate is not displayed correctly in POA

Fixed Issues 9

 Bug#128837 Failed tasks

 Bug#129284 Issue - Getting error in back groung task  Bug#129397 Chief container died and generated core dump  Bug#129420 [HW requirements] VZ4 host OS recommendation