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This document describes the main changes in ejabberd 0.9.8. This This document describes the main changes in ejabberd 0.9.8. This
version prepares the release of ejabberd 1.0, which is due later version prepares the way for the release of ejabberd 1.0, which
this year. is due later this year.
The code can be downloaded from the Process-one website The code can be downloaded from the Process-one website:
(http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/) http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/
For more detailed informations, please refer to ejabberd User Guide For more detailed information, please refer to ejabberd User Guide
on Process-one website (http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/). on the Process-one website:
http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/docs.html
Recent changes include....
Enhanced virtual hosting Enhanced virtual hosting
Virtual hosting now applies to much more setting options and Virtual hosting applies to many more setting options and
features and is now transparent. Virtual hosting accepts different features and is transparent. Virtual hosting accepts different
parameters for different virtual hosts regarding the following parameters for different virtual hosts regarding the following
features: Authentication method, Access Control List and access features: authentication method, access control lists and access
rules, users management, statistics and shared roster. The web rules, users management, statistics, and shared roster. The web
interface now gives access to each virtual host's parameters. interface gives access to each virtual host's parameters.
Enhanced publish and subscribe module Enhanced Publish-Subscribe module
ejabberd pubsub module now integrates enhancements coming from ejabberd's Publish-Subscribe module integrates enhancements
J-EAI, an XMPP-based integration server built on ejabberd. ejabberd coming from J-EAI, an XMPP-based integration server built on
thus supports publish and subscribe node configuration. It is ejabberd. ejabberd thus supports Publish-Subscribe node
possible to define nodes that should be persistant, and the number configuration. It is possible to define nodes that should be
of items to persist. It is also possible to define various persistent, and the number of items to persist. Besides that, it
notification parameters, such as the delivery of the payload with is also possible to define various notification parameters, such
the notifications, the notification of subscribers when some as the delivery of the payload with the notifications, and the
changes occur on items, the maximum size of the items payload, the notification of subscribers when some changes occur on items.
Other examples are: the maximum size of the items payload, the
subscription approvers, the limitation of the notification to subscription approvers, the limitation of the notification to
online users only, etc. online users only, etc.
Code reorganisation and update Code reorganisation and update
- The mod_register have been cleaned up. - The mod_register module has been cleaned up.
- ODBC support have been updated and several bugs have been fixed. - ODBC support has been updated and several bugs have been fixed.
Development API Development API
To ease the work of Jabber/XMPP developers, a filter_packet hook To ease the work of Jabber/XMPP developers, a filter_packet hook
has been added. It is thus possible to develop specific plugin to has been added. As a result it is possible to develop plugins to
filter or modify packets flowing through ejabberd. filter or modify packets flowing through ejabberd.
Translations Translations
Translations have been updated to support the new pubsub features. - Translations have been updated to support the new Publish-Subscribe features.
A new Brazilian Portuguese translation has been added. - A new Brazilian Portuguese translation has been contributed.
Web interface Web interface
CSS stylesheets are now W3C compliant. - The CSS stylesheet from the web interface is W3C compliant.
Installers Installers
Installers are now provided for Microsoft Windows and Linux/x86. The Installers are provided for Microsoft Windows and Linux/x86. The
Linux installer now includes Erlang ASN.1 modules for LDAP Linux installer includes Erlang ASN.1 modules for LDAP
authentication support. authentication support.
Bugfixes Bugfixes
This release contains several bugfixes and architectural - This release contains several bugfixes and architectural
changes. Among other things Bugfixes include improvements on LDAP changes. Among other bugfixes include improvements in LDAP
authentication. Please refer to the ChangeLog file supplied with authentication. Please refer to the ChangeLog file supplied
this release for details of all improvements in the ejabberd code. with this release regarding all improvements in ejabberd.
References References
The ejabberd feature sheet helps to make comparison with other The ejabberd feature sheet helps comparing with other Jabber/XMPP
Jabber/XMPP servers: servers:
http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/docs/features.pdf http://www.process-one.net/en/projects/ejabberd/docs/features.pdf
Contributed tutorials are available: Contributed tutorials of interest are:
- Migration from Jabberd1.4 to ejabberd: - Migration from Jabberd1.4 to ejabberd:
http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/jabberd1-to-ejabberd http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/jabberd1-to-ejabberd
- Migration from Jabberd2 to ejabberd: - Migration from Jabberd2 to ejabberd:
http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/jabberd2-to-ejabberd http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/jabberd2-to-ejabberd
- Transport configuration for connecting to other networks: - Transport configuration for connecting to other networks:
http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/tutorials-transports http://ejabberd.jabber.ru/tutorials-transports
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