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- | Please not that POPFile | + | |
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- | Prepared for Release Candidate RC0 (just testing the build process!) | + | |
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Welcome to POPFile v1.0.1 | Welcome to POPFile v1.0.1 | ||
- | POPFile is an email classification tool with a Naive Bayes classifier, | + | POPFile is an email classification tool with a Naive Bayes classifier, POP3, |
- | POP3, SMTP, NNTP proxies and IMAP filter and a web interface. It runs | + | SMTP, NNTP proxies and IMAP filter and a web interface. It runs on most |
- | on most platforms and with most email clients. | + | platforms and with most email clients. |
- | + | ||
- | This version is a bug fix and minor feature release. | + | |
- | first release to have been built by Brian Smith :-) | + | |
+ | This version is a bug fix and minor feature release. It's also the first | ||
+ | release to have been built by Brian Smith. | ||
WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE v1.0.0 | WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE v1.0.0 | ||
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1. Bug fixes | 1. Bug fixes | ||
- | When POPFile starts up it no longer complains about a missing IMAP | + | When POPFile starts up it no longer complains about a missing IMAP file if |
- | file if IMAP has not been installed. | + | IMAP has not been installed. |
- | Fixed some bugs in the IMAP module. | + | Fixed a bug in the IMAP module |
+ | to the unclassified bucket. | ||
- | Fixed a bug that causes segmentation faults when displaying messages | + | Fixed a bug that causes segmentation faults when displaying messages which |
- | which have very long To, Cc or From headers in the POPFile UI. | + | have very long To, Cc or From headers in the POPFile UI. |
Fixed a bug that causes a few warnings during the corpus upgrade process. | Fixed a bug that causes a few warnings during the corpus upgrade process. | ||
- | Add code to check for unexpected NULL characters in email messages | + | Add code to check for unexpected NULL characters in email messages (to avoid |
- | (to avoid SQLite problems). | + | SQLite problems). |
2. POPFile improvements | 2. POPFile improvements | ||
- | POPFile' | + | POPFile' |
- | name does not include any spaces. | + | does not include any spaces. |
The simplified and traditional Chinese language translations have been | The simplified and traditional Chinese language translations have been | ||
updated. | updated. | ||
- | POPFile' | + | POPFile' |
- | and shuts down. This makes it easier to read the log file. | + | shuts down. This makes it easier to read the log file. |
- | The startup messages in the log file have been made easier to read | + | The startup messages in the log file have been made easier to read by |
- | by splitting the long entries into shorter lines. | + | splitting the long entries into shorter lines. |
+ | |||
+ | The IMAP module now issues a log message when it fails to connect to the | ||
+ | server. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Deletion of messages from the message history has been made faster. | ||
3. Installer improvements | 3. Installer improvements | ||
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upgrading the existing SSL support files. | upgrading the existing SSL support files. | ||
- | The installer and all of the NSIS-based programs have been built | + | The installer and all of the NSIS-based programs have been built using the |
- | using the latest NSIS compiler and newer versions of the internet | + | latest NSIS compiler and newer versions of the plugins used to download files |
- | downloading module. This should reduce the number of false alarms | + | from the internet. These NSIS-related improvements |
- | from various anti-virus packages. | + | false alarms from various anti-virus packages. |
+ | |||
+ | The latest version of the SQLite command-line utility is now included. | ||
4. UI improvements | 4. UI improvements | ||
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The links to the wiki have been improved. | The links to the wiki have been improved. | ||
+ | 5. Other changes | ||
- | 5. Other improvements | + | The (outdated) manual is no longer included in the download. All documentation |
- | + | for POPFile is online and can be found at http:// | |
- | ??? | + | |
WHERE TO DOWNLOAD | WHERE TO DOWNLOAD | ||
- | http:// | + | http:// |
GETTING STARTED WITH POPFILE | GETTING STARTED WITH POPFILE | ||
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QuickStart guide: | QuickStart guide: | ||
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SSL SUPPORT IN WINDOWS | SSL SUPPORT IN WINDOWS | ||
- | SSL Support is offered as one of the optional components by the | + | SSL Support is offered as one of the optional components by the installer. If |
- | installer. If the SSL Support option is selected the installer will | + | the SSL Support option is selected the installer will download the necessary |
- | download the necessary files during | + | files during installation. |
- | + | ||
- | If SSL support is not selected when installing (or upgrading) POPFile | + | |
- | or if the installer was unable to download all of the SSL files then | + | |
- | POPFile' | + | |
- | to an existing | + | |
+ | If SSL support is not selected when installing (or upgrading) POPFile or if | ||
+ | the installer was unable to download all of the SSL files then POPFile' | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | installation. | ||
I AM USING THE CROSS PLATFORM VERSION | I AM USING THE CROSS PLATFORM VERSION | ||
- | POPFile requires a number of Perl modules that are available from | + | POPFile requires a number of Perl modules that are available from CPAN. You |
- | CPAN. You will need: | + | will need: |
- | Date:: | + | Date:: |
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- | | + | |
- | | + | |
- | | + | DBI |
- | | + | |
You can install all the required POPFile modules by getting the | You can install all the required POPFile modules by getting the | ||
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Please refer to the installation instructions on the POPFile wiki: | Please refer to the installation instructions on the POPFile wiki: | ||
- | http:// | + | http:// |
- | Japanese users may need to install some extra programs and Perl | + | Japanese users may need to install some extra programs and Perl modules, |
- | modules, depending upon which Nihongo parser (wakachi-gaki program) | + | depending upon which Nihongo parser (wakachi-gaki program) they wish to use. |
- | they wish to use. For more information about how to install them, see | + | For more information about how to install them, see the POPFile wiki: |
- | the POPFile wiki: | + | |
- | + | ||
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+ | | ||
CROSS PLATFORM VERSION KNOWN ISSUES | CROSS PLATFORM VERSION KNOWN ISSUES | ||
- | The current version of SQLite (v3.x) is not compatible with POPFile. | + | The current version of SQLite (v3.x) is not compatible with POPFile. You must |
- | You must use DBD:SQLite2 to access the database. | + | use DBD:SQLite2 to access the database. |
- | + | ||
- | Users of SSL on non-Windows platforms should NOT use IO:: | + | |
- | v0.97 or v0.99. | + | |
- | is the most recent release of IO:: | + | |
+ | Users of SSL on non-Windows platforms should NOT use IO:: | ||
+ | v0.99. They are known to be incompatible with POPFile; v1.13 is the most | ||
+ | recent release of IO:: | ||
WINDOWS KNOWN ISSUES | WINDOWS KNOWN ISSUES | ||
- | 1. THE TRAYICON ON WINDOWS CAN CAUSE POPFILE TO FREEZE. With certain | + | 1. THE TRAYICON ON WINDOWS CAN CAUSE POPFILE TO FREEZE. |
- | setups, if you attempt to view the trayicon' | + | |
- | cursor over it while checking or downloading mail POPFile may freeze. | + | |
- | The exact cause is still unknown but it may be related to some video | + | |
- | drivers. If this problem affects you turn off the trayicon. | + | |
- | Due to this issue, we suggest users of the IMAP module disable the | + | With certain setups, if you attempt to view the trayicon' |
- | trayicon since a freeze may go unnoticed more easily than when using | + | your cursor over it while checking or downloading mail POPFile may freeze. The |
- | a mail client to make POP3 connections. | + | exact cause is still unknown but it may be related to some video drivers. If |
+ | this problem affects you turn off the trayicon. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Due to this issue, we suggest users of the IMAP module disable the trayicon | ||
+ | since a freeze may go unnoticed more easily than when using a mail client to | ||
+ | make POP3 connections. | ||
2. ON WINDOWS I WANT TO CHECK MULTIPLE EMAIL ACCOUNTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. | 2. ON WINDOWS I WANT TO CHECK MULTIPLE EMAIL ACCOUNTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. | ||
- | Because the time taken to start a new process on Windows is long under | ||
- | Perl there is an optimization for Windows that is present by default: | ||
- | when a new connection is made between your email program and POPFile, | ||
- | POPFile handles it in the ' | ||
- | happens fast and mail starts downloading very quickly, but is means | ||
- | that you can only downloaded messages from one server at a time (up | ||
- | to 6 other connections will be queued up and dealt with in the order | ||
- | they arrive) and the UI is unavailable while downloading email. | ||
- | You can turn this behavior off (and get simultaneous UI/email access | + | Because the time taken to start a new process on Windows is long under Perl |
- | and as many email connections as you like) on the Configuration panel | + | there is an optimization for Windows that is present by default: when a new |
- | in the UI and making sure that "Allow concurrent POP3 connections:" is | + | connection is made between your email program and POPFile, POPFile handles it |
- | Yes, or by specifying --set pop3_force_fork=1 on the command line. | + | in the ' |
+ | downloading very quickly, but it means that you can only download messages | ||
+ | from one server at a time (up to 6 other connections | ||
+ | dealt with in the order they arrive) and the UI is unavailable while | ||
+ | downloading email. | ||
- | The default behaviour | + | You can turn this behavior off (and get simultaneous UI/email access and as |
- | clients to time out if several accounts are being checked (because | + | many email connections as you like) on the Configuration panel in the UI by |
- | POPFile only handles one account at a time it can take a while to | + | making sure that " |
- | process all of the accounts). | + | --set pop3_force_fork=1 on the command line. |
- | If SSL support is being used then the default | + | The default |
- | POP3 connections) | + | to time out if several accounts are being checked (because |
+ | one account at a time it can take a while to process all of the accounts). | ||
+ | If SSL support is being used then the default setting (no concurrent POP3 | ||
+ | connections) _MUST_ be used otherwise POPFile crashes. | ||
- | v0.22.0 RELEASE NOTES | + | v1.0.0 RELEASE NOTES |
- | If you are upgrading from pre-v0.22.0 please read the v0.22.0 release | + | If you are upgrading from pre-v1.0.0 please read the v1.0.0 release notes for |
- | notes for much more information: | + | much more information: |
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DONATIONS | DONATIONS | ||
- | Thank you to everyone who has clicked the Donate! button and donated | + | Thank you to everyone who has clicked the Donate! button and donated their |
- | their hard earned cash to me in support of POPFile. Thank you also to | + | hard earned cash to me in support of POPFile. Thank you also to the people |
- | the people who have contributed their time through patches, feature | + | who have contributed their time through patches, feature requests, bug |
- | requests, bug reports, user support and translations. | + | reports, user support and translations. |
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THANKS | THANKS | ||
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John. | John. | ||
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