ClarkConnect 4.2 - Alpha #1 - August 23, 2007

If you have not already done so, please review the introduction to test releases.  Every test release includes a table that summarizes the following:

  • Features -- major features available in the test release.
  • Tweaks -- minor features available in the test release.
  • In the Pipeline -- features being actively developed.

Features References
Mail archive 769 User Guide
Kernel upgrade including Asterisk Zaptel drivers 771 772
Content filter group support 380
Content filter antivirus and enhancements 614 401 754
Time access control for the web 770 User Guide
Web server upload/download for web sites 764
Encrypted file system support 777
Web-based administration tool update 739 206
Tweaks References
LDAP access 745
In the Pipeline References
Asterisk support 776
Peer-to-peer engine update 762
Web-proxy report details by username/IP 773
User import/export feature 765
Microsft Active Directory support for the web proxy / content filter 727
Automatic proxy settings support (WPAD) 728

Overview

Though it has only been four months since the last release, version 4.2 brings quite a few new features!  This alpha build is intended for developers, integrators and curious users.  Typical uses for this alpha build:

  • Final integration testing for third party developers.
  • Testing new hardware and drivers with the Linux 2.6.18 kernel.
  • Getting a sneak preview of the upcoming 4.2 release.

Known Issues

This is alpha software, so quite a few software modules are still incomplete or not well tested.  The most important known issues are:

  • Webconfig template graphics and icons are incomplete.
  • Graphical console tool does not display on the screen properly.
  • Content filtering in transparent mode fails with "malformed URL" errors.