New stable version - 2.10.10

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New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby H2B2 » 7:46pm, Tue 05 May, 2009

new stable version, 2.10.10 - 5 May 2009 -

This release is aimed at hardening the security in phpList. Several changes have been made to eliminate potential attack vectors.
It also includes:
- Some bug fixes
- Internationalization additions
- Re-enable image upload in fckeditor
- Improves mime encoding to avoid attachment corruption

It is mainly a minor release, but we wanted to make these fixes available.
For more information please visit the mantis changelog page.

Upgrading your current version
- Unpack the new packaged version into a new "lists" directory.
- Try it out.
- Backup the database (this might not be needed if you are upgrading from 2.10.9)
- Then update it as mention on the admin page (there is a link once you update).
- Once you feel comfortable you can move the old code into a new directory and rename this new one with the old name.

Once that is ready the new version is available for the public into the URL you were using.

Source: http://www.phplist.com/?lid=280


General installation and upgrade instructions can be found here:
http://docs.phplist.com/PhplistInstallation
http://docs.phplist.com/PhplistUpgrade
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby dlynes » 6:52pm, Sun 26 Jul, 2009

Great work on the new version. I especially love the statistics reporting. Never tried it before on previous version, but decided to try it on this one. It's supposedly beta quality, but I haven't had any problems with it so far.
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Listing of reported bugs and fixes - 2.10.10

Postby H2B2 » 6:15pm, Mon 10 Aug, 2009

This is a listing of reported bugs for v2.10.10. Most threads include bug fixes suggested by phpList users:




Note: this is not a complete listing. Please monitor the 'bug discussion' forum and the bug tracker.
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby deafdavid » 4:45pm, Mon 24 Aug, 2009

Approximately 10 bugs are identified and solutions were provided (if you're comfortable doing it -- I'm not comfortable following the instructions to fix the bugs); I am surprised no upgrade release for fixed-bug solution. WordPress did excellent job releasing fixed-bug solution upgrades within a month (twice) in current version.

H2B2, while I'm not familiar how PHPList upgrade works are done -- I would assume with people online provided solutions to problems; I thought the programmer(s) would incorporate immediately and do an upgrade release. This shouldn't take much time.
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby H2B2 » 3:25am, Wed 26 Aug, 2009

It would certainly be nice to have more frequent updates, but I guess human and financial resources available for phpList development are far more limited than those available to larger open source projects, like WordPress. This probably means they'll have to dedicate more time to earning a living -and thus can dedicate less time to development- than would be the case with a larger team with more financial backup.

I think you are right in that even as a comparatively small community of phpList users, we are doing a good job in actively supporting the developers by reporting and discussing issues, and suggesting fixes. While I'm not familiar with the development cycle of a new phpList release either, I expect it may involve more than simply applying suggested fixes.

You are also right of course that not all users feel comfortable applying fixes. Fortunately, in a number of cases those suggesting fixes, or those that successfully applied them, made the modified files available on the forum, which is great. It would be even better if ALL contributors would do likewise, since this would make life easier for all of us. :D

I'll add links to available files to the above listing as soon as I can find some spare time...

EDIT: Included DL links for available patched files. Would be nice to have the remaining patched files available too.
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby H2B2 » 7:31am, Fri 28 Aug, 2009

Added a few more patched files to the above listing.
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby CS2 » 1:26pm, Fri 28 Aug, 2009

Nice work, H2B2!
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby H2B2 » 2:14pm, Sat 29 Aug, 2009

Thx CS2.

There are still a few files to patch. I wonder whether you could take a look at the "Delete bounce operation doesn't work from 'view a bounce' page" issue. The thread includes a fix for the 'delete bounce' functionality but not for the remaining options on the 'view a bounce' page.

I put a higher trust in your coding skills than in mine, and it would be nice to have all fixed options included in a patched bounce.php file. :D
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby CS2 » 2:35am, Sun 30 Aug, 2009

Sure, I'll take a look. :o)
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby CS2 » 5:04am, Sun 30 Aug, 2009

I took a brief look and updated the Mantis link with my findings. I came up with a few more lines that can be added that should fix the remaining issues. If I missed any, let me know.
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby H2B2 » 1:22pm, Sun 30 Aug, 2009

Applied your fix and ran a quick test. All options appear to be working on my system.
Patched file has been included in the above listing.
Thanks CS2!
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby sunriseal » 9:39pm, Mon 05 Oct, 2009

HI,

Being new to this software (a few days) and having just downloaded the current version from the PHPLIST.COM web site and after reading this thread, can I assume that all of the fixes noted have been incorporated into the install I just completed or do I have to replace the affected modules one by one?

Thanks

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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby CS2 » 9:44pm, Mon 05 Oct, 2009

Unfortunately, it must be done manually.
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Re: New stable version - 2.10.10

Postby sunriseal » 12:46am, Tue 06 Oct, 2009

Thanks and appreciate the fast response!!
Wonder why I did not get an Email alerting me to the posted response?

Hmmmm....
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