Based on CentOS 4.8

May 27, 2010 13:44 GMT  ·  By

SME Server 7.5 has been released, the final, stable version in the legacy tree of the Linux distribution. It’s based on CentOS 4.8, the most recent release, and brings quite a number of changes and updates to all the core packages. It also features better localization with translations for a number of new languages. The SME Server 7.x line is intended for companies that are not ready or are unable to switch to the newer SME Server 8.0.

The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of SME Server 7.5. This release is based on CentOS 4.8,” Ian Wells wrote in the release announcement. “This release contains many new features, all released updates for SME Server 7.4 and fixes for many reported problems.

Highlights of SME Server 7.5

Backups:  · many backups in the same day are now allowed;  · won’t restore if all needed backups are not available;  · won’t restore from a partial backup. File Server:  · a patch was added to support multiple samba roles. Mail Server:  · Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication available for incoming smtp ehlo requests;  · qpsmtpd 0.83;  · ClamAV 0.96.1. Webmail and Groupware:  · Horde, IMP, Turba and Ingo updated. Web Server:  · SSL Certificates now use a SHA1 and a 2048-bits key size. Localization:  · translations for Thai, Polish, Romanian, Estonian, Chinese, Norwegian (Bokmal), Russian;  · improved translation for existing supported languages.

About SME Server

SME stands for small to medium enterprise, which betrays its intended purpose. It has been a pretty popular option in this market since the distribution was launched in 1999, then under the name of e-smith. Since then, it has gained a reputation as a reliable and easy-to-use distribution especially for small businesses looking to host an email server or similar purposes.

SME Server 7.5 is available for download here on Softpedia.