Z-Push 2 beta2 released

[mku]

Hi all,

today we released the second beta version of Z-Push 2.

Notes
This version fixes several issues reported for the beta1.
Nokia phones should now be able to connect and synchronize.
We would like to thank everybody who contributed with testing and reporting of issues! Please continue that way.

Additional notes
When updating from beta1 no additional actions are necessary.

The states from Z-Push 1.x or previous 2.0 alpha versions are not compatible.
You should remove these states when updating.

Z-Push 2 implements full automatic re-synchronising of the device
when states are missing or faulty, so this should not be an issue.

The default state directory is /var/lib/z-push, the default log directory /var/log/z-push.

Please create these directories and make them writeable for Apache
or change the configuration parameters to fit your needs.

Be aware that if you are using LOGLEVEL_DEBUG and LOGLEVEL_WBXML Z-Push will be quite talkative,
so it is advisable to use log-rotate on the log file.

Changes
General
- implemented: Default policies to be applied (Mantis #589)
- added: Use mutex when writing to usercache in FileStatemachine (Mantis #588)
- added: Option to z-push-admin to reset loop detection (Mantis #608)
- changed: Refactored RequestProcessor (Mantis #591)
- fixed: Error when executing z-push-top or admin without permissions to log file (Mantis #612)
- fixed: GetItemEstimate without valid state should return error status (Mantis #581)
- fixed: Usage instructions of z-push-admin can be misinterpreted (Mantis #600)
- fixed: Switching from limited sync to full sync changes nothing (Mantis #613)
- fixed: Last ping cycle should not cause the request to be longer than the lifetime (Mantis #596)
- fixed: Touchdown does not work if provisioning is disabled (Mantis #594)

Zarafa backend:
- implemented: WasteBasket support (deleted emails are moved there) (Mantis #573)
- fixed: Android calendar is not working (Mantis #602)
- fixed: Reply/forward flags are not set after answering an email on Android (Mantis #604)
- fixed: Errors when deleting a folder on a mobile (Mantis #626)
- fixed: Emails sent from mobiles stay in Outbox folder (Mantis #605)
- fixed: Tasks and SyncMeetingRequest reminder flag should always be set (Mantis #617)
- fixed: iOS 5 tasks' due vs. start date prevent synchronization (Mantis #598)
- fixed: Only first of multiple lines of a note's body is saved on the server (Mantis #599)
- fixed: Changed notes of appointment not saved on the server (Mantis #601)
- fixed: SyncObject->Check() should not set reminder if no reminder is set for appointment (Mantis #569)
- changed: Authenticated messages not to be logged on INFO level (Mantis #619)

IMAP backend:
- fixed: Iconv conversion from UTF7 does not work (Mantis #574)

The version is available at: http://z-push.sourceforge.net/download

Your feedback is highly appreciated and requested.

Kind regards,
Manfred
Z-Push dev team

[lolomin]

Hi mku,

Thanks for this new release.

For the information, I've just tested it successfully (z-push-2.0beta2-1185) under Fedora 16 x64 server / Apache 2.2 with an Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) HTC Sensation XE smartphone using HTC Mail client.

Only thing that seems missing is the HTML support (Message format is greyed out) probably because the Active Sync procotol version is not 12 / 12.1 or greater I suppose ?
Do you know when this support will be added to z-push 2.x branch please ? Which EAS version will be integrated please ?
Do you have any development version with EAS 12.x or 14.x support, I could be a beta tester/reporter if needed to help ?

I strongly think that with the increasing numbers of Android devices now existing and the popularity of this platform, this functionnality would be very appreciated by much users and would contribute to more Z-Push deployment.

Thanks for your answers and time.

BR,

Laurent

Thanks by advance

[mku]

Hi Laurent,

Z-Push 2 supports EAS version 14, so HTML emails should work (and it works with various devices). However we only tested Android 4 with an emulator as we don't have such a device and it worked there, so it might be some HTC client issue. Could you open a new thread and post the output of a html mail being synced to the device? If you don't want to post it here, you can send it via PM or email it to us. Which backend have you used btw? HTML email support is not available for all yet.

Thanks & greets, Manfred

[steby]

Hello developers,

are there any plans to support the new mail search feature of Android 4.0 with Z-Push 2?

Kind regards,
Stephan

[mku]

Hi Stephan,

if you mean this http://developer.berlios.de/mantis/view.php?id=561, then yes.

Greets, Manfred

[steby]

Hi Manfred,

Hi Stephan,

if you mean this http://developer.berlios.de/mantis/view.php?id=561, then yes.

Greets, Manfred

well, that sounds promising. I'll be waiting for beta3 then

Regards,
Stephan