Yes, we now consider 15 the production release and recommend an upgrade. On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 3:54 PM, John Armentrout <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > ** ** > So... Andrew, does this mean that the software is out of beta? Was there > a change or edits since our beta release was installed two weeks ago? It > seems to be running fine by the way, and fixed our 404 errors. > > John > > > John Armentrout > KIDSRSU.org > Voice: 207.622.6351 x421 > Cell: 207.441.3198 > Fax: 207.622.7866 > Skype: johnarmentrout > YahooIM: john.armentrout > .mac iChat: [log in to unmask] > > *Joebox User <[log in to unmask]> writes:* > Andrew, > > May we schedule Madawaska Middle/High's Joebox to be upgraded after school > (3pm) on Thursday? > > Vincent Vanier, Technology Coordinator > Madawaska School Department > [log in to unmask] > (207)728-3371x408 > > > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Andrew Henry <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > A few people have asked for details on what the new upgrade contains. I > had thought there was a post on this list in the past covering that, > however looking back I didn't find one so I'll cover it here. The > majority of changes center around MECguard, the web filtering component. > This is a significant overhaul of that software, and the way HTTPS > filtering is handled is vastly improved, among other changes. Details of > the changes to that component are available here: > http://www.networkmaine.net/msln/joebox/MECguard_SSL-15.0.pdf. In > addition to the MECguard improvements, there are some kernel-level changes > to improve performance for high-bandwidth and high-user-count sites. > Finally, there are a few minor changes to the function of the user > interface to prevent firewall problems that some people were running into. > > Overall these changes will primarily benefit sites who use MECguard for > filtering (which is the vast majority of Joebox users), however even sites > not making use of MECguard will see stability and performance > improvements, especially sites with a large number of hosts behind the > Joebox. Moreover, all Joebox users will benefit from the modest UI > changes to improve stability. If you have any additional questions > regarding this update, please contact the helpdesk and we'd be happy to > answer them. > > Thanks. > > -- > **************************************** > Andrew W. Henry > NOC Coordinator > [log in to unmask] > ---------------------------------------- > University of Maine System > ITS, Communications and Network Services > Networkmaine > Voice (207) 561-3587 > Fax (207) 561-3531 > ---------------------------------------- > Maine School and Library Network > 1-888-FOR-MSLN (1-888-367-6756) > (888 number in-state only) > **************************************** > > > > > -- Ray Patrick Soucy Network Engineer University of Maine System T: 207-561-3526 F: 207-561-3531 MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network www.maineren.net