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Due to public holidays in the UK the Suretec office will be closed for normal business on Friday 22nd & Monday 25th of April, Friday 29th April and Monday 2nd May.

OpenLDAP 2.4.25 is now officially out. Download now and review the final changes list:

OpenLDAP 2.4.25 is now available for download as detailed on our download page:

http://www.openldap.org/software/download/

and should soon be available on all official mirrors:

ftp://ftp.openldap.org/pub/OpenLDAP/MIRRORS

This is a maintenance release and is made available for general use. Users of OpenLDAP Software are encouraged to upgrade.

Significant contributors include:

Howard Chu (Symas Corp)
Quanah Gibson-Mount (VMware, Inc)
Ralf Haferkamp (SUSE Linux)
Pierangelo Masarati (Politecnico di Milano)

OpenLDAP 2.4.25 Release (2011/03/26)
Fixed ldapsearch pagedresults loop (ITS#6755)
Fixed tools for incompatible args (ITS#6849)
Fixed libldap MozNSS crash (ITS#6863)
Fixed slapd add objectclasses in order (ITS#6837)
Added slapd ordering for uidNumber and gidNumber (ITS#6852)
Fixed slapd segfault when adding values out of order (ITS#6858)
Fixed slapd sortval handling (ITS#6845)
Fixed slapd-bdb with slapadd/index quick option (ITS#6853)
Fixed slapd-ldap^[?] chain cn=config support (ITS#6837)
Fixed slapd-ldap chain with slapd.conf (ITS#6857)
Fixed slapd-meta deadlock (ITS#6846)
Fixed slapo-sssvlv with multiple requests (ITS#6850)
Fixed contrib/lastbind install rules (ITS#6238)
Fixed contrib/cloak install rules (ITS#6877)
Build Environment
Fixed windows NT threads build (ITS#6859)
Fixed libldap/lberl/util if/else usage (ITS#6832)
Fixed Windows odbc32 detection (ITS#6125)
Fixed Windows msys build (ITS#6870)
Fixed test020 exit codes (ITS#6404)
Documentation
admin24 guide ldapi usage (ITS#6839)
admin24 guide conversion notes (ITS#6834)
admin24 guide fix drawback math for syncrepl (ITS#6866)
admin24 guide note manpages are definitive (ITS#6855)

MD5 (openldap-2.4.25.tgz) = ec63f9c2add59f323a0459128846905b
SHA1 (openldap-2.4.25.tgz) = 56efaf3656cc68d3b5be66422c0c89f0104d7183

OpenLDAP 2.4.24 is now officially out. Download now and review the final changes list:

OpenLDAP 2.4.24 is now available for download as detailed on our download page:

http://www.openldap.org/software/download/

and should soon be available on all official mirrors:

ftp://ftp.openldap.org/pub/OpenLDAP/MIRRORS

This is a maintenance release and is made available for general use. Users of OpenLDAP Software are encouraged to upgrade.

Significant contributors include:
Howard Chu (Symas Corp)
Hallvard Furuseth (University of Oslo)
Quanah Gibson-Mount (VMware, Inc)
Ralf Haferkamp (SUSE Linux)
Gavin Henry (Suretec Systems)
Pierangelo Masarati (Politecnico di Milano)
Rein Tollevik (Basefarm AS)

OpenLDAP 2.4.24 Release (2011/02/10)
Added LDIF line wrapping setting (ITS#6645)
Added MozNSS support (ITS#6714,ITS#6742,ITS#6790,ITS#6791)
Added MozNSS support (ITS#6802,ITS#6811,ITS#6816,ITS#5696)
Added libldap cert x500UniqueIdentifier handling (ITS#6741)
Added libldap_r,libldap formal concurrency API (ITS#6625,ITS#5421)
Added slapadd attribute value checking (ITS#6592)
Added slapcat continue mode for problematic DBs (ITS#6482)
Added slapd syncrepl suffixmassage support (ITS#6781)
Added slapd multiple listener threads (ITS#6780)
Added slapd extensible match for ordering rules (ITS#6532)
Added slapd-meta paged results control forwarding (ITS#6664)
Added slapd-meta subtree-include support (ITS#6801)
Added slapd-null back-config support (ITS#6624)
Added slapd-sql autocommit support (ITS#6612)
Added slapd-sql support for long long keys (ITS#6617)
Added slapo-sssvlv multiple sorts per connection (ITS#6686)
Added contrib/autogroup LDAP^[?] URI with attribute filter (ITS#6536)
Added contrib/dupent module (ITS#6630)
Added contrib/lastbind (ITS#6238)
Added contrib/kinit for kerberos tickets
Added contrib/noopsrch for entry counting (ITS#6598)
Fixed client tools control logging (ITS#6775)
Fixed client tools one time leak (ITS#6778)
Fixed liblber to not close invalid sockets (ITS#6585)
Fixed liblber unmatched brace handling (ITS#6764)
Fixed liblber error setting (ITS#6732)
Fixed liblber memory debugging (ITS#6733)
Fixed libldap connectionless warnings (ITS#6747)
Fixed libldap dnssrv port format specifier (ITS#6644)
Fixed libldap EOF handling (ITS#6723)
Fixed libldap GnuTLS hang on socket close (ITS#6673)
Fixed libldap sasl partial write handling (ITS#6639)
Fixed libldap search leak (ITS#6453)
Fixed libldap referral chasing (ITS#6602)
Fixed libldap leak when chasing referrals (ITS#6744)
Fixed libldap url parsing with NULL host (ITS#6653)
Fixed libldap ldap_open_internal_connection (ITS#6788)
Fixed libldap sync checking for BER errors (ITS#6738)
Fixed libldap variable usage (ITS#6813)
Fixed liblutil getpass prompts (ITS#6702)
Fixed ldapsearch segfault with deref (ITS#6638)
Fixed ldapsearch multiple controls parsing (ITS#6651)
Fixed slapd SlapReply usage (ITS#6758)
Fixed slapd acl parsing overflow (ITS#6611)
Fixed slapd acl when resuming parsing (ITS#6804)
Fixed slapd Compare operation (ITS#6753)
Fixed slapd default config acls with overlays (ITS#6822)
Fixed slapd assert control (ITS#5862)
Fixed slapd assertions and debugging (ITS#6759)
Fixed slapd config leak with olcDbDirectory (ITS#6634)
Fixed slapd connectionless warnings (ITS#6747)
Fixed slapd listeners destruction (ITS#6736)
Fixed slapd to free controls if needed (ITS#6629)
Fixed slapd to stop if given unknown options (ITS#6754)
Fixed slapd filter leak (ITS#6635)
Fixed slapd matching rules for strict ordering (ITS#6722)
Fixed slapd when first acl is value dependent (ITS#6693)
Fixed slapd modify to return actual error (ITS#6581)
Fixed slapd modrdn with empty DN (ITS#6768)
Fixed slapd c_authz_backend setting (ITS#6824)
Fixed slapd sortvals of attributes with 1 value (ITS#6715)
Fixed slapd syncrepl reuse of presence list (ITS#6707)
Fixed slapd syncrepl uninitialized return code (ITS#6719)
Fixed slapd syncrepl variable initialization (ITS#6739)
Fixed slapd syncrepl refresh to use complete cookie (ITS#6807)
Fixed slapd-bdb hasSubordinates generation (ITS#6712)
Fixed slapd-bdb entry cache delete failure (ITS#6577)
Fixed slapd-bdb entry cache leak on multi-core systems (ITS#6660)
Fixed slapd-bdb error propagation to overlays (ITS#6633)
Fixed slapd-bdb slapadd -q with glued dbs (ITS#6794)
Fixed slapd-ldap^[?] debug output of timeout (ITS#6721)
Fixed slapd-ldap DNSSRV referral chaining (ITS#6565)
Fixed slapd-ldap chaining with bind failures (ITS#6607)
Fixed slapd-ldap chaining with onelevel scope (ITS#6699)
Fixed slapd-ldap chaining with ppolicy (ITS#6540)
Fixed slapd-ldap with SASL/EXTERNAL (ITS#6642)
Fixed slapd-ldap crasher on matchedDN (ITS#6793)
Fixed slapd-ldap with unknown objectClasses (ITS#6814)
Fixed slapd-ldif error strings (ITS#6731)
Fixed slapd-ndb to honor rootpw setting (ITS#6661)
Fixed slapd-ndb hasSubordinates generation (ITS#6712)
Fixed slapd-ndb variable initialization (ITS#6806)
Fixed slapd-ndb with out of order attributes (ITS#6821)
Fixed slapd-meta anon retry with failed auth method (ITS#6643)
Fixed slapd-meta rebind proc (ITS#6665)
Fixed slapd-meta to correctly rebind as user (ITS#6574)
Fixed slapd-meta with SASL/EXTERNAL (ITS#6642)
Fixed slapd-meta matchedDN return code (ITS#6774)
Fixed slapd-meta candidate selection (ITS#6799)
Fixed slapd-meta attribute normalization (ITS#6818)
Fixed slapd-monitor hasSubordinates generation (ITS#6712)
Fixed slapd-monitor abandon processing (ITS#6783)
Fixed slapd-monitor entry locks (ITS#6787)
Fixed slapd-sock missing newline in Compare operation (ITS#6809)
Fixed slapd-sql with null objectClass (ITS#6616)
Fixed slapd-sql hasSubordinates generation (ITS#6712)
Fixed slapo-accesslog with controls (ITS#6652)
Fixed slapo-dynlist Compare operation (ITS#6752)
Fixed slapo-dynlist entry handling (ITS#6752)
Fixed slapo-memberof CSN generation (ITS#6766)
Fixed slapo-memberof log messages (ITS#6748)
Fixed slapo-memberof with an empty groupOfNames (ITS#6670)
Fixed slapo-memberof with modrdn operations (ITS#6700)
Fixed slapo-pcache callback freeing (ITS#6640)
Fixed slapo-pcache to ignore undefined attrs (ITS#6600)
Fixed slapo-pcache pointer freeing (ITS#6797)
Fixed slapo-pcache with negative caching (ITS#6796)
Fixed slapo-pcache monitoring cleanup (ITS#6808)
Fixed slapo-ppolicy don't update opattrs on consumers (ITS#6608)
Fixed slapo-ppolicy to allow userPassword deletion (ITS#6620)
Fixed slapo-refint when last group member is deleted (ITS#6663)
Fixed slapo-refint with subtree rename (ITS#6730)
Fixed slapo-rwm double free (ITS#6720)
Fixed slapo-rwm crasher (ITS#6632,ITS#6727)
Fixed slapo-rwm entry handling (ITS#6760)
Fixed slapo-rwm response hang (ITS#6792)
Fixed slapo-sssvlv initialization (ITS#6649)
Fixed slapo-sssvlv to not advertise when unused (ITS#6647)
Fixed slapo-sssvlv result code (ITS#6685)
Fixed slapo-syncprov to send error if consumer is newer (ITS#6606)
Fixed slapo-syncprov filter race condition (ITS#6708)
Fixed slapo-syncprov active mod race (ITS#6709)
Fixed slapo-syncprov to refresh if context is dirty (ITS#6710)
Fixed slapo-syncprov CSN updates to all replicas (ITS#6718)
Fixed slapo-syncprov sessionlog ordering (ITS#6716)
Fixed slapo-syncprov sessionlog with adds (ITS#6503)
Fixed slapo-syncprov mutex (ITS#6438)
Fixed slapo-syncprov mincsn check with MMR (ITS#6717)
Fixed slapo-syncprov control leak (ITS#6795)
Fixed slapo-syncprov error codes (ITS#6812)
Fixed slapo-translucent entry leak (ITS#6746)
Fixed contrib/autogroup install location (ITS#6684)
Fixed contrib/autogroup crash with ppolicy (ITS#6684)
Fixed contrib/autogroup with non-DN URIs (ITS#6684)
Fixed contrib/autogroup with memberOf overlay (ITS#6684)
Fixed contrib/cloak when returning multiple entries (ITS#6762)
Fixed contrib/nssov to only close socket on shutdown (ITS#6676)
Fixed contrib/nssov multi platform support (ITS#6604)
Build Environment
Added support for [unsigned] long long (ITS#6622)
Added slapd support for BDB 5.0+ (ITS#6698)
Fixed config.guess/sub to pick up newer OSes (ITS#6547)
Fixed libldap mutex code - cleanup (ITS#6672)
Fixed libldap unnecessary ifdef's (ITS#6603)
Fixed slapd-tester EOF handling (ITS#6723)
Fixed slapd-tester filter initialization (ITS#6735)
Fixed test scripts with alternate testdir (ITS#6782)
Removed antiquated SunOS LWP support (ITS#6669)
Documentation
admin24 guide fix examples (ITS#6681)
admin24 guide typo fixes (ITS#6609)
admin24 guide refint rootdn requirement (ITS#6364)
admin24 add pcache overlay section (ITS#6521)
ldap_open(3) document ldap_set_urllist_proc (ITS#6601)
ldap.conf(5) GnuTLS cipher spec info (ITS#6525)
slapd.conf(5) GnlTLS cipher spec info (ITS#6525)
slapd.conf(5) multi-listener support (ITS#6780)
slapd-config(5) GnuTLS cipher spec info (ITS#6525)
slapd-config(5) multi-listener support (ITS#6780)
slapd-meta(5) note deprecated items (ITS#6800)
slapd-meta(5) document subtree-include (ITS#6801)
slapo-pcache(5) note rootdn requirement (ITS#6522)
slapo-refint(5) rootdn requirement (ITS#6364)

MD5 (openldap-2.4.24.tgz) = 116fe1e23a7b67686d5e62274367e6c0
SHA1 (openldap-2.4.24.tgz) = a4baad3d45ae5810ba5fee48603210697c70d52f

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The innovative application of broadband internet technology to traditional telephony is set to radically change the world of business

TO ESTABLISH and maintain a successful business operation, modern-day professionals require an ever-growing arsenal of technology and tools at their disposal.

Topping the list of non-negotiable requirements are a computer, an internet connection, a mobile phone and, of course, a fixed phone line.

The digital age has brought a multitude of advancements to traditional telephony, which now uses a combination of fibre optic cables, microwave transmission links, cellular networks and communication satellites to send voice communications across the world.

However, the fact remains that traditional analogue systems such as wire circuitry are still used to connect that vital last mile from the exchange to the telephone.

Despite a global outlook, the modern-day professional is still very much tied to local-level restraints of limited flexibility and costliness.

Today, innovative application of broadband internet technology to traditional telephony is abolishing the need for this last mile of copper wiring, and is consequently bringing the modern-day professional into the global community.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) transmits voice and multimedia communication through the internet as opposed to the traditional phone line – essentially combining the flexibility and cost efficiency of the internet with the main functions of traditional telephony.

Read more: http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2056905?UserKey=#ixzz1AKt10CfU

http://www.surevoip.co.uk/news-events/telephones-professional

We hope you are now rested and ready for 2011.

To celebrate the start of 2011 SureVoIP is having its first January sale. We're reducing the price of our memorable numbers by 50%!

To take advantage of this, from the 5th of January for 3 weeks (until 26th January) simply go to our front page and select your VoIP enabled UK telephone number or go straight to our sign up page (don't forget you can get international VoIP numbers too).

Did you also know that SureVoIP was awarded the Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association Quality Mark? The ITSPA Quality Mark is formal recognition of what SureVoIP has always aimed to implement - a VoIP service that can be trusted to provide its customers with a fair and reliable service which is constantly striving for excellence.

There's never been a better time to use VoIP for your business if you aren't already. You don't need to lose your existing numbers as you can "port" your existing numbers to VoIP and VoIP enable them. Unlike traditional PSTN numbers, your numbers won't be tied to a telephone exchange so you never lose them (good for growing businesses that move office or open a new one)!

We can also move your existing VoIP numbers to SureVoIP and have had quite a few new customers that were with other business VoIP providers move to us.

If you have any questions about VoIP being suitable for your company or in general please call us on 01224 900123 or visit http://www.surevoip.co.uk/contact-surevoip

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Come visit SureVoIP, our UK VoIP service provider on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/SureVoIP

OpenLDAP 2.4.23 is now officially out. Download now and review the final changes list:

OpenLDAP 2.4.23 is now available for download as detailed on our download page:
http://www.openldap.org/software/download/

and should soon be available on all official mirrors:
ftp://ftp.openldap.org/pub/OpenLDAP/MIRRORS

This is a maintenance release and is made available for general use. Users of OpenLDAP Software are encouraged to upgrade.

Significant contributors to this release include:
Howard Chu (Symas Corp)
Quanah Gibson-Mount (Yahoo! Inc)
Ralf Haferkamp (SUSE Linux)
Pierangelo Masarati (Politecnico di Milano)

OpenLDAP 2.4.23 Release (2010/06/30)
Fixed libldap to return server's error code (ITS#6569)
Fixed libldap memleaks (ITS#6568)
Fixed liblutil off-by-one with delta (ITS#6541)
Fixed slapd acls with glued databases (ITS#6468)
Fixed slapd syncrepl rid logging (ITS#6533)
Fixed slapd modrdn handling of invalid values (ITS#6570)
Fixed slapd-bdb hasSubordinates computation (ITS#6549)
Fixed slapd-bdb to use memcpy instead for strcpy (ITS#6474)
Fixed slapd-bdb entry cache delete failure (ITS#6577)
Fixed slapd-ldap^[?] to return control responses (ITS#6530)
Fixed slapo-ppolicy to use Debug (ITS#6566)
Fixed slapo-refint to zero out freed DN vals (ITS#6572)
Fixed slapo-rwm to use Debug (ITS#6566)
Fixed slapo-sssvlv to use Debug (ITS#6566)
Fixed slapo-syncprov lost deletes in refresh phase (ITS#6555)
Fixed slapo-valsort to use Debug (ITS#6566)
Fixed contrib/nssov network.c missing patch (ITS#6562)
Build Environment
Fixed test043 attribute sorting (ITS#6553)
Documentation
slapd-config(5) note default rootdn (ITS#6546)

MD5 (openldap-2.4.23.tgz) = 90150b8c0d0192e10b30157e68844ddf
SHA1 (openldap-2.4.23.tgz) = 26027e7020256c5f47e17787f17ee8b31af42378

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[Freeswitch-users] mod_limit / db / hash changes - If you update action is required

Gavin.

Hi all,

I'd like to share some of my favourite essays from Paul Graham. These are in a kind of order of which I love the best and are related to software startups, but they can really, really help any business:

You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss - http://www.paulgraham.com/boss.html
Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy - http://www.paulgraham.com/badeconomy.html
Good and Bad Procrastination - http://www.paulgraham.com/procrastination.html
How to Do What You Love - http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html
How Not to Die - http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html

Why There Aren't More Googles - http://www.paulgraham.com/googles.html
Apple's Mistake - http://www.paulgraham.com/apple.html
Microsoft is Dead - http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html
What Business can Learn from Open Source - http://www.paulgraham.com/opensource.html

Why to Not Not Start a Startup - http://www.paulgraham.com/notnot.html
How to Start a Startup - http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html
Organic Startup Ideas - http://www.paulgraham.com/organic.html
Startups in 13 Sentences - http://www.paulgraham.com/13sentences.html
How to Fund a Startup - http://www.paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html
The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups - http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html
The Hardest Lessons For Startups to Learn - http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html
What Startups Are Really Like - http://www.paulgraham.com/really.html


How to Disagree - http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html
Copy What You Like - http://www.paulgraham.com/copy.html



Please read them all!

Hi all,

The iPhone 4, which was officially unveiled on the June 7th at a presentation in San Francisco, includes several new features that will benefit VoIP users. These are touted as:

• Multi-task when making a VoIP call, so customers can access other applications, such as a calendar, during a conversation.


• Built-in noise cancellation to eliminate background sounds when making VoIP calls.


• Videoconferencing will also be possible between iPhones via the Face Time feature, allowing remote employees to partake in business meetings.


• Longer battery life, while the screen resolution has been significantly improved compared to previous models.

The iPhone 4 will be available in the UK from June 24th.

Wow you may think this is amazing, but all these features have been available on Android phones (Google's Open Source mobile operating system) for ages. I've just got an HTC Desire from O2 and it's the No.1 phone in the world right now. It can do all of above and more, plus the Sipdroid VoIP client is free and works on 3G and WiFi using our VoIP services or anyone elses. Best of all it's free software and just works.


Another good blog post covers why the iPhone can never keep up with Android or Open Source:

"Through a bevy of handset makers, Android can offer a variety of phones that will make it difficult for
Apple to beat with just one hardware release a year. While it is hard to

ever go wrong with an iPhone, Android offers a ton of alternative form

factors, price points and carriers: Sprint (NYSE: S) has released the

first 4G phone on Android; T-Mobile has a new competitive Android phone

with a slide-out keyboard; the HTC Incredible sold by Verizon has been

flying off store shelves; and even Google’s Nexus One still boasts some

of the latest hardware. Not to mention new Android phones from Samsung

and LG (SEO: 066570) coming later this summer."

Google now have figures to show that 100,000 open source Android mobile phones are getting activated daily!

Gavin.

Hi all,

We follow the KashFlow Blog as we use them for our accounts (the only non open source software we use and is based online). Duane, the owner, did an interesting blog post today about External Funding vs Organic Growth.

We're in the Organic/Bootstrapping camp as that's how we've funded our upcoming VoIP service provider called SureVoIP

In the two articles he links to, I liked the TechCrunch one as it lists these 16 things to help raise your profile to help bring in the business to bootstrap:

0. Get on Twitter and Tweet smart things [added Dec 2009]
1. News is a Purple Cow – UK translation: Man Bites Dog
2. Keep in contact – conversations usually beat press releases
3. Negotiate your exclusives
4. Don’t be a leech – Be part of the community
5. Conferences are not news
6. Be a great contact
7. Be a friendly blogger
8. Should you hire a PR firm?
9. Want to join in? Network.
10. Please pitch like a human
11. Understand who you are talking to
12. The media likes CEOs
13. Do you really need to have formal press meetings?
14. One company in a space is not (generally) a story
15. “Yes, but how do I get on TechCrunch.com?”
16. “Strike when the news is hot” added 16 March 2010


In summary Duane closes with something I agree with:

So where does that leave us? I spend a lot of time talking to startups
and there are no hard and fast rules that apply to them all. What I would say is that if there is the opportunity to build a profitable business, while maintaining control and enjoying a reasonable quality of life and all while bootstrapping, then this is the ideal route to take. If there are market forces, competitive issues or limited lifespan pressures that mean that a funding route is the only way to go, then so be it.

Hi all,

Just a short note to say we're now listed on the Xorcom reseller pages as we really like their Asterisk hardware.

Thanks.

Hi all,

Another quick one, just finished a conference call with BT and our credit check and applications are now all complete and approved. We will have our VoIP interconnect with BT live in month or so!!

Cheers,

Gavin.