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Eric Zuesse
As reported on Saturday March 7th by both German Economic News, and Spiegel magazine, the ongoing lies and arrogance from U.S. President Barack Obama's Administration regarding Ukraine and Russia have finally raised to the surface a long-mounting anger of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Government.
This is especially the case with Germany's Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who comes from Germany's Social Democratic Party, which is far less conservative (and far less anti-Russian) than the Christian Democratic Union Party, Chancellor Merkel's party. The CDU has traditionally been hostile toward Russia, but the SDP has instead favored an unprejudiced policy regarding Russia, after the breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of communism there.
by Stephen Lendman
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is highly respected and then some. Representing Russia honorably. Forthrightly. Responsibly.
Saying what he means. Meaning what he says. Telling participants at the Moscow-based advisory Foreign and Defense Policy Council:
"As for the concept behind to the use of coercive measures, the West is making clear it does not want to force Russia to change policy but wants to secure regime change."
Western leaders publically "say there is a need to impose sanctions that will destroy the economy and cause public protests."
Tensions between Russia and Western countries were brewing long before Ukrainian crisis conditions, he explained.
James Petras
On November 9, 2014, Germany and its Western Allies, celebrated the 'Fall of the Berlin Wall' and the subsequent're-unification'of the 'two Germanys'. Prime Minister Merkel described the 'historic event' as a "victory of freedom for all peoples in Europe and across the world." The entire Western media and officialdom echoed Merkel's rhetoric, as 300,000 Germans gathered at the Brandenburg Gate hailed their leader as she spoke of 'one people, one nation and one state in freedom, peace and prosperity...' But Merkel's discourse is a self-serving chauvinist fabrication which distorts the real consequences of a united Germany. Moreover, the Western celebration of 'fallen walls' is very selective.
The notion that Germany was 'unified' democratically is of dubious historical accuracy. The consequences of a powerful unified Germany have not led to a peaceful prosperous Europe and Germany's current role in world politics, particularly its policies toward the Middle East, North Africa and the Ukraine, has been anything but peaceful.
Michael Collins
(Updated 9/9) The official investigators of the Malaysia MH 17 shoot down over Ukraine released just a bit of preliminary findings. The Dutch Safety Board summarized its findings as follows (Image: AnderweltOnline.com):
"Damage observed on the forward fuselage and cockpit section of the aircraft appears to indicate that there were impacts from a large number of high energy objects from outside the aircraft.
"The pattern of damage observed in thei forward fuselage and cockpit section of the aircraft were not consistent with the damage that would be expected from any known failure mode of the aircraft, its engines or systems." (p. 30) Preliminary Report, Dutch Safety Board, Sep 9, 2014
The preliminary findings failed to name a perpetrator. The full report will be out sometime in mid 2015.
by Stephen Lendman
Obama and other NATO member state heads are currently meeting in Wales. Discussions will continue Friday.
Russia bashing continues. New sanctions are planned. More on this below.
This summit meeting is one of NATO's largest. Leaders and ministers from around 60 countries are attending.
Included are senior representatives from 33 partner countries, the UN, OSCE, EU and other international organizations.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said "concrete steps" will be taken "to enhance our partnership" with Kiev.
He wrongfully accused Russia of attacking Ukraine. "We are faced with a dramatically changed security environment," he said.
by FRANKLIN LAMB
Wavell Palestinian camp, Baalbec, Lebanon\
The statistics are just beginning to be analyzed—by UN agencies and a myriad of NGO's whose mandates include salvaging young lives from the nearly incalculable ravages of the five-week (and counting) Zionist aggression upon Gaza. It is of course the third aggression in six years against the 1.8 million Palestinians, sardine-canned into what is increasingly referred to as history's largest open air prison, but the outcome this time is looking particularly cruel and grim.
As the Netanyahu regime announced (on 8/10/14) that its attacks on Gaza would continue, increasing numbers of obscene calls—for Israel to "finish the job" and "go all the way" etc.—are floating in the Zionist state's malodorous public echo-chamber, emanating from such figures as the Knesset's deputy speaker, who advocates driving Palestinians into the Sinai desert and resettling Gaza with Jews.
Michael Collins
The United States and European Union created a horror show for millions by enabling acts in support of the extremist government of Ukraine. The horror comes in the form of Ukraine government attacks on towns and cities in the southeastern regions, attacks initiated by the central government in Kiev. After months of these war crimes, the Kiev government now threatens to stall a massive shipment of urgent humanitarian aid for devastated metropolitan areas of nearly two million people including the large cities of Donetsk (1.0 million) and Lugansk (.5 million). (Image: Russian aid convoy, RT)
James Petras
Not since the US and EU took over Eastern Europe, including the Baltic countries, East Germany, Poland and the Balkans and converted them into military outposts of NATO and economic vassals, have the Western powers moved so aggressively to seize a strategic country, such as the Ukraine, posing an existential threat to Russia.
Up until 2013 the Ukraine was a 'buffer state', basically a non-aligned country, with economic ties to both the EU and Russia. Ruled by a regime closely tied to local, European, Israeli and Russian based oligarchs, the political elite was a product of a political upheaval in 2004, (the so-called "Orange Revolution") funded by the US. Subsequently, for the better part of a decade the Ukraine underwent a failed experiment in Western backed 'neo-liberal' economic policies. After nearly two decades of political penetration, the US and EU were deeply entrenched in the political system via long-standing funding of so-called non-governmental organizations (NGO's), political parties and paramilitary groups.
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Since the hypocrisy of the United States calling for international law to be observed is only lost to the mainstream media, the uber rich, and the bought and paid for of this society with the attention span of a worm, here is a quickie about Iraq vs. Crimea.
I. Iraq Invasion Was Illegal
The war in Iraq did not end when the United States was kicked out, not by a long shot (2). The violence in Iraq is on the rise and for decades to come we will have to deal with what the United States and its allies have unleashed.
It's anyone's guess if those responsible for this war of aggression (crime against peace) will ever be held accountable for their crimes, what we do know, however, is that the decision to invade Iraq has transformed the global political landscape because according to the UN charter, the invasion was illegal:
"Kofi Annan, declared explicitly… that the US-led war on Iraq was illegal. Mr Annan said that the invasion was not sanctioned by the UN security council or in accordance with the UN's founding charter. In an interview with the BBC World Service… he was asked outright if the war was illegal. He replied: 'Yes, if you wish.'
"He then added unequivocally: 'I have indicated it was not in conformity with the UN charter. From our point of view and from the charter point of view it was illegal.'"
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I. Introduction
What amazes me is that sane intelligent people have become hysterical by consuming western mainstream media propaganda designed to divert our attention away from the root cause of what ails our society.
For example, with the Ukrainian crisis shock doctrine tactics are being used to bombard us into a frenzy, the ultimate purpose for which is to distract us from the great game: Zbigniew Brzezinski's Grand Chessboard (2), our economy's addiction to indefinite growth, the transfer of wealth from Main Street to Wall Street (2), the resource wars, The Project for the New American Century (PNAC), the geography of energy pipelines, the misconception of American exceptionalism and how it influences our foreign policy specifically on how it relates to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the significance of war being a racket (2), and the inverted totalitarian nature of our governments waging war on information (2, 3).
To have a better understanding of what all this is about, below you will find a brief summary of what's been going on in two major conflict zones, Bahrain and Ukraine. Can you spot the difference?
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What's New in Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
Version 7 Update 2
This document summarizes the features in Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7 Update 2 that are new or have been enhanced since Oracle Communications Suite Unified Communications Suite 7 Update 1 for the following components:
Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite Products and Components
Version 7 Update 2
|Oracle Communications Messaging Server
|7 Update 4 (Patch 23)
|Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server
|2 (Patch 2)
|Oracle Communications Calendar Server
|7 Update 2
|Delegated Administrator for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
|7 (Patch 4)
|Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
|7.3 Update 1 (Patch 13)
|Indexing and Search Service for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
|1 Update 3
|Messaging Server HA Agent (MS_SCHA)
|Instant Messaging HA Agent (IM_SCHA)
|Dssetup for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite (comm_dssetup)
|6.4 (Patch 23)
Check Communications Suite Component Patches for current patches that have shipped since the initial Communications Suite 7 Update 2 release.
Where appropriate, What's New information for those patches is also included in this document.
This document contains the following sections:
- What's New in Communications Suite 7 Update 2
- What's New in Convergence 2
- What's New in Messaging Server 7 Update 4
- What's New in Calendar Server 7 Update 2 and Update 3
- What's New in Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 3 and Update 4
- What's New in Instant Messaging 9
- What's New in Delegated Administrator 7
- What's New in Connector for Outlook 7.3 Update 1
- What's New in DSsetup 6.4
What's New in Communications Suite 7 Update 2
Communications Suite 7 Update 2 includes the following new feature:
Support for Oracle Linux
Support for Oracle Linux 64-bit version 5.5 and greater has been added to Communications Suite 7 Update 2. Only Redhat compact kernel version is supported at this time.
What's New in Convergence 2
Convergence 2 includes the following new features:
- Convergence 2 Patch 2 New Features
- Convergence 2 Patch 3 New Features
- Convergence 2 Patch 4 New Features
- Convergence 2 Patch 5 New Features
Convergence 2 Patch 2 New Features
The following new features were introduced in Convergence 2 Patch 2:
Search Attribute Customization
Customizing Address Book Search Capability contains instructions on customizing search attributes in Address Book.
New Configuration Reference Parameter
A new configuration parameter has been introduced: IgnoreURLDomain (true/false), which prevents using the URL domain for resolving the user.
Default setting in configuration parameter:
Convergence 2 Patch 3 New Features
The following new features were introduced in Convergence 2 Patch 3:
- S/MIME Support for Use with Firefox Browsers
- Calendar Server 7 Update 2 Patch 5 Integration
- Display Name Enhancement
- Customizing Font Display
- Japanese Yen (¥) Printing and Display Enhancements
S/MIME Support for Use with Firefox Browsers
Beginning with Convergence 2 Patch 3, S/MIME support for use with Firefox is available. Specifically, S/MIME is supported on:
- Firefox 8 on Windows 7 platforms
- Firefox 7 on Windows XP platforms
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 Patch 5 Integration
With Calendar Server 7 Update 2 Patch 5 integrated with Convergence 2 Patch 3, the following new privacy setting options are available to users in the Convergence UI:
- Users have the ability to manage and to grant privileges to other users
- Users can only add invitees to an invitee list if those invitees have granted scheduling privileges
- Users have the ability to check scheduling privileges before inviting other users
Specifically, in setting Privacy Settings, a user is able to select the Manage option to grant other users Manage permissions for privacy settings. From the corporate address book, a user can select the user who has granted privileges to manage privacy settings. If a user attempts to add another user to an invitee list who has not granted scheduling privileges, or if a user views the privacy settings of a user who has not authorized Manage permissions for privacy settings, the following error is displayed: "You do not have permission from this user to perform this action."
For more information, see: Managing Calendar Permissions and Calendar Privacy Settings in Convergence.
Display Name Enhancement
This display name enhancement changes the mapping of the Convergence Display Name from the cn attribute to the LDAP displayName attribute.
- With the new mapping, Convergence uses the LDAP displayName value in the Welcome screen, in the Compose Mail panel, and so on.
- If the LDAP displayName is not populated with a value, Convergence uses the cn attribute as a fall back. When a user modifies the Convergence display name, the LDAP displayName attribute is populated.
- The Convergence UI Address Book search field includes the Display Name while performing a search.
- Users are able to change their display names in the Options -> Mail -> Identities -> Local Account panel of the Convergence UI.
To configure Convergence display name and to configure Address Book display name search see Administering Convergence Display Name to Map to LDAP displayName.
Customizing Font Display
The following customization examples were added to customize font and symbol display:
Adding and Removing Fonts in the Editor Menu
To add and remove fonts in the Editor menu, see: Customization Example - Adding and Removing Fonts in the Editor Menu.
Japanese Yen (¥) Printing and Display Enhancements
While the the ASCII equivalent of the backslash keyboard entry () in a Japanese environment should display the Japanese Yen (¥) symbol, on some fields in the Convergence UI (such as the Subject or Body of a Mail message), the backslash () is mistakenly displayed. The following customization examples explain how to customize the Convergence UI so that the Japanese Yen symbol (ASCII equivalent of the backslash keyboard entry () in a Japanese environment) is printed properly.
See: Printing the Japanese Yen (¥) Symbol and Displaying the Japanese Yen (¥) Symbol.
Convergence 2 Patch 4 New Features
The following new features were introduced in Convergence 2 Patch 4:
- Firefox 9 Support
- Displaying Attachment Progress Indicator
- New Customization Examples
- Updated Convergence Configuration Reference
Firefox 9 Support
Beginning with Patch 4, Convergence is supported on Firefox 9 on Windows Vista and on Windows 7 platforms. See: Convergence Browser Requirements.
Displaying Attachment Progress Indicator
For web browsers that support HTML 5 file objects, you can enable or disable the attachment progress indicator for mail attachments. A calendar attachment progress indicator is not available at this time. HTML5 web browsers include most web browsers except for Internet Explorer 8 and 9. For information on enabling the attachment progress indicator, see client.uploadfilemethod in Convergence Configuration Properties Reference.
New Customization Examples
Beginning with Convergence 2 Patch 4, use the following customization examples to:
Additional customization examples have been added, but they are not specific to Convergence 2 Patch 4. See Convergence Customization Guide for recently added customization examples.
Updated Convergence Configuration Reference
Default values have been added or updated in the Convergence Configuration Properties Reference.
The remaining changes to Convergence 2 are bug fixes only.
Convergence 2 Patch 5 New Features
The following new features were introduced in Convergence 2 Patch 5:
Chrome Support
Convergence supports Google Chrome browsers, starting with Convergence 2 Patch 5.
cal.autoprovision change in behavior: off by default
The Convergence cal.autoprovision configuration parameter is now off by default, beginning with Convergence 2 Patch 5.
Corporate Address Book Search Filters
Convergence treats any entered search string as a 'starts with' search in the Corporate Address Book. For example, if a user enters foo, results beginning with foo are listed.
In addition, an asterisk ('*') in a search string acts as a wildcard and allows you to perform a "contains search" or a "substring-any" search. For example, *foo matches strings ending in 'foo'.
What's New in Messaging Server 7 Update 4
SSL/TLS Numeric Error Codes
To look up numeric error codes related to SSL/TLS, see: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ref/ssl/sslerr.html. For more information, see: Certificate Based Authentication for Messaging Server.
This remaining changes to Messaging Server 7 Update 4 are bug fixes only.
What's New in Calendar Server 7 Update 2 and Update 3
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 shipped as part of Communications Suite 7 Update 2. Calendar Server 7 Update 3 is a patch (patch 8) that shipped after the Communications Suite 7 Update 2 release.
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 includes the following changes and new features:
- Support for Oracle Database
- Apple iCal Delegation
- Apple iCal Private/Confidential Reconciliation
- Certificate Authentication Support
- Virus Scanning Capability
- Connector for Outlook Support
- davadmin Security Enhancements
- Enhanced Error Logging for Calendar Data Import
- Log File Name Change
- Notifications for Calendar Sharing
- Notification Templates Customization
- Domain ACLs
- Disabling Attachments
- Purging Collections
- Blocking Certain Clients
- Tool to Support Email Address Change
- Scheduling Logging for Specific Users
Support for Oracle Database
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 provides support for the Oracle Database as the calendar server back end (calendar store). This release of Calendar Server has been certified with Oracle Database 11g Release 2.
Apple iCal Delegation
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 adds support for Apple iCal style delegation. Using this feature, users grant read or write access to their calendar directly from Apple iCal (by using the Accounts pane of iCal Preferences). Unlike with WCAP-based clients (such as Convergence and Connector for Microsoft Outlook), where privileges can be granted at each individual calendar level, Apple iCal delegation works at the account level. Thus, when you grant a user delegation privilege you give that user access to all of your calendars.
See Calendar User Proxy Functionality in CalDAV and Shared and Published Calendars in CalDAV for more information on the Apple model for calendar delegation and sharing.
Apple iCal Private/Confidential Reconciliation
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 enables a form of per-calendar event access control by using the PUBLIC/PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL classification properties. Apple iCal exposes a similar functionality but uses a proprietary mechanism. Starting with Calendar Server 7 Update 2, the server supports both types of classifications.
The Apple caldav-privateevents extension is equivalent except for the following differences:
- It offers four levels of granularity.
- The classification information is not stored in the iCalendar CLASS property, but rather in the X-CALENDARSERVER-ACCESS private property, located at the VCALENDAR component level.
While the private events extension allows for four values (PUBLIC/CONFIDENTIAL/RESTRICTED/PRIVATE), only the PUBLIC and CONFIDENTIAL values are currently used and set by Apple iCal.
The following table shows the mappings from the CLASS to the X-CALENDARSERVER-ACCESS property.
CLASS to X-CALENDARSERVER-ACCESS Mapping
| All of the calendar data is visible.
| None of the calendar data is visible.
| Only the start and end times of each instance is visible.
Because Apple iCal only uses PUBLIC and CONFIDENTIAL, the reverse mapping from X-CALENDARSERVER-ACCESS to CLASS is a direct mapping.
Certificate Authentication Support
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 supports certificate-based authentication. In certificate-based authentication, clients request access to a protected resource, such as the Calendar Server. The server presents its certificate to the client, which the client verifies. If the verification succeeds, the client then sends its certificate to the server and the server verifies the client's credentials. As long as the client's credentials are verified, the server grants access to the protected resource.
Currently, only Connector for Microsoft Outlook supports certificate authentication. For more information, see How to Configure Oracle Communications Sun Calendar Server Client Authentication.
Virus Scanning Capability
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 enables attachments virus scanning by making use of the Messaging Server MTA and its capability to interface to many different AVS systems. Calendar Server packages the calendar event and attachment and sends it by using SMTP to the Messaging Server MTA, where the scanning takes place on the configured AVS system. Messaging Server relays the result of the scan to Calendar Server. Calendar Server can be configured to test and optionally reject incoming data, as well as scan (and optionally delete) existing data by using the davadmin vscan utility. For more information, see Configuring and Administering Virus Scanning in Calendar Server.
Connector for Outlook Support
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 supports Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite as a calendar client. End users can use Connector for Microsoft Outlook to view and update their Calendar Server 7 calendars. For more information, refer to the Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite online help. You must use at least Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.3 Update 1 patch 13.
davadmin Security Enhancements
The davadmin command has been made more secure in Calendar Server 7 Update 2 by the removal of the capability to "pass in" passwords by using a password file. All davadmin passwords must now be entered by typing in to a no-echo prompt.
Enhanced Error Logging for Calendar Data Import
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 provides enhancements to calendar data import through the davadmin import command and the import.wcap command to log errors for incorrect data then continue processing.
Log File Name Change
The Calendar Servers 7 Update 2 error log file name has been changed from calendar.* to errors.*.
Notifications for Calendar Sharing
How do you know if users have shared their calendars with you? Email notifications let you know.
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 generates email notifications when users share their calendar or account with another user or users. After receiving the email notification, the shared-with user can then subscribe to the sharer's calendar or account.
Sharing at the account level is also referred to as "delegation." Apple iCal implements delegation or sharing at the account level.
Calendar ACLs range from no permission, to read, write, and all. When users modify their calendar ACLs, and add at least read permission to another user or a group, Calendar Server sends an email notification to the user or the group. Calendar Server sends the notification to the email address that is associated with the user or group that is being granted sharing permission in the ACL list.
A share notification email is sent only if a user changes an ACL from a privilege of none to the granting of a read, write, or all privilege. A share notification email is not sent if a user later changes ACL permissions to allow more privileges, for example, from read to all.
Email Notification Examples
Shared calendar to a user:
Subject: Share Notification From: firstname.lastname@example.com To: email@example.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT User firstname.lastname@example.com is sharing their calendar with the URI of /email@example.com/calendar/ with you.
Shared calendar to a group:
Subject: Share Notification From: firstname.lastname@example.com To: firstname.lastname@example.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT User email@example.com is sharing their calendar with the URI of /email@example.com/calendar/ with you.
Shared account to a user:
Subject: Share Notification From: email@example.com To: email@example.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT User email@example.com is sharing their account with the URI of /firstname.lastname@example.com/calendar/ with you.
Notification Templates Customization
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 provides preformatted notification messages to be sent to calendar owners when changes occur in calendar resources and properties. You can customize these files for your own deployment. Calendar Server 7 Update 2 contains a number of these preformatted message files. For example, the request.fmt file is for scheduling request notification email messages, and the sms.fmt file is for alarm SMS messages.
For more information, see Using Calendar Server 7 Notifications.
Domain ACLs
Starting with Calendar Server 7 Update 2, domain ACLs control calendar operations that span multiple domains. Calendar Server 7 combines domain ACLs with the calendar and scheduling ACLs to grant or deny levels of access to any calendaring or scheduling operation. All operations within a single domain rely strictly on the calendar and scheduling ACLs.
For more information, see Managing Domain Access Controls.
Disabling Attachments
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 enables you to globally disable storage of attachments in the document store by using the davcore.attachment.enable parameter. When set to false, the davcore.attachment.enable turns off attachment storing. You do not need to restart Calendar Server for this parameter to take effect.
Purging Collections
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 enables you to purge events and todos that are older than a certain date in all calendar collections of a given user. This utility is useful for reclaiming disk space.
To run the utility, use the davadmin account delcomponent command. For more information, see davadmin account.
Blocking Certain Clients
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 includes the capability to block requests from certain versions of CalDAV clients and WCAP clients that are known to be problematic. The HTTP 403 status is returned for such clients that are blocked. This capability helps to prevent denial of service attacks by blocking rogue clients that can inundate the server with requests. For more information, see the service.dav.blacklist and service.wcap.blacklist configuration parameters.
Tool to Support Email Address Change
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 includes a new davadmin account repair -a account command for email address changes. When a change in a user's email address occurs, run this command to fix notification addresses, organizer addresses, attendee addresses, and alarm addresses.
Scheduling Logging for Specific Users
Tracking calendar scheduling issues can be a complex task. To ease debugging of such issues, Calendar Server 7 Update 2 offers the ability to turn on scheduling logging on a per user basis.
In Calendar Server 7 Update 2, for scheduling, FINE level logging is done to the errors.0 file for all scheduling actions of a specific user if that user's email address is in the davcore.scheduling.schedulinglogfilter configuration parameter. Of course, if the log level is set to FINE or higher, all scheduling logging is done regardless of the value of the schedulinglogfilter
What's New in Calendar Server 7 Update 2 Patch 5
Calendar Server 7 Update 2 Patch 5 includes the following features:
- Allow Double Booking by Resource Calendar Owners
- List and Manage Resource Accounts of a User
- Support for gzip Compression
- Improved Command Logging
- Support for Mac OS 10.7 and Apple iOS 5
- Ability to Define an LDAP Entry as a Valid Calendar Account Based on Custom Provisioning
Allow Double Booking by Resource Calendar Owners
Patch 5 has special privileges for resource owners to double book a resource even if the resource calendar attendant flag is set to prevent it. This is controlled by the davcore.scheduling.allowownerdoublebooking configuration parameter. If set to true, davcore.scheduling.allowownerdoublebooking enables double booking.
List and Manage Resource Accounts of a User
In Patch 5, the list.wcap command has been modified to list a user's owned resource account calendars in addition to the user's calendars. The davadmin command has also been updated to list calendars belonging to resource accounts owned by a user.
Support for gzip Compression
Patch 5 implements gzip content-encoding in Calendar Server on HTTP responses.
Improved Command Logging
The Calendar Server commands log file contains entries that help monitor requests to the server to diagnose problems. In Patch 5, commands logging is enhanced to pass additional information, including the principal account that authenticated and what operations were performed from that account.
Support for Mac OS 10.7 and Apple iOS 5
Patch 5 provides support for devices running Mac OS 10.7 and Apple iOS 5.
Ability to Define an LDAP Entry as a Valid Calendar Account Based on Custom Provisioning
Patch 5 enables you to define what LDAP object class is required to consider an entry as a valid calendar user entry by using the davcore.ldapattr.userobject configuration parameter. By default the value is empty, which means all users are considered valid calendar users. If you want to restrict calendar access to users decorated with a certain object class, typically icsCalendarUser, set the davcore.ldapattr.userobject parameter to icsCalendarUser. You can set it to your own object class if you use custom provisioning.
What's New in Calendar Server 7 Update 3 (Patch 8)
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 includes the following changes and new features:
- Authenticating Against a Directory External to the Calendar Server Environment
- Booking Window for Calendars
- Changes to the davadmin Command
- Enable and Disable Account Autocreation
- LDAP Pools
- New Configuration Parameters
- New Languages
- New populate-davuniqueid Utility
- New Schema Objects
- Non-active Calendar Accounts Are No Longer Searched or Fetched
- Remote Document Store Authentication
Authenticating Against a Directory External to the Calendar Server Environment
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 enables authentication against a separate, LDAP directory external to the Calendar server environment. Such a configuration is useful in hosted environments for delegating one administrative aspect to a provider (managing the Calendar Server front- and back-end hosts and LDAP directory with non-sensitive data), while maintaining control over the LDAP user passwords in the internal, corporate network. In this setup, Calendar Server would use the external directory for authentication.
For more conceptual information on Calendar Server and external authentication, see Calendar Server and Directory Server Integration. To configure Calendar Server for authentication against an external Directory Server, see Configuring External Authentication.
Booking Window for Calendars
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 supports the use of a system-wide minimum booking window for calendars through the use of the new davcore.scheduling.minbookingwindow configuration parameter. This new parameter compliments the existing maximum booking window support (davcore.scheduling.maxbookingwindow) parameter. In addition, starting in Calendar 7 Update 3, you can set account-level minimum and maximum booking window properties through the davadmin account command or clients that use the WCAP set_accountprops command. The minimum and maximum booking window values define a window of time relative to current time, between which Calendar Server allows the account to be scheduled. Calendar Server enforces the booking window by returning a busy response to the freebusy check done by the scheduling agent if the requested time is outside the booking window. In addition to setting the booking window, you should also set the account's scheduling flag to "decline on conflict" for the window to take effect. The booking window setting also affects calendars configured to auto accept invitations. In the case where auto decline is also configured, it takes precedence over auto accept.
To configure both the minimum and maximum booking windows for accounts, you can use either the davadmin command or the set_accountprops.wcap interface. In absence of an account property, Calendar Server defaults to using the corresponding system-wide booking window configuration.
Upfront Freebusy Check for Control of Doublebooking and Booking Window During Scheduling
A scheduling attempt requested for an account that has its attendance flag set to "decline on conflict" (the attendance flag is set either by a set_accountprops.wcap command or davadmin account command), triggers Calendar Server to perform a special freebusy check. This check happens as part of the scheduling process for both CalDAV and WCAP clients. Because scheduling is an asynchronous process, the event organizers are made aware of an error only after they have made the booking. However, for clients that use the WCAP protocol, the same check is performed upfront if the scheduled attendee is a resource. This enables the organizer to get an immediate error if the event request results in a conflict for the resource.
Changes to the davadmin Command
In Calendar Server 7 Update 3, the davadmin command has been updated with the following changes:
- The passfile option has been updated to accommodate setting a password on the remote document store and corresponding password entry in Calendar server front end that needs to communicate with the document store.
- A new command, davadmin ldappool, has been added to support LDAP pools, which are used in configuring external Directory Server authentication.
- The davadmin account list command now displays a list of all users in the database and their details.
For more information, see Calendar Server 7 Command-Line Utilities.
Enable and Disable Account Autocreation
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 provides the capability to enable or disable, on a system-wide basis, the calendar account autocreation, either on login or invite. For more information, see the davcore.autocreate.enableautocreate parameter in Calendar Server 7 Configuration Parameters.
LDAP Pools
Starting with Calendar Server 7 Update 3, you can create LDAP pools for use in authenticating against an external directory. For more information, see the davadmin ldappool command and also Configuring External Authentication.
New Configuration Parameters
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 introduces the following configuration parameters:
- davcore.autocreate.rescalcomponents: Assigns the default autocreation setting for supported calendar components for a new resource calendar
This parameter enables migrated resource calendars to allow the VEVENT and VTODO components that were permitted in Calendar Server 6. (The default value for this parameter is VEVENT.) To ensure that Calendar Server 6 resource calendars correctly have all their VEVENT and VTODO information migrated to Calendar Server 7, set this parameter to VEVENT VTODO before doing the migration, if your deployment has resource calendars that contain more than just events. For more information, see [Calendar Server 7 Configuration Parameters].
- davcore.scheduling.allowownerdoublebooking: If set, owners of resource calendars can double book even if the resource account prevents doublebooking
- davcore.scheduling.minbookingwindow: Specifies the start of a booking window, in days, from the time of scheduling, from which a calendar can be booked in advance
For more information, see Calendar Server 7 Configuration Parameters.
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 also includes the service.host parameter for the document store ashttpd.properties file.
New Languages
For Calendar Server 7 Update 3, the product configuration program and all notifications that are sent by the server have been localized into the following additional languages: German, Spanish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
New populate-davuniqueid Utility
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 introduces a new LDAP attribute named davUniqueId. This attribute replaces the problematic nsUniqueId attribute, whose value is lost when an LDAP entry is deleted and then recreated. (See Changing User uuid for more information about the issues with the nsUniqueId attribute.)
To set the value of the davUniqueId attribute to the current value of the nsUniqueId attribute for existing LDAP entries, use the new populate-davuniqueid utility.
For more information, see Calendar Server Unique Identifier.
New Schema Objects
The following LDAP schema objects are added to Calendar Server 7 Update 3 to support authentication against an external Directory Server:
- externalAuthPreUrlTemplate: This attribute is used for authentication by using external Directory Servers. Its value is an LDAP URL that defines how users must be searched for in the external Directory Server against which authentication is performed.
- externalAuthPostUrlTemplate: This attribute is used for finding the internal Directory Server entry for a user who authenticated by using external Directory Servers. Its value is an LDAP URL that must be used to map the external Directory Server authenticated user to a user in the internal Directory.
The following LDAP schema attribute is also added:
- davUniqueId: This attribute can be used to define a unique ID for any davEntity user, group, and resource object, much like the operational attribute nsUniqueId. It is recommended that davUniqueId be used as the value of the davcore.uriinfo.permanentuniqueid configuration parameter.
These new elements are required by Calendar Server 7 Update 3. Schema changes are applied to Directory Server when you run the comm_dssetup script. When upgrading to Calendar Server 7 Update 3, you need to first apply the comm_dssetup 6.4 patch (at least 6.4-24.02) and run the updated comm_dssetup script against your Directory Server instances. See Upgrading to Oracle Communications Calendar Server 7 Update 3 for more information.
Non-active Calendar Accounts Are No Longer Searched or Fetched
Starting with Calendar Server 7 Update 3, if a calendar account's LDAP icsStatus attribute is populated and is not set to active, the account is not searched nor are any results fetched for that account when running Calendar Server davadmin or WCAP commands. That is, Calendar Server returns search results only for active accounts and does not return unusable data such as inactive calendars.
Remote Document Store Authentication
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 provides enhanced security for remote document stores. A remote document store now requires password authentication for the connection between the Calendar Server and the remote document store server. The password needs to be known by both the document store client (which runs in the Calendar Server itself) and the remote document store server (which runs on the remote host where the store is located). The password is stored in a password file (called a wallet) on each of the hosts.
For information on configuring the remote store password, see To Configure Remote Document Store Authentication.
What's New in Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 3 and Update 4
Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 3 brings performance improvements including increased indexing speed and more efficient memory utilization of the Index Service.
The following features, first made available in the ISS 1 Update 2 patch, are also part of ISS 1 Update 3:
- Refreshing the Configuration
- New and Extended Command Options
- Cluster Search Service and High Availability
- Recovery After Service Outage
- Reduction in IndexSvc Memory Footprint and Other Scalability Improvements
- New Tools
- setup.sh Name Change
- Tools Moved to the examples Directory
- What's New in Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 4
Refreshing the Configuration
You can now "refresh" the ISS configuration without having to restart services. The new --refresh command option to issadmin.sh causes ISS to read the configuration file and apply configuration changes that have been made since ISS was started (or a previous --refresh command was run). ISS makes the configuration changes without restarting any of its services, as long as the particular parameter is allowed to be refreshed.
Run issadmin.sh --help --refresh to view the list of refreshable configuration options.
New and Extended Command Options
The following table shows the new options for the issadmin.sh command.
New Options for issadmin.sh Command
|--altoutput FILE
|Used with --accountlist option to provide an alternate output file for the results. Normally results appear on stdout and stderr only after the entire issadmin.sh command finishes. Directing the output by using the --altoutput option causes incremental results to appear while the command completes.
|Creates a backup of the dIndex directory.
|Creates index for accounts. Replaces indexSvcBootstrap.sh and indexSvcFork.sh commands.
|Checks for changes to the configuration file that have not yet been applied. It is useful to run --checkconfig when you are making multiple changes.
|Checks the status of the store after an outage or when problems with index corruption are suspected.
|--loglevel LEVEL
|Specifies level of logging information for commands. You must first stop the ISS services to use this option.
|Enables some configuration parameters to be updated without having to restart the services. Use the issadmin.sh --help --refresh command to display a list of parameters that apply.
|--runoptimizer [true | false ]
|Used with --bootstrap to specify whether to optimize the index after indexing. This option is equivalent to the option of the same name from the now obsolete indexSvcBootstrap.sh command.
|--skipfolder FOLDER
|Used with --bootstrap to specify a folder to be skipped during indexing. This can be useful if you are having problems with a particular folder during bootstrap. This option is equivalent to the option of the same name from the now obsolete indexSvcBootstrap.sh command.
The following options have been extended to new uses:
- --help: Additional command options can be specified with this option to get more detail. Examples are --bootstrap and --refresh, which provide more detailed information specific to these options.
- --detail: Additional values for this option are used with the --checkstore command to provide more extensive checking. New values include dIndex and store.
The configure_etc.pl command has been enhanced to include the -C option, to generate a copy of the jiss.conf file for cluster configurations. See configure_etc.pl Usage.
Cluster Search Service and High Availability
New in Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 2 is the highly available Cluster Search Service. The Cluster Search Service requires that you configure the deployment to make the index available to the ISS web hosts over NFS. See Configuring Indexing and Search Service for High Availability for more information.
Recovery After Service Outage
Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 2 addresses the following service outages:
- Index service process failure, which might cause dIndex corruption
- Interruption of JMQ and index services, which might cause the account index data to become out of sync
ISS 1 Update 2 attempts automatic recovery from these situations by:
- Utilizing automated backups of the dIndex
- Synchronizing recently modified accounts after a service outage
Additionally, ISS 1 Update 2 reduces the severity of failure by shutting down processing if the disk containing the store becomes too full. See the new configuration option, iss.store.diskfullpercent.limit, for more information.
In cases where a service outage has corrupted index data, which the automated recovery procedures could not correct, you can use tools to identify the index parts, user accounts, and main dIndex that need repair. See the new issadmin.sh commands --backup and --checkstore for more information.
The recovery improvements in ISS 1 Update 2 focus primarily on analyzing and fixing the dIndex, since it can become a single point of failure.
About the dIndex
The dIndex is the global "directory index" that controls the ISS store. It is a single, unique Lucene index directory that contains the following information:
- Each account's location in the group index directories
- Account state information
- Various details about accounts such as folders and counts
- All information needed to manage the system
In contrast, the account group index directories contain all the indexing information for searching emails organized by account, with the various fields that can be used to search, such as subject, to, from, body, attachments, and so on.
ISS contains a single dIndex (with periodic backup copies) but many group index directories. Thus a failure in the dIndex might prevent ISS from working, while a failure in one (or even a group of) the group index directories only affects a limited number of accounts on the system.
Reduction in IndexSvc Memory Footprint and Other Scalability Improvements
Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 2 reduces its in-memory footprint and its use of Java heap and direct memory, resulting in improvements in overall scalability. For example, these improvements should enable you to bootstrap a larger amount of data in parallel by using less memory than previous releases.
New Tools
Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 2 provides the following two new utilities:
- factorymgr.sh: Used to manage JNDI lookup attributes in LDAP or a file-based store. See factorymgr.sh for more information.
- csearchmgr.sh: Adds and removes Cluster Search Services for one or many indexing nodes. See csearchmgr.sh for more information.
setup.sh Name Change
The setup.sh initial configuration script has been rewritten and renamed to setup to better support deploying the ISS HA configuration.
Tools Moved to the examples Directory
ISS tools have been moved from the unsupported directory to the examples directory. The ISS 1 Update 2 release contains the following tools:
- createuserlist: Converts a list a users one per line to an ISS account list.
- initializeindex: Runs issadmin.sh --createaccount on a user list to initialize the index.
- issbootstrapstats: Displays statistics of ongoing bootstrapping progress.
- parallelbootstrap: Runs bootstrap in parallel.
- removeindex: Stops ISS, removes all indexes, attachment, and log files, and restarts ISS with a fresh index.
- isscollect: Collects log files for support purposes.
- issrehostprep.sh, issrehostfini.sh, and issrehost.template: Rehosts a single user.
Refer to the iss-base/examples/README file for more information on these commands.
What's New in Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 4
Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 4 is available as a patch (delivered after the release of Communications Suite 7 Update 2), and includes the following features:
- Periodic ISS Account Check and Synchronization with Messaging Server
- Recovery after Messaging Server reconstruct Command
- Watcher Service and High Availability Improvements
- Performance Improvements
- Java 7 Support
Periodic ISS Account Check and Synchronization with Messaging Server
This feature checks every ISS account against Messaging Server accounts at regular intervals to detect differences, for example, from a reconstructed folder or lost event notifications, that ISS can then automatically correct.
Two items control this periodic check:
- Periodic auto-sync: A periodic scan to check that all active ISS accounts are in sync.
- Periodic auto-bootstrap: A scan for accounts unknown to ISS and adding these accounts to a list to be automatically bootstrapped. It is the bootstrap action that is periodic, not the error scanning. The scanning for accounts that need to be bootstrapped occurs continuously as new events arrive and errors are detected. ISS adds the unknown accounts to the auto-bootstrap "to-do" list whenever trigger conditions are met. The periodic nature of the auto-bootstrap prevents too many accounts from being bootstrapped simultaneously, should many errors show up at once. This process enables the workload to be spread out among the Messaging Server and ISS hosts, instead of trying to correct every such error immediately.
For more information, see Administering Periodic Automatic Synchronization for Indexing and Search Service Accounts.
Recovery after Messaging Server reconstruct Command
This feature fixes an issue where ISS becomes out-of-sync when a folder has been reconstructed on Messaging Server. When the reconstruct command runs, it may cause the UID validity value and/or UIDs assigned to emails in a folder to change, but does not trigger event notifications to notify ISS of the change. ISS now detects the UID validity mismatch while processing events and re-bootstraps the folder to get it back in sync.
Watcher Service and High Availability Improvements
This feature is designed for the implementation of highly available (HA) ISS nodes, however the service itself is useful even when you do not use HA (which is why it is included in this release). The watcher service provides local host monitoring of ISS services and alerts you, with log file messages and email warnings, when it detects a service outage. Once alerted, you can take the appropriate corrective action, such as restarting a service. The services that are monitored are dependent on the type of ISS installation on which the watcher is running. The iss.cluster.install parameter in the jiss.conf configuration file defines the ISS installation type:
- standalone
- multi-machine
- cluster
- clusterv2
For more information, see Administering the ISS Watcher Service.
Additionally, one of the HA improvements is to enable the cluster search service to run on the back-end nodes, making exposing NFS to the web tier unnecessary. For more information, see Configuring Indexing and Search Service for clusterv2.
Performance Improvements
The following performance improvements for this release are targeted at both general memory and time reductions, and to speed up specific styles of search queries:
- Search service: Email folder manager optimization reduces the number of indexReaders opened during search
- jmqconsumer process: Candidate file write optimization reduces the IO overhead during event processing of candidate file writing
- Index service: folderflag optimization reduces the average size of flag records for folders containing a large number of emails
Java 7 Support
Starting with this release of Indexing and Search Service, Java 7 is recommended, as Java 6 is entering end of life. If you generated your ISS indexes while on Java 6, once you upgrade to Java 7, you should regenerate the indexes. See Upgrading Indexing and Search Service for more information.
What's New in Instant Messaging 9
Instant Messaging 9 includes the following changes and new features:
- XML Configuration
- Facebook Gateway
- SIP/SIMPLE Support
- Notification System Using XMPP Pub-Sub
- IPv6 Support
- Calendar Server 7 Support
- MySQL Server Database
- Cluster Support for External Gateways
- What's New in Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1
XML Configuration
Beginning with this release, Instant Messaging uses an XML-based configuration. Instant Messaging stores configuration settings in the iim.conf.xml file (located by default in the /opt/sun/comms/im/config directory). Beginning with Instant Messaging 9, you use the imconfutil command to make configuration changes. You no longer edit the iim.conf file in a text editor. Using an XML-based configuration reduces configuration errors caused due to manual edits and simplifies the overall system configuration.
Note the following:
- Instant Messaging 9 merges its multiple configuration files into one file, the iim.conf.xml file.
- A set of "common" properties is used across the Instant Messaging deployment or instance, including instancedir, installdir, and so on.
- Each component has its own configuration section in the file, for example, a server section, mux section, and so on.
- Some configuration properties are "complex," in the sense that they have more than one instance, and each instance has one or more keys.
- When you run the imconfutil command, the iim.conf.xml file is updated. You must refresh the Instant Messaging server for the new configuration settings to take effect.
Facebook Gateway
Instant Messaging 9 users are now able to interact with the Facebook Instant Messaging Service. The Instant Messaging 9 Facebook Gateway enables Instant Messaging 9 users, who have a Facebook Instant Messaging account, to chat with their buddies on that network and share presence updates.
At a high-level, Instant Messaging 9 communicates with Facebook as follows:
- Facebook gateway is exposed to users as a service.
- Users register with the service by providing their Facebook Instant Messaging service credentials.
- Facebook gateway logs in users to their Facebook Instant Messaging account.
- The Facebook gateway performs the necessary work to transfer packets to and from the Facebook Instant Messaging Server.
SIP/SIMPLE Support
Instant Messaging 9 implements SIP/SIMPLE federation and translation between the two protocols, and interoperation between XMPP and SIP/SIMPLE servers (for example, OpenSER and Microsoft Lync). SIP/SIMPLE provides presence subscriptions, basic roster management, text chat (pager mode), whitelist and blacklist federation, and privacy preferences. SIMPLE, the Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions, is based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Like XMPP, SIMPLE is an open standard.
Specifically, Instant Messaging 9:
- Provides a way for Instant Messaging server users to subscribe to the presence of contacts on an external SIP/SIMPLE network
- Enables messaging between users on the Instant Messaging server and their contacts on an external SIP/SIMPLE network
- Enforces the privacy preferences of the XMPP Instant Messaging Server users
Notification System Using XMPP Pub-Sub
Instant Messaging 9 supports XMPP Pub-Sub, which is a building block for applications that require real-time push notifications and data services. publish-subscribe activities. XMPP defines a protocol extension for generic Publish-Subscribe (Pub-Sub) functionality (see XEP-0060). Pub-Sub serves as a transport for applications that require event notifications such as newsfeeds, content-syndication, rich presence, and the like. Instant Messaging Server has included support for an early version of this protocol, which was used for the News feature of the now deprecated Instant Messaging client.
Specifically, Instant Messaging 9 provides a rewritten pub-sub implementation, which brings it up-to-date with the current specification
IPv6 Support
Instant Messaging 9 supports Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), a version of the Internet Protocol that is designed to succeed Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4).
Calendar Server 7 Support
Instant Messaging 9 provides support for event alarms in Calendar Server 7. See Configuring Instant Messaging 184.108.40.206.0 Calendar Agent with Calendar Server 7.
MySQL Server Database
Instant Messaging 9 supports MySQL Server database as a data store for external gateways.
Cluster Support for External Gateways
Starting with Instant Messaging Server 9, you can configure cluster support for gateways along with a shared storage support by using MySQL Server. By using gateway clusters, you provide for the ability to better scale the external gateways. Users no longer have to connect to a specific gateway in a pool of gateways. The client session remains "sticky" in the event of being disconnected.
What's New in Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1
Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1 includes the following changes and new features:
- Group Messaging
- Offline Messaging
- Default Password Changed
- Manually Configuring httpbind
- Protecting Deployed Instant Messaging Components
- New Configuration Parameter
Group Messaging
Group Messaging in Instant Messaging is primarily related to You can configure Instant Messaging so that end users can send a message to an LDAP group, which can be either dynamic or static.
- LDAP dynamic group: Membership, rather than being maintained explicitly in a list, is determined by search criteria using an LDAP URL. Dynamic groups use the groupOfURLs object class and the memberURL attribute to define LDAP URLs with the criteria (search base, scope, and filter) to be used for determining members of the group.
- LDAP static group: A static group is one whose entry contains a membership list of explicit DNs. You can define a static group by using the groupOfUniqueNames object class and by explicitly specifying the member DNs using the member attribute.
To enable end users to view dynamic and static LDAP groups in search results and add them to their instant messaging client contact list, you need to include groupOfUrls objects in search results.
For more information about Group Messaging, see Managing Instant Messaging's LDAP Access Configuration.
Offline Messaging
When the offline chat message delivery feature is enabled on the Instant Messaging Server, regular instant messages (chat messages) that are sent to offline users are not discarded. They are available on the Instant Messaging Server, and delivered to the user when the user comes online. This feature can be enabled at deployment level or at domain level using the whitelisting facility. This feature can be disabled using the blacklisting facility.
However, Instant Messaging alerts are managed differently. The feature is enabled or disabled at the user level. Similar to offline chat messages, the Instant Messaging Server stores the alerts for the offline recipient, and delivers them when the user logs in next time. This is, if the user has configured to receive offline alerts during the next login.
If you install Calendar Server with Instant Messaging, you can configure your deployment such that you receive Instant Messaging alerts about your calendar todos and events, as pop-up messages. As long as you are logged in to Instant Messaging (you are online), you receive Calendar Server HTML pop-up reminders on your desktop. If you are offline, you receive the alerts the next time you login, if you have configured to receive offline alerts during the next login.
For more information about Offline Messaging, see Managing Instant Messaging Messages for Offline Users.
Default Password Changed
Starting with Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1, the default value for password configuration properties is random.
Manually Configuring httpbind
Starting in Instant Messaging Server 9 Patch 1, you can manually configure httpbind connections to "follow through" by using this command:
Protecting Deployed Instant Messaging Components
Starting with version 9 Patch 1, Instant Messaging deployments are more secure. In previous versions of Instant Messaging, the server listened to connections on the port defined by the iim_server.port parameter (the default value is port 5269) in various situations. These situations include a peer in a server pool, components such as external gateways, cal-agent, sms-agent, httpbind, and so on. In Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1, the server now listens to this port only when at least one of these options is configured.
New Configuration Parameter
The gwdomain-id.multihosting parameter in the httpbind.conf file, if set to true, allows a packet destined to a domain, which is not pre-configured in httpbind.conf, to be sent to Instant Messaging Server. You use this parameter for a hosted domain setup. The default value for this parameter is true. For more information, see Gateway Domain ID Key Parameters for httpbind.
What's New in Delegated Administrator 7
commadmin Security Enhancements
The commadmin command has been made more secure by the removal of ability to specify the administrative password on the command line or to use a password file. All commadmin passwords must now be typed by using a no-echo prompt.
What's New in Connector for Outlook 7.3 Update 1
Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7.3 Update 1 Patch 13 enables end users to view and update their Calendar Server 7 Update 2 calendars. For more information, refer to the Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite online help.
Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7.3 Update 1 Patch 17
Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7.3 Update 1 Patch 17 supports the following feature:
Connector for Microsoft Outlook Profile Conversion and Upgrade Support
In Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.3 and earlier versions, it was required to create a new profile to modify or upgrade user profiles linked to Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.1 and later versions.
Solution: A new hidden configuration parameter, ModifySun71PlusProfile, has been created in the setupfilename.ini file to enable or disable the conversion of Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.1 (and later versions) user profiles. To not modify the Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.1 (or later version) user profile, set the ModifySun71PlusProfile parameter equal to 0. To modify the user profile with the configured values, set the ModifySun71PlusProfile parameter equal to 1
The ModifySun71PlusProfile=0/1 parameter is not enabled if the Create new user profile without conversion/upgrade option is chosen in the user profile settings of the Connector for Microsoft Outlook configuration program.
What's New in DSsetup 6.4
In this release of DSsetup new attributes and object classes have been added.
The following attributes were added for Calendar Server to authenticate against an external Directory Server:
- externalAuthPreUrlTemplate and externalAuthPostUrlTemplate, added to the inetDomainAuthInfo object class
The following object class was added for Calendar Server unique identifier:
- davUniqueId, added to the davEntity object class
New attributes and object classes have been assigned for future use with Network Address Book:
- attributes: nabStatus, nabDomainAcl, nabDomainNames, and nabStore
- objectclasses: nabUser and nabDomain
In addition, Dssetup no longer automatically removes 71sun-am.ldif if Access Manager schema is found in 99user.ldif.
Dec 03, 2012
Dear Swapna,
I can't find where is the "Connector for Outlook 8" available for download. On the Edelivery site I only can find the Oulook Connector 7.3 (https://edelivery.oracle.com/EPD/Download/get_form?egroup_aru_number=14177312).
Could you please help me to find it?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Dec 03, 2012
Apologies for that typo, Connector for Outlook 7.3 Update 1 is still the current version.
Dec 04, 2012
This page says that Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7.3 Update 1 Patch 17 supports Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32 bit). I've downloaded patch 139162-17 and in the readme file it only mentions support for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007.
Patch-ID# 139162-17
Keywords: outlook connector 7.3 java_es windows 2008q4
Synopsis: Outlook Connector 7.3-122: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7
and Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007
Date: Nov/29/2012
Could you please clarify if it also supports Outlook 2010? If not what is the correct patch version?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Dec 04, 2012
Hi Miguel,
Apologies for the error. Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7.3 Update 1 Patch 17 only supports Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 as you rightly pointed out. It does not support Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32 bit). I have removed the misleading information.


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Stir once, then add shrimp and stir-fry for 1 minute.
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Beat eggs with salt and pepper, then stir in cooled shrimp-vegetable mixture.
Heat 2 more tablespoons oil in pan over medium-high heat.
When oil is hot, measure 1/4 cup of egg mixture for each patty, cook like pancakes, and make 3 or 4 at a time.
When egg is set, turn to cook other side.
Fry until golden.
Remove to a heated serving platter and keep warm.
Repeat until all patties have been cooked, adding more oil as needed.
Pour hot foo yung sauce over patties and serve at once.


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- See the best of Vienna with this sightseeing combo!
- Explore the romantic side of Vienna -- perfect to share with that special someone!
- Relax on a 40-minute horse-drawn carriage ride and see Vienna's highlights such as the Vienna State Opera and Stephansdom
- See top Vienna attractions such as the Ringstrasse, Belvedere Palace and Imperial Palace on a 2-hour guided walking tour
- Enjoy a 3-course candlelight dinner at Restaurant Stadthaus
- Receive discounts to top Vienna attractions plus unlimited free public transport with your Vienna Card
What You Can Expect
Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride
Can you imagine a more romantic way to experience Vienna than by a horse and carriage? On this unique 40-minute tour, sit back and relax in your comfortable fiaker, a traditional horse-drawn carriage, as your driver points out Vienna's main sites such as Stephansdom (St Stephen's Cathedral), the Vienna State Opera and the Hofburg (Imperial Palace).
72-Hour Vienna Card
With your 72-hour Vienna Card, explore the Austrian capital on your own with ease and flexibility. The card includes more than 210 discounts to top attractions and unlimited free travel by public transport. Visit iconic sites like the Vienna State Opera, the Parliament building, Vienna University and Votive Church. Even more, you'll receive great discounts at select theaters, shops, cafés and restaurants.
Vienna Waltz Lesson
Learn how to dance like a real Austrian at an established Vienna Dance School. The Vienna Waltz is one of the oldest ballroom dances, introduced by the French in Vienna in the late 18th century. Comprised of two violins and a bass, today the waltz is an integral part of the Viennese culture.
Entrance to Belvedere Palace
Visit iconic Belvedere Palace, a Baroque building hosting a prestigious collection of Austrian art. Explore the fabulous Klimt collection, featuring highlights such as Klimt's well-known paintings Judith I and the romantic The Kiss.
Candlelight Dinner at Restaurant Stadthaus
Enjoy a romantic candlelight dinner at the traditional Stadthaus restaurant, famous for its typical Austrian dishes. Indulge in a 3-course Viennese dinner – a perfect way to end your special evening.
Customer Reviews
June 2014
Excellent - really enjoyed and as it was quite chilly, we did not mind having the roof up. Very friendly 'driver'.
Meeting place was described as Heldenplatz (Heroes' Square) - a huge area beyond an archway (at the entrance to the Spanish Riding School), but our carriage was actually waiting in front of the archway.
January 2014
Vienna Card is essential to get around the outlying attractions - Schonnbrun, Belvedere, etc. The carriage ride is a delight and the restaurant selected was centrally located, easy to find with pleasant staff and good food. Recommend.


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This site has been designed to give you all the information about us that you may need. If there is anything this site does not answer for you then please do not hesitate to contact us.
The school policies and Ofsted documents can be viewed under the parents link
Nursery information can be found on the Foundation Stage Unit page here
The school gates open at 08:45 and class registration is at 08:50.
Our school key values are respect, kindness, hope and joy and as part of our work on respect we have taken the decision that all adults will be referred to by their formal title and surname by the children and staff. This has not been the case in this school for many years so please feel free to ask if you need a reminder of a member of staff's surname.
We are collecting the vouchers issued from Morrisons for their Lets Grow campaign. There is a box located in the school office and we would be glad of as many vouchers as possible as it enables us to swap them for resources towards our school garden areas.
Our Leavers Assembly for the Year 6 children moving on to Secondary Education will take place on the last day of term, Friday 24th July at 9.15am in the school hall. All parents and carers of year 6 children are welcome to attend.
Our annual Sports Day will be held in Stanhope Park on Tuesday 30th June at 1.30pm. All are welcome to watch. If the weather is warm, please ensure you send your child to school with a hat, plenty of water and sun cream. If the weather is inclement we will reschedule the event for a later date.
Holsworthy Community College is holding an Open Evening on Wednesday 1st July for all new and prospective parents at 6.45pm. This is primarily aimed at current Year 5 children. Families are able to tour the school and there will be presentations from the Principal.
Our annual Summer Fair run by the Friends takes place on Friday 26th June. This will also be a non-uniform day for the children for a donation of £1. There will be stalls in the afternoon where the children can take part in games and buy small items. All children will need a small amount of change to take part. A reminder that this event is held in the afternoon and is for the children only.
Please refer to the latest school newsletter for a more complete news update.
Please contact our Office staff if you can assist with any of our appeals
We are always looking for extra meal time assistants to provide cover as and when needed. If you think you can spare an hour during lunchtime at short notice and would like to be added to our list, please pass your contact details to the office staff.
If there are any parents who would be able to give half an hour a week to help with reading sessions in any year group we would love to hear from you. Our reading sessions are from 09:00-09:30 and 15:00-15:30.
As a busy Eco School our grounds are very important to us all. However, the upkeep of our gardens takes a lot of time and more than the gardening club can manage. Can anyone help the school with jobs such as weeding, sweeping and general garden jobs? Even half an hour volunteering a week would be fantastic. Please let the office know if you would be able to help.
We have spaces available at our Breakfast Club which runs on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 08:00-08:45. The children can have cereal, followed by either egg,beans or jam and toast with a drink. After breakfast has finished they can play games or do colouring until it is registration time. The cost is £2.50 per session or £4.00 if they attend both days. If you would like your child to attend, please register at the school office.
Please read the latest newsletter for details about forthcoming events.
These dates are subject to change and should be used as a guide only.
A big thank you to all who help raise funds for the school.
The 'Big Charity Snail Race' on Saturday 11th April raised an amazing £509.00
The Easter Disco raised £273.52
A big thank you to all those who came along to the recent FHPS quiz night. A total of £203.16 was raised.
Thank you to all the parents, staff and members of the community who supported our pop-up restaurant event. We raised a massive £774.91.
Jeans for Genes day raised £215.26
The committee members of the Friends of Holsworthy Primary School are as follows:
We have plenty of spare numbers available for our 100 Club
Entry costs £12 per year and you could find yourself winning the Christmas Draw prize of £50 or the monthly prizes of £25, £10 or £5. If you wish to add your name to the list please enquire at the School Office.
All money raised from the 100 Club is collected by the Friends of Holsworthy CE Primary School to help fund resources for the children.
Following a very successful trial we have decided that we will be using the 'Good to be Green' behavior system across the school. This system is designed to recognise the achievements of the vast majority of children who behave well as a matter of course throughout the week. The staff are keen to begin using this system and the children have been able to discuss this in detail with their teacher. They may well come home and explain everything to you at the end of the day. If you have any further questions or you feel that your child does not fully understand the system please contact your child's teacher who will be more than happy to talk things through with you.
Our THRIVE programme has been successfully introduced into school to support the emotional and social development of all our children. THRIVE is now widely used in Devon as well as many other parts of the UK because it has been so successful in helping children who have difficulty learning to get back on track.
As a school one of our main priorities is to continue to try to improve the standards of reading, particularly of our younger children from Year R to Year 2. Each child has daily phonics teaching and a daily reading session and all children are heard reading on an individual basis each week, some several times a week. We track and review the progress of the children each half term. Many parents are very good at supporting their child's reading development at home and we are actively encouraging all parents to help their children with reading. All of our teaching staff will be very happy to discuss ways in which you can help if you have any concerns or questions.
We are extremely pleased to have been recognised by Devon as having outstanding practice in the Healthy Schools Plus award scheme
If you think you are eligible for free school meals, or you are receiving free meals and your circumstances have changed, please notify the office staff as soon as possible.
We would like to remind parents that the access driveway at the rear of the school and the staff car park are restricted areas, please do not park in these locations when picking up or dropping off children.
In the past, members of staff have received requests from pupils in the school to become Facebook friends. The school has major concerns with children at Primary School having any social networking account that break the sites terms and conditions about age restrictions.
Under no circumstances should any member of staff accept these types of request and should they do so, we ask that you inform the school immediately as it may be someone pretending to be a member of staff. Social networking sites are not available in school.
Many social network sites do not have to provide extensive child security measures for minors because their sites are not aimed at very young children. Your child is potentially unsafe if you ignore age restrictions in the terms and conditions and/or lie about their age to gain an account.
Although chatting online can be great fun, young people can sometimes find themselves in situations where they are out of their depth. Risks can arise when young people give out their personal details to strangers believing them to be friends. The online world is very different to the real world and people can be tempted to say and do things that they wouldn't dream of if they met face to face. This can include giving out personal information such as mobile numbers, pictures of themselves and where they can be located.
For further information about internet safety and the risks of using online social sites, please see the resources at the Thinkyouknow website run by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre.
Here are some children using our traversing wall in the junior playground.Hold on tight!
Our table tennis area, outdoor classroom and forest school areas.


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Photo by M.J. Subiria Arauz
Gayle Beddingfield (far right), of the Historical Rex Village Association, informs the crowd about the grave site of the grandparents of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Rex.
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The Hogs are coming off a down-to-the-wire upset over Michigan at Bud Walton, and that's where they'll be tonight. Arkansas must avoid an emotional letdown after hands-down their wildest win of the season. One confidence booster has to be that they played absolutely horrible against the Wolverines in the second half, but made the necessary plays to get the job done. One injury the Razorbacks will be forced to deal with is Marvell Waithe's leg injury he sustained in the opening minutes on Saturday. Waithe isn't a headline player, but I like to think of him as Mike Anderson's Secret Canadian Weapon. He's long, has great range on his jump shot, and presents a fairly substantial matchup problem, but today, he'll be wearing street clothes on the bench. For one of the few times this year, the Hogs' size disadvantage shouldn't come into play all that much, as they are about the same size as Auburn's guys that actually get playing time. I'm excited to see the BJ Young versus Frankie Sullivan matchup. Young still comes off the bench for the Razorbacks, but yet he's the team's leading scorer, a luxury that Anderson will continue to use until BJ proves his worth on the defensive end. Sullivan is a scorer. He can get to the basket and he's got range for days. He's more physical than most of the Hogs' guards, so they're going to have to find somebody that can body up on him and keep him away from the rim.
A very tepid Auburn squad rolls into town after a win over the worst team in the conference, South Carolina. It took the Tigers a massive second half run to overcome a halftime deficit, but they got it done at home. On top of the aforementioned Frankie Sullivan, Kenny Gabriel (who I swear has been there for 7 years), is their top big man. He's a pretty scrawny big man, but he can play above the rim, unlike most of the Hogs' post players. Arkansas' Mike Sanchez and Hunter Mickelson are going to have to use their 20+ pound weight advantage to keep him away from the basket. The other big man they'll have to deal with has perhaps my favorite name in the SEC, Rob Chubb. He's massive and I don't know if the Hogs' have anybody that can out-muscle him, plus he's been to jail so you know he's hard (but probably not).
One advantage Auburn may have is depth, simply because Arkansas is injury-riddled. The Tigers have about 10 or 11 guys that will get playing time tonight, while the Hogs will only have about 9. That number may not seem big, but with the tempo the Hogs try to play with, sometimes that extra guy on the bench to give the starters a break can be huge.
I still the the overall talent advantage for the Hogs will be too much for the Tigers to handle. BJ Young, Rickey Scott, and Mardracus Wade make one of the best young backcourts in the country. It will be hard to keep them from scoring, and scoring fast. One thing I hope to see is Razorbacks' Freshman Rashad "Ky" Madden to step up and make some plays. Barring some huge emotional letdown, which will be Mike Anderson's job, the Hogs will win this one by a decent margin.
Prediction: Arkansas - 77, Auburn - 63