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layout: post
title:  "Apache James Server 3.0-beta3 released"
date:   2011-08-06 16:13:22 +0200
categories: james update
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The Apache James project is happy to announce the release of version 3.0-beta3 of its modular mail server.

We thank all Users for their feedback and tests and we encourage anyone to
[download][download] and discover this Milestone 3 release.

If you're interested in contributing to the James project, please subscribe to the James
[mailing lists][lists]


What's new in 3.0-beta3 for end users:

  - Numerous IMAP bug fixes (better client support, memory improvement, NIO and IO support...)
  - Support for IMAP IDLE (RFC 2177, server transmit updates to the client in real time)
  - Support for IMAP User Flags
  - Support for IMAP WITHIN Extensions (RFC 5032)
  - Mailbox Tooling to copy from a persistence implementation to another implementation
  - Telnet Management has been removed in favor of JMX with client shell
  - More metrics counters available via JMX
  - Better debug logging on protocols
  - JPA validated against more databases (among others Oracle)
  - Multiple address and port configurations per protocol
  - POP3 is now operational (was buggy in 3.0-M2)
  - Upgrade tool from James 2.3 is available
  - Better logging on protocols with adjustable level
  - Full mailet package must be specified
  - Composite Matchers
  - Better debug logging on protocols
  - Mailing list functionality has been removed
  - More documentation on web site for configuration,...
  - Java 1.6 mandatory
  - ... and much more, see details on https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?in&amp;version=12316850&amp;styleName=Html&amp;projectId=10411

What's new in 3.0-beta3 for developers:

  - Less maven modules
  - Maven 3.0.2 required to build
  - Upgrade to latest frameworks versions (netty, activemq, jackrabbit...)
  - Code reports generation via 'mvn site -P site-reports' maven profile
  - Corrections further to findbugs,... reports
  - Code formatting
  - ... and much more, see details on https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?in&amp;version=12316850&amp;styleName=Html&amp;projectId=10411

[Quick Start][quick]

[quick]: http://james.apache.org/server/3/quick-start.html
[lists]: http://james.apache.org/mail.html
[download]: http://james.apache.org/download.cgi#Apache_James_Server



