GroupWise 8.0 SP1 HP1 Windows Client US and MULTI
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abstract
GW 8.0 Service Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 has been released. This download includes the multilingual and english only version of the Windows client. Included is a security fix within the Windows Client in response to a security advisory issued by Microsoft.. Please see the readme for additional information on security issue, system requirements and installation instructions.
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GroupWise System Requirements
GroupWise 8 system requirements are listed in the "GroupWise 8 Installation
Guide" (http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw8).
Windows Client Software Installation Instructions
1. Download the GroupWise 8 Support Pack 1 Hot Patch 1 Windows Client compressed
executable file to a temporary directory on your workstation:
gw801HP_client_win_en.exe
gw801HP_client_win_multi.exe
2. In Windows, click Start > Run > Browse, then locate the directory
where you downloaded the GroupWise 8 Support Pack 1 Client
compressed executable file.
3. Double-click the downloaded file, then click Yes to extract the
GroupWise client software and start the GroupWise client Setup
program.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the GroupWise 8
Support Pack 1 client software on your workstation.
The GroupWise Setup Progress dialog box displays a green bar during
the installation process. Occasionally, long pauses might occur.
You can also check the activity of the GroupWise client Setup
program by viewing the Performance tab of the Windows Task Manager
to observe CPU usage.
security fixes
Microsoft has reported a security issue in their development Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL).
Microsoft has requested developers using ATL to evaluate their use of any ATL controls or components and to take immediate action to evaluate a possible vulnerability.
For further information please see Microsoft Security Advisory (973882)
Resolution
Novell has thoroughly evaluated the use of ATL controls and components and have implemented Microsoft's fixes into the Windows Client of GroupWise 7.0.3 Hot Patch 4 and the Windows Client of GroupWise 8.0.1 Hot Patch 1. No other GroupWise components are vulnerable.
change log
Windows Client
540061 - Client crashes intermittently in gwxplt1.dll
550436 - WIP folder shows that there are messages in there when the folder is empty
550445 - WIP count erroneously increment or reduce the count until the poll comes through and fixes it.
552198 - Crash in the client engine
552358 - Not all of the users mail is downloading to caching.
552360 - Password change not saving with Notify running with LDAP Authentication.
552367 - Dialog box focus problem when opening Excel or Word documents.
552372 - GetIntegrationState error with GW8 SP1
552373 - In the calendar view, the option for MORE on categories is missing
553038 - Refresh problem when resolving a stub
553044 - Client crashes while searching Calender items
554206 - Sequence number is incorrect on rule delegation of appointments
554221 - Can not save documents in any library other then user's default library
554224 - Compose control uses ATL interface that has security vulnerability
554229 - 9202 Bad Parameter errors when opening HTML messages or attachments
554346 - Plain text view moves carriage returns around in signatures
554351 - Send to | Mail Recipient deletes the origional file from the hard drive
554353 - Crash using ItemSaveInfo token
554356 - Ical VEVENT ending with a SEQUENCE property will not import properly
554602 - Using non-english spell check causes client to crash
554639 - Creating a new group in Online mode from Contacts folder and selecting users from SAB will save an empty group
555103 - Forwarding on an embedded item and then changing the "Send User" to a Proxy user will crash the client
555105 - HTML email print as text when using File | Print if the email has an attachment
555494 - The Hours strip in the Appointment area of Calendar doesn't include the am/pm by the hour
556342 - Crash cutting and pasting from the header control
556345 - Spell checker doesn't recognize quote message
556350 - Crash occurs when printing multiple attachments while proxied.
556362 - Close item event is not generated
556365 - "Error occurs when signing message." while trying to sign and encrypt the mail
556376 - Problem resolving the stubs when the account name contains German characters
556381 - Create registry key to use older version of RTF editor
557356 - Reply problem when client sends out user addresses with U.P.D format when cutting and pasting names
557478 - Client crashes with Entrust certificates
557487 - Modifying information in busy search not working
558099 - LDAP password change generates D019, but still changes the password
558217 - Speller is crashing in Chinese T and S , Japanese, Hebrew
559761 - Buffer overrun in autosave
559762 - Custom fields will not import properly from a 7.0x export
559763 - Random Crashes on a Windows XP SP3
559939 - Opening the properties of a user of a distribution list in the addressbook results in an error
559945 - Unable to add a user in a group within PAB if addressing is set to F.L or L.F.
561017 - A number of Find results windows are diplayed when do a Find by "In all folder" option
561720 - Crash trying to create a group
566828 - Reply tokens fail
568910 - Choosing to "Add to Frequent Contacts " address book from new email with user in System Address Book but not in Frequent Contact will crash
file contents
| Files Included | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| gw801HP_client_win_multi.exe | 123.0 MB (129039328) | 2010-01-12 16:47:30 |
| gw801HP_client_win_en.exe | 64.6 MB (67774655) | 2010-01-12 16:47:29 |
| readme_5066441.html | N/A | 2010-01-27 15:08:08 |
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