ePOST Serverless Email System

A Peer-to-Peer Platform for Reliable, Secure Communication

Fri, 09 Feb 2007

ePOST open ring down

Feb 09, 2007 at 17:11 · permanent link
Planetlab, the research network that hosts the vast majority of ePOST open ring nodes, has wiped all of its disks as part of a system-wide upgrade. Currently the open ring is unavailable and we are investigating our options for restoring service. Expect an update in the next few days.

Sat, 05 Aug 2006

ePOST 2.4.6 Released.

Aug 05, 2006 at 03:09 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.6 was released today. This release includes several bug fixes, including some important stability fixes for the Windows platform. It also has a beta version of UPnP (Universal Plug-n-Play) support for easier interoperability with Internet Gateway (NAT) devices. We are interested in hearing your feedback about how the UPnP support works and whether it meets your needs, as well as any other feedback you may have. See the FAQ for more information on our UPnP support.

Fri, 21 Apr 2006

ePOST 2.4.5 Released.

Apr 21, 2006 at 12:59 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.5 was released today. This version of ePOST contains numerous bug fixes, including performance enhancements and changes to mail delivery. Users mail experience slower mail delivery until they upgrade, and so are uncouraged to do so immediately.

Thu, 16 Feb 2006

ePOST gateways back up

Feb 16, 2006 at 12:56 · permanent link
Normal ePost service has been restored. We are making changes to ensure that an outage does not happen again. Thanks for your patience.

Mon, 13 Feb 2006

ePOST gateways down

Feb 13, 2006 at 19:08 · permanent link
Both ePOST open ring gateways are currently down. We hope to have service restored within 24 hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and are taking steps to see that it doesn't happen again. Until the gateways are fixed external email for open ring users will be queued or rejected.

Thu, 12 Jan 2006

ePOST 2.4.4_01 Released.

Jan 12, 2006 at 00:37 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.4_01 was released today. This bugfix release fixes a problem where nodes with forwarding logs could not boot. Also sometimes a brand new ePOST proxy would not boot the first time.

Tue, 10 Jan 2006

ePOST 2.4.4 Released.

Jan 10, 2006 at 15:47 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.4 was released today. This newest version of ePOST contains many bug fixes and improvements. All users are recommended to upgrade. Changes include upgrading to the newest version of pastry, performance improvements, lower memory usage, many stability fixes, several bug fixes that prevent potential data loss.

Fri, 16 Sep 2005

ePOST 2.4.2_01 Released.

Sep 16, 2005 at 23:38 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.2_01 was released today. This bugfix release solves a problem where a proxy could close its pastry socket and yet remain running in a zombie state.

ePOST 2.4.3_01 Released.

Sep 16, 2005 at 23:37 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.3_01 was released today. This bugfix release fixes a bug where SMTP will always use authentication outbound whether requested or not.

Thu, 15 Sep 2005

ePOST 2.4.3 Released.

Sep 15, 2005 at 21:57 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.3 was released today. This newest version of ePOST contains many bug fixes and improvements. All users are recommended to upgrade. Changes include:

Users should note that some of the options have changed names and so they may need to update their proxy.params file or check their preferences in the GUI.

Mon, 11 Jul 2005

ePOST 2.4.2_02 Released.

Jul 11, 2005 at 21:47 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.2_02 was released today. This bugfix release uses a smaller message size for keepalive ping messages, reducing ePOST's bandwidth requirements.

Thu, 07 Jul 2005

ePOST Source Code Released

Jul 07, 2005 at 20:18 · permanent link
Coinsiding with the release of ePOST 2.3, we have decided to release the source code for ePOST. The source code includes a superset of FreePastry, including core Pastry, PAST, and Scribe, as well as the POST and ePOST code and all support code. The code is under the same BSD-like license as FreePastry, as is provided as a convenience to all interested parties. It can be downloaded from the Latest Code page.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the ePOST Team.

Java 1.5 Support in Beta Status

Jul 07, 2005 at 20:17 · permanent link
With the release of ePOST 2.4, ePOST now supports and runs on Java 1.5. While the support is in beta status, we believe it is stable enough to be released. Please send feedback it epost-team at rice.epostmail.org if you run in to any Java 1.5-related issues.

Thu, 16 Jun 2005

ePOST 2.3 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.3 was officially released today in stable form. It includes a large number of improvements and bug fixes, and is a recommended upgrade for all users. A highlight of the changes include:

Improvements:

Bug fixes:

ePOST 2.2 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
The most recent ePOST code, version 2.2, was officially released today in stable form. It can be downloaded from the Download section. A few of the major changes from the 2.1 versions:

ePOST 2.1.4 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST 2.1.4 was released today, which contains two enhancements:

ePOST 2.1.5 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST 2.1.5 was also released today, which fixes a minor logging bug present in the 2.1.4 release.

ePOST 2.4.2 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.2 was released today. It includes a variety of bug fixes and improvements, and is a recommended upgrade for all users. The changes include:

Improvements:

Bug fixes:

ePOST 2.4.1 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4.1 was officially released today in stable form. It includes a number of improvements and bug fixes, and is a recommended upgrade for all users. The changes include:

Improvements:

Bug fixes:

ePOST 2.4 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.4 was officially released today in stable form. It includes a large number of improvements and bug fixes, and is a recommended upgrade for all users. A highlight of the changes include:

Improvements:

Bug fixes:

ePOST 2.2.1 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST version 2.2.1, was officially released today in stable form. It is mainly a bug fix release, and includes improvements for:

ePOST 2.1.2 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST 2.1.2 was released today, which is yet another minor point release. In this version, the improvements include

ePOST officially supports OS X

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
With the release of ePOST 2.3, we have added Mac OS X to the list of supported platforms. Before this release, a bug in the OS X JVM's interaction with the OS X kernel was known to occasionally cause kernel panics. However, using the hint from Azureus project, we are able to prevent this from happening.

ePOST 2.1 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
The most recent ePOST code, version 2.1, was officially released today in stable form. It can be downloaded from the Download section. A few of the major changes from the 2.0 versions:

ePOST 2.1.1 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST 2.1.1 was released, which is a minor point release. This release includes support for message prioritization between applications. Therefore, applications like PAST and Scribe now have priority over verbose applications such as Glacier. Additionally, this release fixes a bug in which required libraries were not included in the default installation.

ePOST 2.1.3 Released.

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
ePOST 2.1.3 was released today, which fixes two minor bugs with ePOST:

ePOST-users Mailing List Set Up

Jun 16, 2005 at 00:00 · permanent link
To help facilitate the dicussion and use of ePOST, we have set up a mailing list of the users of ePOST. If interested, you can sign up on the Contact Page.

Thu, 13 Jan 2005

New ePOST site live.

Jan 13, 2005 at 00:22 · permanent link
Today, we launched the newly redesigned and much more informative new ePOST website. Many thanks to Dan Sandler who, unknowingly, provided most of the new style (I hope you don't mind, Dan). The new site launch also coinsides with the new version of ePOST, version 2.0, which was launched last week.

With this version of the site, we've added new features including a Contact and Feedback page, better Documentation, and an up-to-the minute System Status page.

ePOST 2.0 Released.

Jan 13, 2005 at 00:22 · permanent link
The most recent ePOST code, version 2.0, was officially released today in stable form. It can be downloaded from the Download section. A few of the major changes from the 1.0 versions: