GroupWise 2014 R2 Authorized Beta Readme

1.1 GroupWise Calendar Server Auto-Discovery

Auto-discovery does not work for CardDAV. You must use the manual steps to configure the CardDAV account.

1.2 Free/Busy Search Using CalDAV

Free/Busy search cross post offices does not currently work in CalDAV.

1.3 GroupWise Cannot Send Email to Vibe

GroupWise 2014 R2 no longer by default uses lower security encryption suites. This causes problems with sending email to Vibe. For the GWIA to be able to send emails to Vibe, the SSLCipherSuite Startup Switch must be used to change the SSL ciphers. Using the following startup switch, the GWIA is able to send emails to the Vibe system:

/sslciphersuite-HIGH:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH

For more information about startup switches, see Using GWIA Startup Switches in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

1.4 LDAP Server on Mac

LDAP Server is currently not working for Mac.

1.5 No Session Management in GroupWise Calendar Server

The GroupWise Calendar Server doesn’t cleanup threads when they are no longer in use. Restart the service periodically to release the threads.

1.6 Virus Detection on GroupWise Download

When downloading the full Windows GroupWise software, wms.exe is incorrectly labeled as a virus. If you run into this problem with the download, make sure the MD5 checksum of the download matches the value listed on the download page.

3.1 Additional Platform Support

The following operating systems are now supported:

The following server protocols are now supported:

The following browsers are now supported for the Admin Console:

3.2 GroupWise Calendar Server for CalDAV/CardDAV

The GroupWise Calendar Server allows you to use CalDAV and CardDAV to sync your GroupWise Calendar and your GroupWise Contacts book to your Mac. For installation and configuration information, see Setting Up GroupWise Calendar Server in the GroupWise 2014 Installation Guide.

Use the additional information below to further configure the GroupWise Calendar Server.

3.3 Expired Date Set for Users Not Found in MTA Sync

If a user directory object is not found during an MTA directory sync, GroupWise will set a timestamp on the user which indicates the time at which the sync failed on that user. GroupWise will then set an expiration time for that user for one week in the future. A notification will be displayed in the Admin Console. The MTA will continue to attempt to find the directory object for the user for seven days. If, at that point, the directory object is still not found, the MTA will no longer attempt to sync the user and the user will be unable to send or receive any new items. The user is expired at that point. You can view these expired users in the Admin Console > System > Expired Records. From there, you can decide whether to Remove the association, Delete the account, or Add an object to the directory.

3.4 Granular Scheduling for MTA Scheduled Events

For events with time-based triggers, the Interval option has been added, which allows you to schedule events more frequently than was previously available. This was added to enable the MTA to be able to sync to a directory more often than once per day. This option is found in the Admin Console > (select an MTA) > Scheduled Events.

3.5 GroupWise/Exchange Coexistence support for Exchange 2013

Microsoft Exchange 2013 is now supported for coexistence with GroupWise 2014 R2. For more information on how to use this feature, please see the GroupWise/Exchange Coexistence Guide.

3.6 HTTP Console Login Support for GroupWise Configured Administrators

In GroupWise 2014 R2, administrator configuration rights to the HTTP consoles for each GroupWise administrator are now based on the role that is assigned to the administrator. (All administrators still maintain view access to the consoles).

Following are the available roles and their configuration rights:

Regarding the HTTP consoles, consider the following:

Another component of the access control change is that logging has been added, so any changes made to the HTTP console are logged with the user ID of the administrator appended to the end of the logged message. The logging of the user ID is only done when logging is set to Verbose level or higher.

3.7 IMAP Enhancements

IMAP now properly maps the Draft, Junk, Sent, and Trash folders for IMAP clients that support RFC6154. This enhancement updates the capabilities specifically for the Mac Mail app.

3.8 LDAP Server Capabilities

This provides a read-only LDAP server interface into the GroupWise System Address Book information. This allows lookups and queries via LDAP for the Outlook client and Mac Mail in Mavericks and Yosemite. To enable the LDAP server capabilities, go to the Admin Console > (select an MTA) > LDAP. To use SSL, you must use a commercially signed server certificate. After the LDAP server is enabled, you must restart the gwadminservice on the MTA server to use it.

For usage information, see Configuring the LDAP Server Capabilities in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

Once enabled in the admin console, it can be added as an address book to the Outlook client and Mac Mail. You will need the system name for the search base and for the user name context. The system name is found in the Admin Console > System > Information. It is listed at the top. To enable the LDAP server capabilities in the Outlook client and Mac Mail, follow the steps below.

Outlook Client

Mac Mail

Currently not working for Mac.

Known Limitations

3.9 New GWIA Settings

Some new settings have been added to the GWIA. One is brand new and others were previously only available in the gwia.cfg file. To locate these settings, go to the Admin Console > (Select a GWIA) > SMTP/MIME, then select ESMTP Settings.

The following option is new:

The following options are now available in the interface:

For more information, see Using Extended SMTP (ESMTP) Options in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

3.10 No Delete/No Archive Folders

If Allow User to Protect Items from Auto-Cleanup is enabled in the Admin Console > (select a Domain, PO, or User) > Client Options > Environment > Cleanup, the user can protect folders and individual items from auto-cleanup.

For usage information, see Protecting Folders and Items in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

3.11 Photos in the System Address Book

The System Address Book can now include photos. Using the following menu options, you can include a single photo, include a photo already included in eDirectory or Active Directory, or include the photo included in eDirectory or Active Directory as you import the user. You can also import photos using a curl script.

If you would like the user to be able to add or edit their own photos, you can enable this functionality in their client. Go to Admin Console > (select domain or PO) > Client Options > Environment > Address Book, then select Allow update of picture in the System Address Book. If a user updates their own photo, it is only stored in GroupWise and does not sync back to a directory. Because eDirectory and Active Directory use different attributes to show photos, in a subsequent Beta for this GroupWise release, and option will be add to allow you to select which attribute is used for an imported photo.

For more information, see Adding User Photos to the System Address Book in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

3.12 Remote Internet Domain SSL Settings

In GroupWise 2014 R2, an SSL column has been added to the \domain\wpgate\gwia\gwauth.cfg file. Using this column you can disable or enable SSL for a specific internet domain. To enable or disable SSL, enter required or disabled. The text is case-insensitive. If you want to enable SSL for a domain without using the SMTP feature of the file, the SSL setting can be entered following the internet domain.

The file has also been enhanced so a leading period before the domain acts as a wild card so that all emails sent through that domain use the settings specified. Below is a table with examples of how the file can be configured:

For information about the current SMTP settings, see SMTP Host Authentication in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

3.13 Slow Document Scan for Find

When the option Enabled if POA resources are available is selected in the Admin Console > (select Domain, PO, or User) > Client Options > Environment > General > Allow Searches of Non-Indexed Attachments, then a client Find will only do a search through all attachments (including those which require DVA conversion) if the POA has at least 20% of the C/S threads available.

For more information, see Allow Searches of Non-Indexed Attachments in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

3.14 Support for SMTP Submission Port

If SMTP is enabled for the GWIA and SSL is enabled for SMTP, the GWIA launches threads for both port 25 (the default port) and port 587(the submission port). If an SMTP client is configured to send via port 587, the GWIA requires the client to secure the connection via TLS and also requires SMTP AUTH before it accepts the message from the client. The threads for both ports are shared according to the number of inbound SMTP threads configured for the GWIA.

3.15 Support for Active Directory SSO

GroupWise supports Active Directory single sign-on capabilities, allowing users to bypass the GroupWise login process by virtue of logging in once with Active Directory. Both the POA server and the user workstation must be joined to the same Active Directory Domain in order for single sign-on to work.

For usage instructions, see Active Directory SSO in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

3.16 Support for KeyShield SSO

GroupWise supports KeyShield’s single-sign-on capabilities, allowing users to bypass logins by virtue of logging in once with KeyShield. This is enabled via the KeyShield client on a workstation. See the KeyShield website for more information on KeyShield. If you are a KeyShield customer and want configuration information, please make a note in the Admin forum on the Authorized beta workspace.

For usage instructions, see KeyShield SSO in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

4.1 Additional Platform Support

The following operating systems are now supported for Agents:

The following file systems are now supported for Agents:

4.2 Additional Options on POA Performance Snapshots

The new functionality can be found in HTTP Console for POA > Configuration > Performance Snapshots > Start > (add information) > Submit. The new options allow the GroupWise Administrator to send Performance Snapshots data through email. In addition, they can schedule when the data will be sent out and can specify multiple recipients to receive the data. The report can be sent Now, At the end of the day, or After running for x hours. You must input the recipients’ email addresses. The options Message Subject and Reply To are optional. This feature was added in order to improve the ability to troubleshoot a busy POA.

4.3 DVA Time out Changes

The default time out has been changed to 60 seconds.

4.4 DVA Worker Process Threads

On the HTTP console for the DVA, the main master DVA process will now display the list of worker processes and the process IDs. If the log level is set to Verbose or higher, each worker process will have its own log file which displays more logging information for each document it processes. The logs are stored in the same location specified for the DVA logging (DVA > Configuration > Log Settings > Log Directory). The logs can be viewed from the DVA HTTP console in the Log Files tab. The main DVA thread will be designated by an asterisk.

4.5 New GWIA Settings

Some new settings have been added to the GWIA. One is brand new and others were previously only available in the gwia.cfg file. To locate these settings, go to the Admin Console > (Select a GWIA) > SMTP/MIME, then select ESMTP Settings.

The following option is new:

The following options are now available in the interface:

For more information, see Using Extended SMTP (ESMTP) Options in the GroupWise 2014 Administration Guide.

4.6 QuickFinder Time out Value

The QuickFinder time out can now be lowered to 20 seconds. If a document takes longer than 20 seconds to index, the conversion of the document will stop and the document will not be indexed.

4.7 Slow Document Scan for Find

When the option Enabled if POA resources are available is selected in the Admin Console > (select Domain, PO, or User) > Client Options > Environment > Address Book > Allow Searches of Non-Indexed Attachments, then a client Find will only do a search through all attachments (including those which require DVA conversion) if the POA has at least 20% of the C/S threads available.

4.8 SSLCipherSuite Startup Switch

The agents support a new startup switch that will allow you to enable or disable ciphers for your environment.

The cipher list must be in OpenSSL format. For more information on OpenSSL format, see Cipher List Format. Use the following table for examples on the syntax of the command:

5.1 Actions Column

The Actions column is added to a folder view by clicking in the column headers, selecting More, and adding the Actions column. This can also be added through a folder’s properties page. This column adds hover icons next to the items for the most commonly used tasks, which include Reply, Move To, and Delete. When selecting Move To, possible destinations are presented in the following order:

5.2 Add HTML Support for Rules

For HTML messages, rules such as reply, delegate, and forward in previous versions of GroupWise only sent merged plain text when executed. Now, they do a merge on the original HTML message.

5.3 Address Book Changes

With the release of GroupWise 2014 R2, functionality is moving from the Address Book executable to the address books listed in the folder list of the client. The changes made so far include:

5.4 AES/SHA Enhancements

The option to select Microsoft Enhances RSA and ASE Provider is now available in Tools > Options > Send > Security > Select a security service provider. If you then select Advanced Options, you can select form the different versions of AES for encrypting and the new SHA-256 and greater algorithms for signing. Previously, AES was not available in GroupWise and signing was hard coded to SHA-1. This new set of algorithms is more secure and, in some locales, mandated for government use.

5.5 Category Enhancements

Items can now show multiple category colors assigned to them by adding the Categories column to the folder view or by displaying the folder in summary view. When you hover over the color representing the category, the name of the category will be displayed. The Category column itself can be sorted, and it will sort the items by category according to the order you have set up when you configured your categories. When items are sorted by category, they will display in multiple places in the sorted list if the item has multiple categories.

For more information, see Understanding Categories in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.6 Changes to Display of From/CC/BC Options

More granular control is now available when choosing whether you want to have From, CC, or BC displayed for items you compose.

5.7 Click to Add Signature

In previous versions of GroupWise, when the global signature setting was turned off in the Tools > Options > Environment > Signature, Click to add a signature would still appear when sending items. This has been fixed.

5.8 Edit Signatures in Place

A signature can now be edited in place for a specific message after it is inserted into the message. The changes are for the current message only. To make permanent changes, use the Options slide-out.

For more information, seeAdding the Signature or vCard to an Email in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.9 Email Windows Remembers “Aero Snap” Location

In previous versions of GroupWise, cycling through email items by opening an item and using the Previous and Next arrows would not preserve the aero snap location of the item. The location is now maintained as you cycle through email.

5.10 Invite vs Delegate and delete

In previous versions of GroupWise, Delegate allowed you to invite more people to an appointment while still keeping the appointment yourself. In GroupWise 2014 R2, this functionality has changed. There are now two options: Invite and Delegate and delete.

Invite works the same as Delegate did previously in that it allows you to invite other users to an appointment while still keeping the appointment for yourself. Delegate and delete allows you to delegate the appointment to another user and remove it from your Calendar. If you select Delegate and delete, you are not prompted to delete the appointment from your calendar, because you have already chosen to delete the appointment. You can access this functionality through the right click menu on an appointment item or on the tool bar in an appointment view.

For more information, see Inviting Others or Delegating and Deleting Calendar Items in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.11 Multi-User Calendar Rights More Consistent with Originally Granted Rights

This resolves issues where a user might use multi-user calendars to view calendars for which they have not been given specific rights. For example, User A has rights to view User B’s calendar, but User C does not. If User C has rights to view User A’s calendars, User C should not be able to view User B’s calendars by using User A’s multi-user calendar. This fix enforces that setting by disallowing unintended viewing of calendars by one user piggybacking on another’s multi-user calendars. Rights are set in Tools > Options > Security > Proxy Access. The proxy access dialog has also been cleaned up to remove user names for which proxy access has no longer been granted.

5.12 New Options when Dragging Email and Attachments to the Desktop

When you drag an item or attachment to the desktop (or any other folder) and an item or attachment of the same name exists in that location, you will be presented with the standard Windows copy/move dialog, which will allow you to replace the item or attachment, keep both the old and new items or attachment with a number to the new version being appended, or cancel the operation.

5.13 Notify Pop-up UI Changes

Notify alerts now look similar to Novell Messenger pop-ups.

5.14 Paste Special

We have added three new paste options to the right click menu. The options are dynamic and will change with what you have copied in your clipboard. The three options are as follows:

5.15 Photos in Client

In previous versions of GroupWise, photos were shown when hovering over a name in the From, To, CC, and other similar fields in the read view. The photo options have now been added next to the sender name in the read view and next to names that appear during name completion when you are addressing an item. Also, if enabled by the Admin, you can change the picture used in the GroupWise Address Book via the client with Edit > Change GroupWise Picture. If there are different photos for the same user in the GroupWise Address Book and in a Personal Address Book, the photo in the Personal Address Book will be shown.

5.16 Propose New Time for an Appointment

This feature allows the recipient of an appointment to perform a busy search of attendees and propose a new time. The new time is then sent back to the original sender, who can then decide whether to accept the new time. If the change is accepted, the original appointment is edited. The recipient must be on a GroupWise 2014 R2 client to propose a new time. The originator must be on a GroupWise 2014 R2 client to accept the new time and send the edited appointment. If the originator is on a client earlier than GroupWise 2014 R2 client, the counter proposal is shown as an email with the original appointment attached. The originator must then manually edit the original appointment if the originator wants to use the new time. This option is available in the tool bar if you are in the appointment view or by right clicking on an appointment item.

For more information, see Propose New Time for an Appointment in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.17 Protected Folders and Items

When this option is turned on for folders or items, the selected item or folder is exempted from auto cleanup. Your administrator must first enable the Allow user to protect items from auto cleanup option in the Admin Console > (select Domain, PO, or User) > Client Options > Environment > Cleanup.

You protect a folder by right clicking on the folder, selecting Properties, and selecting Protect items in this folder from auto cleanup. Items in that folder, and any moved into the folder, are protected. If you run a search and move an item from the search window that is in a protected folder to an un-protected folder, you are prompted if you want to protect the item. If you move an item out of the folder from the folder view, you will not be prompted to add protection to the item.

Item protection can be set by right clicking on the item and selecting Protect item from auto cleanup. If an item is specifically protected, then auto cleanup does not affect it. Moving it between folders also does not affect the protection status.

For more information, see Protecting Folders and Items in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.18 Proxy Options Enhancements

When granting proxy access to your mailbox, you can now specifically restrict access to the options in Tools > Options > Security > Proxy Access. Previously, these options were included when you granted access to the Options in general. The options are:

For more information, see Granting Proxy Rights as a Mailbox Owner in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.19 Quick Tasks/Follow-up Flag

In the GroupWise client, a quick task/follow-up flag option has been added to the left of an item icon. This allows you to click the flag icon and “flag” an item and signify that you want to follow-up on that item. This option is not available for discussion threads, proposed appointment lists, or the summary calendar. When the item is flagged, it also appears in the Tasklist folder. When you click the flag icon, it cycles through the following states:

If you are running GroupWise Mobility Service 2.1 or later, and your mobile device supports flagging, the flag state will sync to your device. Because some mobile devices only support the flagged and unflagged states, when an item is marked as completed on these devices, it shows as if the flag is cleared; however, it shows as completed in the GroupWise client and other devices that support all three flag states.

In the GroupWise client, you can use Ctrl+t to toggle between the three flagged states. If you right click on the flag, you see the following options:

For more information, see Understanding Quick Tasks/Follow-up Flags in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.20 Quick Response

Quick Response lets you share your input on an item without sending a reply email. In the lower right corner or in the read view for an item, select the response from the list of standard responses or choose Respond with comment. The sender of the item will see the response in the header and the item summary.

For more information, see Using Quick Response in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.21 QuickFinder Improvements

The QuickFinder box, which is found at the top right of all folder views, now searches the message body of items instead of just the header fields. This gives you greater access to any item that contains the string for which you are searching. If a user name is typed the QuickFinder box, the user name will be looked up in the Address Book and QuickFinder will also search for items addressed to the email address associated with that name.

5.22 Remember Client State on Crash

The Windows client now automatically saves the state of the client every 5 minutes in case of an unexpected termination or crash. This way, when the client is reopened, it will go back to the state it was in the last time it was saved before the crash.

5.23 Remember View Mode of Multi-User Calendar

When moving between multi-user calendar and regular calendars, the last view settings for both the multi-user calendar and the regular calendar are “sticky”, meaning they are retained so you don’t have to change back to the view you were using previously.

5.24 Sent Items Properties Enhancements

The Properties tab for a sent item will now only show the Advanced Properties information. The Quick Properties are now available in the item header through the summary line and a pull-down menu. In the menu, you can use the icon on the right to toggle between Simplified view (by item status) or Basic view (by user). You can choose whether you want sent items opened in the Properties tab or the Message Body view by going to Tools > Options > Environment > Default Actions and selecting Open item or Show properties.

5.25 Shortcut Keys

The following shortcut keys have been added to the client:

For a full list of the shortcut keys available in the client, see Shortcut Keys in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.26 Sticky Notes

In previous versions of GroupWise, this was called Discussion Note or Personal Note in the Windows client. Changing the name facilitates synchronization via GroupWise Mobility Service 2.1 and ActiveSync 14.x to notes applications on mobile devices such as Notes on iOS devices. When notes sync is enabled on the mobile device, a new folder called Mobile Notes is created in GroupWise. Sticky Notes created in or moved to the Mobile Notes folder will be synced to and from mobile devices. If you are using a version of the GroupWise client previous to GroupWise 2014 R2, the Mobile Notes folder will instead be named Notes. In either case, the folder will be created just below the Tasklist folder in the client interface.

For GroupWise usage information, see Posting a Sticky Note in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.27 Undo and Redo

The ability to undo or redo multiple actions has been added to the client. Undo negates any change that you made, and Redo will make the change again if you have previously undone an action. The options are available in the Actions menu or by using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+z for Undo and Ctrl+y for Redo. You can undo or redo the following actions:

5.28 Vacation Rule Widget

A luggage icon has been added to the bottom right corner of the client, which allows you configure and quickly turn on your vacation rule. The color of the icon will change depending on whether your vacation rule is on or off.

For more information, see Creating a Vacation Rule or Auto Reply in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

5.29 Voting

Voting allows a user to send a topic with a list of responses to other users, who can then select a response. A summary email is then sent to all of the participants on which all of the voting results are displayed. The results are found on the pull-down menu in the header or on the Properties page of the summary email. The sender can select from pre-formed responses or can create a semi-colon delimited list of responses that they can send to the recipients. The Voting option is enabled on the Send Option tab of the Compose view for any item.

For more information, see Voting in the GroupWise 2014 Client User Guide.

6.1 Platform Support

The following operating systems are now supported for WebAccess application:

6.2 Browser Support

The following browser is now supported for WebAccess: