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DRAFT: Kerberos for Windows 2.5 Release Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan McIndoe Hunt)
Thu Aug 14 16:10:42 2003
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Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:10:31 -0400
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From: Jonathan McIndoe Hunt <jmhunt@MIT.EDU>
Cc: kfw-release@mit.edu
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Good afternoon,
The plan is to release KfW 2.5 on Monday morning, August 18. Below you
will find the draft release announcement.
Please send any changes/corrections back to swrt@mit.edu by Sunday afternoon.
Thanks,
Jon
To: MIT Community: itpartners@mit.edu, winpartners@mit.edu,
ed-tech@mit.edu, sw-release-announce@mit.edu
From: Jonathan Hunt <jmhunt@mit.edu>
Subject: Kerberos for Windows 2.5 Release Announcement
Cc: infosys@mit.edu, itag@mit.edu
Good morning,
Information Systems is pleased to release Kerberos for Windows (KfW)
2.5 to the MIT Community today. KfW 2.5 is the latest version of Kerberos
developed at MIT and contains a number of useful new features mentioned below.
Who Should Download and Why
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Anyone using a Windows computers at MIT should upgrade to Kerberos for
Windows 2.5 for the improved user interface and functionality. It is
especially useful for machines that are off campus and connecting through
home networks, see NAT box under Notable Features.
If you are supported by a local IT professional, check with them before
installing KfW 2.5.
Notable Features
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- new and improved graphical user interface
- functions behind Network Address Translation (NAT) boxes
- self repairing installation (MSI)
- includes functionality for obtaining tokens for OpenAFS (unsupported)
- Kerberos v5 library version 1.3.1
Known Issues
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The icon images for KfW shortcuts that were not created by previous KfW
installers may not get updated to the new look. If you recreate the
shortcut the new icons will be used for the shortcut.
System Requirements
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Kerberos for Windows 2.5 is supported only on
Operating Systems: Windows 2000 or XP Professional
(KfW 2.5 will function on Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0 as well. For
information on running KfW 2.5 on these older and unsupported operating
systems, see the KfW 2.5 Release Notes in the documentation provided below)
Where to get Kerberos for Windows 2.5 and Help
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The installer is available from the MIT Software Download site:
http://web.mit.edu/software/win.html
Documentation on installing and using KfW 2.5 is available at:
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=586&platform=Windows
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Computing
Help Desk at:
e-mail: computing-help@mit.edu
phone: (617) 253-1102
web: http://web.mit.edu/helpdesk/
Enjoy!
Jon
PRC for Kerberos for Windows Release Team
___________________________________________
Jonathan M. Hunt
Windows Platform Coordinator and Team Leader
Software Release Team
Information Systems
W92-191 x3-0172
