Thank you to everyone who provided suggestions and feedback as we developed SP2 for Community Server 2008.5 and Community Server Evolution 1.0.
To get SP2 for CS 2008.5, click here.
For Evolution 1.0 SP2 , click here.
The following bug fixes were made:
Blogs
- Community Server now always uses the querystring value.
- The comment form requires a name only when it does not allow anonymous comments.
- Posts made by the owners of the Section will no longer be process by the SPAM blocker.
Forums
- Reporting Author link is fixed in Report Abuse functionality.
- Uploading media/image to forum post no longer causes server errors.
- Forum Permissions are checked when retrieving forums.
- Email generated by "Suggest Answer" now has correct URL.
General
- Metablog API now saves files in post-specific folders.
- The accessdenied.aspx page is no longer missing from the Web root.
- The cry emoticon now renders.
- System administrators can delete announcements and profile comments as an anonymous user.
- The user interface was simplified to support single file uploads.
- LiveWriter no longer overwrites images.
- Common.css has been modified to fix typos and blank areas.
- The URL HTML has properly encoded so overrides are not malformed.
- CommunityServer.Components/Components/Globals.cs has been modified to support relative URLs below the root.
- HttpHandler has been modified to support ~/ in Chameleon.
- Usernames can be used as Email addresses.
- Problems with broken URLs have been fixed.
- Admin links now display on the Dashboard drop-down menu.
- Changed enum parse on application type to be case-insensitive.
- Now allow non-US media URLs
- Use absolute path instead of relative path in mass emails.
Groups
- Users are given permission to create all of the necessary default applications inside of a Group before the applications are created so the exception is not thrown.
- A pager is inserted when group lists exceed 20.
- An error is no longer generated when a user clicks the Contact Group Owners link.
- Groups now require a media gallery for uploading files.
Media Galleries
- Files are now stored in a specific folder and are stored with a unique filename so uploaded files are not overwritten.
- Media Gallery comment notification emails now contain the correct post URL.
- The Multiple File Upload control no longer appears if Flash 10 or greater is installed.
- The media gallery share e-mail URLs have been fixed.
- ConditionalActions control has been added so media upload can be disabled.
REST API
- New patches for CS core and the REST service have been created to eliminate REST API Timeouts for ThreadQuery.
- REST API no longer causes a deserialization exception when hex characters in forum post are serialized on community server and then deserialized on the client application.
Users/User Profiles
- The friend list is no longer truncated.
- The status area is now labeled Private Area in conversation mode.
- The link in e-mail generated by Change Password no longer results in a "Access Denied" error.
Wikis
- Users who create wiki pages can now delete them rather than receiving a foreign key restraint error.
- Wiki spam emails are now sent only to those with wiki admin or moderator permissions for that wiki.
- The maximum RSS for Wiki pages is now 25.
To get SP2 for CS 2008.5, click here.
For Evolution 1.0 SP2 , click here.
As always, we value your feedback, suggestions, and comments. If you have any questions, please feel free to drop us a line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in our online community.