[asterisk-dev] Asterisk 1.4.30-rc3, 1.6.0.26-rc1, 1.6.1.18-rc1, and 1.6.2.6-rc1 Now Available

[Asterisk Development Team]

The Asterisk Development Team has announced release candidates of Asterisk for
versions 1.4.30, 1.6.0.26, 1.6.1.18, and 1.6.2.6. These releases are available
for immediate download at http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/

These release candidates are a continuation of the release candidate process
started prior to the Asterisk security releases over the last month. The
following is a rundown of release versions over the last two months:

1.4.29        full release
1.4.29.1      security release based on 1.4.29
1.4.30-rc1    release candidate
1.4.30-rc2    release candidate
1.4.30-rc3    release candidate (NEW)

1.6.0.22      full release
1.6.0.23-rc1  release candidate
1.6.0.23-rc2  release candidate
1.6.0.23      version skipped due to security release
1.6.0.24      security release based on 1.6.0.22
1.6.0.25      security release based on 1.6.0.22 (with changes from 1.6.0.24)
1.6.0.26-rc1  release candidate (NEW)

1.6.1.14      full release
1.6.1.15-rc1  release candidate
1.6.1.15-rc2  release candidate
1.6.1.15      version skipped due to security release
1.6.1.16      security release based on 1.6.1.14
1.6.1.17      security release based on 1.6.1.14 (with changes from 1.6.1.16)
1.6.1.18-rc1  release candidate (NEW)

1.6.2.2       full release
1.6.2.3-rc1   release candidate
1.6.2.3-rc2   release candidate
1.6.2.3       version skipped due to security release
1.6.2.4       security release based on 1.6.2.2
1.6.2.5       security release based on 1.6.2.2 (with changes from 1.6.2.2)
1.6.2.6-rc1   release candidate (NEW)

These release candidates address issues that were reported by the community and
resolved since the last round of bug fix releases.

Below is a list of issues resolved by the previous release candidates, and are
included in the latest round of release candidates:

* When a transferer hangs up during an attended transfer BEFORE the transfer is
   answered, don't stop playing MOH.
   (Closes issue #16513. Reported, tested by litnimax. Patched by
    gknispel proformatique.)

* Extend announcement URL used with Queue from 80 chars to PATH_MAX.
   (Closes issue #16488. Reported, patched by syspert.)

* Fix bug with channel receiving wrong privileges after call parking.
   (Closes issue #16429. Reported, patched by Yasuhiro Konishi.)

* Fix a memory leak in pbx_spool when using SetVar in a call file.
   (Closes issue #16554. Reported, tested by mav3rick. Patched by seanbright.)

* Fix regression for timed out parked call returning to caller.
   (Closes issue #15459. Reported by djrodman. Patched by mnick, jpeeler.)


Below is a list of issues resolved since the last round of release candidates:

* Make sure to clear red alarm after polarity reversal
   (Closes issue #14163. Reported, patched by jedi98. Tested by mattbrown,
    Chainsaw, mikeeccleston.)

* Fix problem with duplicate TXREQ packets in chan_iax2
   (Closes issue #16904. Reported, patched by: rain. Tested by rain, dvossel.)

* Fix crash in app_voicemail related to message counting.
   (Closes issue #16921. Reported by whardier. Patched by seanbright. Tested by
    whardier.)

* Fix attended transfers with Local channels. Fix for regression introduced in
   revision 244785.
   (Closes issue #16816. Reported by jamhed. Tested by jamhed, corruptor.)

* Remove color code sequences from verbose messages that go to logfiles.
   (Closes issue #16786. Reported, patched by: dodo. Tested by tilghman.)

For a full list of changes in the current release candidates, please see the
ChangeLogs:

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.4.30-rc3
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.6.0.26-rc1
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.6.1.18-rc1
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.6.2.6-rc1

Issues found in any of these release candidates should be reported to the
Asterisk issue tracker at https://issues.asterisk.org

Thank you for your continued support of Asterisk!