Version 3.5.0.2 Notable Changes

Multi-LDAP Support for Sophos Email Appliance

We are pleased to introduce support for multiple directory servers.

• New Directory Services Wizard: On the System: Directory Services page (Configuration > System > Directory Services > Add) you can find the new Directory Services Wizard, which allows you to add multiple directory servers to integrate the Email Appliance with different organizations. Directory server integration allows you to retrieve the following information:
  • Valid recipients
  • Aliases
  • User groups
  • Authentication for End User Web Quarantine and SMTP auth
  
  
  
• Sample profiles for common directory servers:
  
  
• Failover directory servers:
  
  
• Support for new username formats: In addition to existing DN-style usernames, you can now enter usernames in the EXAMPLE\username format (commonly used for Active Directory implementations) or in the user.name format (commonly used in Novell eDirectory implementations).
  
  
• Improved query configuration and troubleshooting: We have made configuring and troubleshooting LDAP queries faster and easier: you can customize, verify, and run queries on the fly; then, you can view query details or save query results to a text file.
  
  
• User Groups: User groups can now be selected from each directory server (Configuration > User Groups > Select groups from directory services > Add)
  
  
• SMTP authentication support for directory servers: SMTP auth (Configuration > SMTP Authentication > Enable SMTP Authentication) now works for any one of your directory servers.
  
  

These new features further extend the capabilities of the Email Appliance.