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• MSDN SQL Release Notes - March 2012

  Alex MorrillMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, March 28, 2012 6:20 PM

  This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the February 2012 release.

  Please note that the revision class stated on the title page for [MS-SSAS] in the March 2012 release is incorrect: [MS-SSAS] should have a revision class of Major and a version number of 8.0. This error will be corrected in the next release.

  The following known issues exist in the March 2012 release:

  1. Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
     
  2. Information in a table row may split across two pages.
     
  3. Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
     
  4. Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.

  Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure: 

  1. In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
     
  2. In the Categories list, click Documents. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documentsto Never, and click OK.

  Additional details on changing the setting are located on the Adobe help site:

  http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html

• MSDN Windows Release Notes — April 2012

  Alex MorrillMicrosoft EmployeeMonday, April 09, 2012 6:35 PM

  This release contains updates made to protocol documents since the last release.

  This release also includes updates to protocol documents with Windows 8 Beta content. 

  The following documents are new in the release:

  • [MS-CAPR]
  • [MS-DHCPF]
  • [MS-GPCAP]
  • [MS-IPAMM]
  • [MS-RDPEGFX]
  • [MS-RDPEGT]
  • [MS-RDPEI]
  • [MS-TPMVSC]

  Three new overview documents have also been added:

  • [MS-ADOD]
  • [MS-MQOD]
  • [MS-MSSOD]
  • [MS-NAPOD]
  • [MS-RDSOD]
  • [MS-TPSOD]
  • [MS-WMOD]

  The following document has been removed:

  • [MS-SOH]

  In addition, [MS-DOCOD] has been renamed [MS-DOCO].

  The following known issues exist in the April 2012 release:

  1. Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
  2. Information in a table row may split across two pages.
  3. Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
  4. Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.

  Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:

  1. In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.

  2. In the Categories list, click Documents.

  3. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.

  Additional details on changing the setting can be located via the Adobe help site: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html

• MSDN Exchange Server Protocols Release Notes — April 2012

  Alex MorrillMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, November 04, 2010 11:56 PM

  The April 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols documents and the Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards documents since the January 2012 refresh. Both Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols documents and Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards documents are updated to include information about Microsoft® Exchange Server 15 Technical Preview and Microsoft® Outlook® 15 Technical Preview.

  Exchange Server Protocol Documents links:

  • Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server Protocols Documentation
  • Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-OXCHGTR]

  Exchange Server and Outlook Standards links:

  • Full documentation set (ZIP): Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook Standards Documentation
  • Summary of changes (PDF): [MS-STANOXCHGTR]

  Information for Exchange 15 Technical Preview and Outlook 15 Technical Preview:

  The documents were updated to include preliminary applicability and implementation details for Exchange 15 Technical Preview and Outlook 15 Technical Preview. For information about differences between versions, see the behavior notes that are included in the Product Behavior appendix of each document. Note that a technology might change between preliminary and final document versions, and there are risks in relying on preliminary documentation.

  The following new specifications were added to the Exchange Server Protocols documents:

  • [MS-OXCEXT] : Client Extension Message Object Protocol Specification. This document specifies the Client Extension Message Object Protocol, which enables clients to access client extension data in a mailbox.
  • [MS-XOAUTH] : OAuth 2.0 Authorization Protocol Extensions. This document specifies how applications can perform server-to-server authentication using a security token service.

  The following known issues exist in the April 2012 release:

  1. Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
  2. Information in a table row may split across two pages.
  3. Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
  4. Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.
  5. For optimal readability of the PDF documents, we recommend that they be opened and viewed by using Adobe Reader 10.0.
  6. Links in the PDFs do not resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9.
     To access links, perform the following procedure:
     1. In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
     2. In the Categories list, click Documents.
     3. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.
     Additional details on changing the setting can be located via the Adobe help site:
     http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html

• MSDN Office Release Notes - April 2012

  Alex MorrillMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, April 18, 2012 9:51 PM

  The April 2012 release contains updates made to Microsoft Office Protocols documents since the January 2012 refresh. 

                                                                         

  Microsoft Office File Formats links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office File Formats Documentation
  • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-FFCHGTR]

  Microsoft Office Protocols links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  Microsoft Office Protocols Documentation
    • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-OCHGTR]

  SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocols Documentation
  • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-SPCHGTR]

  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support links:

  • Full documentation set (zip):  Word, Excel and PowerPoint Standards Support Documentation
  • Summary of changes (pdf):  [MS-OSTANCHGTR]

  The following new specifications have been added to the Office Protocols documents:

  • None for this release

  The following Office protocols have been deprecated:

  • None for this release

  The following known issues exist in the April 2012 release:

  1. Underscore characters are not always visible in code in the PDF files depending on the magnification selected by the user. Those characters are present in printed versions.
  2. Information in a table row may split across two pages.
  3. Table borders are not always visible depending upon the magnification selected by the user. Borders are present in printed versions of the PDF.
  4. Cross-protocol links are only functional when the PDF files for the protocols are in the same folder.

  Note: Links in the PDFs don’t resolve in Adobe Reader 9 because Adobe has changed the default setting for view mode in Adobe Reader 9. To access links, perform the following procedure:

  1. In Adobe Reader 9, go to the Edit menu and click Preferences.
  2. In the Categories list, click Documents.
  3. Under PDF/A View Mode, change the selection from Only for PDF/A documents to Never, and click OK.

  Additional details on changing the setting can be located via the Adobe help site: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat/9.0/Standard/WS3E0E8467-B787-4020-A1D3-6BC762A42DF2.w.html