===== New in v1.4.0 =====

Version **1.4.0** is the first released under name **Kamailio**. This is due to trademark issues with **openser** word. Older releases will still be maintained under openser name.

==== New in Kamailio (OpenSER) modules ====

* [b]acc module[/b]
** extension: it is possible to log accounting related output to a different log facility
* [b]cfgutils module[/b]
** new FIFO functions get_config_hash and check_config_hash for config file checks
** shared PV exported to configuration script
**debugging helpers usable from config script for abort, shm_status and pkg_status
* [b]mysql module[/b]
** extension: enable timeouts on connect, read and write to prevent blocking on errors
* [b]database modules[/b]
** renaming of all database modules, addition of the prefix 'db_', e.g. mysql is now db_mysql
* [b]ratelimit module[/b] (new module ported from ser with openims enhancements)
** suitable for traffic shaping control and server load control
*[b]carrierroute module[/b]
** extension: much more flexibility in routing and database supported failure routing, improved internal structure
*[b]dialog module[/b]
** internal API reworked for better flexibility
** direction of the message provided via the internal API
** new dialog callback types:
*** DLGCB_LOADED
*** DLGCB_DESTROY
*** DLGCB_RESPONSE_WITHIN
*** DLGCB_MI_CONTEXT
** new mi command: dlg_list_ctx
*[b]enum module[/b] 
** enum_fquery([...]) replaced by enum_pv_query("$fU"[,...])
*[b]db_oracle module[/b]
** new database module for native access of oracle databases
*[b]userblacklist module[/b]
** new module for user specific and global URI blacklists
* [b]msilo module[/b]
** notification system refurbished - message body, content-type, from address and contact header can be dynamically specified with pseudo-variables
* [b]pdt module[/b]
** accepts now same destination domain bound to different prefixes
** internal structures and logic optimized for memory and performance
* [b]lcr module[/b]
** refactor module functions
** add pseudo-variable support
** remove gw_grp table
* [b]peering module[/b]
** new module for radius setups
** allowing SIP providers to verify via a broker if source or destination request is from a trusted peer
* [b] new mediaproxy module[/b]
** update to version 2.0
** better performance and scalability as packets are forward in kernel space

==== New in Kamailio(OpenSER) core ====

* [b]Overhauled DB API[/b] -- uses now the 'str' datatype for more performance and safety, more common functionality integrated in the core
* [b]Extensive cleanups in database drivers[/b] -- integrate common functionality into the core for more stability and maintainability
* [b]SDP parser[/b] -- provides an internal API for parsing SDP
* [b]fixup functions[/b] -- provides an internal API for fixing module parameters
* [b]extended module interface[/b] -- its now possible to use up to 6 parameters in module functions

==== New in Kamailio(OpenSER) utilities ====

* [b]Removal of SERWEB[/b] -- the SERWEB specific parts were removed from the openserdbctl, openserctl and the database schemes
* [b]openserctl for dbtext[/b] -- add SQL support to dbtext using a python module and integrate it into openserctl to better support this database

==== New in Kamailio(OpenSER) documentation ====

* [b]Module documentation[/b] -- the module documentation was migrated to the docbook-xml infrastructure
* [b]Developer guide[/b] -- a developer guide has been added to repository


==== New in Kamailio(OpenSER) Testing Suite ====

* [b]Stability improvements[/b] -- better checks for available modules and necessary tools 
* [b]Extensions[/b] -- test more modules, tests for other databases beside MySQL