Would you like to be a beta tester for version 4?

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Would you like to be a beta tester for version 4?

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I'm almost ready to run the first beta of version 4. Whilst I have every faith in my work ( 8O ) I need some beta testers to volunteer.

The first beta will NOT be compatible with old version 3 code. I mean, you can't just "upgrade" to version 4 without changing your code. It's completely new and you need to implement it differently. What I need to do is tie up the odds and ends I've been sitting on for far too long now then write enough documentation to get some testers started.

Whilst the first beta is being run I'll fix bugs and make private releases alongside building the compatibility wrappers for version 3 code (so that you CAN just upgrade without changing your code). Once those compat wrappers are built around a stable API I'll run the second phase of the beta which will probably be a public one.

I'm looking for between 15-20 testers initially. Ideally I'd like people who are moderately technically strong (people who understand how to use the current version without just copying and pasting the examples from the wiki).

Basically all you will have to do is download the latest version (I'll email versions around as I fix bugs) and play around with it. Don't use it in production code. If you find any bugs or have any gripes with the library you can email them to me at an address I'll give out once the beta starts.

If you'd like to take part please send an email with "[BETA TESTER]" in the subject line to:

chris.corbyn *AT* swiftmailer DOT org

I'll post back here once I have enough people.

Thanks guys :)

EDIT | I'm making so many last-minute architectural U-turns it's crazy 8O
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Re: Would you like to be a beta tester for version 4?

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Hi !

what's new about swiftmailer ver 4 release since the time you posted this thread ?
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Re: Would you like to be a beta tester for version 4?

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Sign me up, I'd like to test.
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Re: Would you like to be a beta tester for version 4?

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I'd like to test it in production once the first beta has proceeded long enough that it's reasonably stable.
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Re: Would you like to be a beta tester for version 4?

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I think we're just going to go straight to public beta guys ;) I have more devs on board now so closed beta will probably just get skipped ;)

Actually, for the really brave, the code in the repository is probably considered alpha.

http://github.com/swiftmailer/swiftmailer

If you don't have git installed so can download the latest version via the download link on the webpage.

No documentation yet though, hence the "really brave".
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