release

Version **2.5.2** is now available for free download and free upgrade. It replaces version 2.5.1 and can also be upgraded if you are still using one of the older major version.

# What's new in this release ?

## Improvements
* Our java applications starts even if database is not up and running. They start and keep trying to establish a connection to the database
* In order to make deletion of emails faster on a smartphone, EXPUNGE is called only once for each mailbox

The OBM Core Team is happy to announce the release of OBM 2.4.2.9. This is a bug fix release version, with 2 issues resolved.

# Bug fixes

- It is not possible anymore to inadvertedly delete a mailshare as a user in Thunderbird
- A connection error with iOS and Windows Phone smartphones has been fixed with a password using special chars

## Complete list of issues

Version **2.4.2.8** is ready and is now the latest stable version to replace other OBM 2.4.2 versions (if you use [OBM 2.5](http://obm.org/blog/obm-251-released) you are not concerned by this upgrade).

# What's new in this release ?

## Bug fixed
##### ui

Version **2.5.1** is now available for free download and free upgrade. It replaces version 2.5.0 and can also be upgraded if you are still using one of the older major version.

# What's new in this release ?

## Improvements

* Calendar alerts are now inherited with all Read/Write users displaying the shared calendar
* A python script has been added in the packaging to purge a user's address book
* OBM is now translated in Chinese