Known Issues

The following issues are known to exist in this release.

JSP exception viewing reports
When creating a report with a filter on the "fixed in release" field, you get a JSP exception. (fixed in upcoming hotfix - artf25849)
emailing multiple forums on same email leads to "ghost" postings
Messages sent to multiple forums were incrementing the count of messages for all forums, but the message itself would only appear in one of them. (fixed in upcoming hotfix - artf25857)
Encoded filename when exporting tracker with Japanese name in Japanese project name
The naming of tracker export files was changed in 4.4 to use the project name and tracker name as part of the filename, causing issues if these names use multibyte characters. (fixed in upcoming hotfix - artf25839)
Page not found error in FRS
In the File Release System, on the page listing the releases for a specific package, checking the checkbox for a release and clicking the "Download Selected" button would result in an error page. (fixed in upcoming hotfix - artf25864).
Special characters can't be displayed properly in saved tracker searches.
If the name of a saved tracker search included certain characters such as square brackets, less-than or greater-than signs, those characters would not appear correctly in the pull-down list of saved searches. (fixed in upcoming hotfix - artf25863)
SourceForge Explorer does not show offline in Microsoft Windows 2000
When running Microsoft Windows 2000, if you log into SourceForge Explorer, and then disconnect your network connection, SourceForge Explorer does not indicate that you are working offline. The Create New Object and Open In SourceForge buttons remain enabled in the toolbar; however, you will receive an error message if you attempt to use them.
Error viewing deleted Subversion files
If you delete a file in a Subversion repository, you will still be able to view previous versions of the file on the SourceForge View Commits page. However, if you click the file name, you will receive an error.

If you create a new file with the same name as the deleted file, all references in the revision history of the deleted file will point incorrectly to the new file. You will also see this behavior if you move a file, then create a new file with the same name in the original file's location.

ASCII control characters stripped when accessed via the SOAP API
Data containing ASCII control characters will have these characters stripped and replaced with spaces when accessed via SOAP. Any modifications made via SOAP to objects containing this data will save this character-to-space replacement back to SourceForge.
Browser error when uploading >2GB files
SourceForge has a 2GB file size limit on uploads or attachments. If you attempt to upload a >2GB file using a Windows-based browser, you will not be able to upload the file, but you may not receive an error message.
Microsoft Office XP users must update to SP3 to view PowerPoint files
If you are running Microsoft Office XP, you may encounter an error when trying to open a PowerPoint file directly from SourceForge. To resolve this error, install the Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 update. You can also save the PowerPoint file locally, and then open it directly in PowerPoint without error.
PowerPoint files do not save automatically in SourceForge
If you are using the SourceForge Document Manager Add-in for Microsoft Office, and use the Open in SourceForge function from within Microsoft PowerPoint, and then click Save, the document will be saved to your temp directory, not back to SourceForge. You must use the Save to SourceForge function to update the document in SourceForge.
Must select document to update in SourceForge
If you are using the SourceForge Document Manager Add-in for Microsoft Office, and use the Save to SourceForge function to update a document that already exists in SourceForge, you are prompted to browse to the document folder containing the document that you want to update. You must then select the document that you want to update. If you do select the folder only, without selecting the document, SourceForge will create a duplicate copy of the document.
Internet Explorer does not recognize file type when document is open
If you are using Internet Explorer, and attempt to upload a Microsoft Office document while the document is still open, SourceForge will not recognize the document file type. To resolve this issue, close the document, and then upload it to SourceForge again.
Potential exception when deleting subscriptions for an object
The application could potentially error when a site admin deletes a user and then within a very short interval of that, deletes a project that the deleted user is a member of. If this happens, just wait for a few minutes and then repeat the project delete operation.
Search Indexes can be corrupted.
If the SourceForge process which indexes objects for searching is killed or encounters an error while an index file is in the process of being written out, the search index can become corrupted. If this occurs, the search indexes will need to be deleted and the search index will need to be regenerated; there is a script supplied with SFEE for initiating a search reindex.
Config files are overwritten
The process of upgrading from older versions of SFEE may overwrite local customizations to certain config files, such configurations for Jboss and James. For instance, changes to the config.xml file for the James mail handler will be lost if upgrading from a version older than SFEE 4.3 Hotfix 6. Before upgrading, administrators should note any local customizations, back them up, and re-make the changes after upgrading.
UI gives impression that disabled users can be added to monitoring.
For objects that can be monitored, SFEE now allows users to see who is monitoring the object, and add other users to the set of users monitoring. The user picker which is used to add users will appear to allow one to select disabled users to add to monitoring, but they are not actually added to monitoring.
Fields are draggable beyond screen limits, creating infinite scrollbar.
In the new drag-and-drop interface for tracker field administration introduced in 4.4, if fields are grabbed and dragged beyond the window limits to the right or far down, this will cause the window to become infinitely bigger, on both FireFox 2 and Internet Explorer 7. (artf25272)