Mac OS X Panther build 7D24

Mac OS X Panther build 7D24 is the 10.3.2 update of Mac OS X Panther, which was released on 17 December 2003.
==Enhancements==
===Address Book and Mail===
* Mail now moves messages marked as junk to the Junk mailbox more reliably.
*In Address Book, the user can now configure Exchange synchronization with either a hostname or full server URL, including a (https://) URL to automatically use SSL.
*Syncing between Address Book and Microsoft Exchange was improved.
*The user can now move an email to a different mailbox if the user used an email server that previously didn't allow this.
*Results when using Mail with a .Mac or IMAP account and an SSL connection were improved.
*Text sizing was improved when printing from Mail.
===Networking===
*Results when looking for SMB-based servers was improved when in Network view.
*An issue was resolved in which the Mac OS X firewall could no longer be available if an upgrade installation of Mac OS X Panther was performed.
*Automatic configuration of proxy servers using Proxy Auto Configuration (.pac) files has been allowed.
*An issue was resolved that could prevent the computer from getting a DHCP lease after certain kernel extensions were unloaded and reloaded.
*DNS was improved for Mac OS X 10.2 clients that use a shared Internet connection from a Mac OS X Panther computer.
*An issue was resolved that could prevent the user from getting or maintaining an IP address via DHCP under certain conditions.
*An issue was addressed in which the L2TP VPN could not connect with leftover racoon.pid.
=== Print and fax ===
* The size of printouts from certain applications, including Safari, has been fixed.
* An issue was addressed in which a "No pages were selected to be printed in this document" alert appears when printing from Mail, Safari, iPhoto, or Preview, which soon after, the application would unexpectedly quit.
* Compatibility was improved for Microsoft Virtual PC 6.1's emulated printing features.
* Faxes can now be saved in a folder whose name includes 2-byte characters.
* An issue was addressed with some USB PostScript printers, including the HP LaserJet 2300, Lexmark E310 and GCC Elite 21, in which a "Printer not responding" message appears when trying to add the printer in Printer Setup Utility, or when trying to print.
* Compatibility was improved for Brother HL 1240 printers when used on an AirPort network with Rendezvous, previously, an alert message with "-9672" could appear when adding the printer.
* An issue was addressed in which an application could unexpectedly quit when sending a fax to several recipients.
* Compatibility was improved for some Lexmark printers when they print an A4-sized page.
* Reliability of the Mac OS X Panther's fax email delivery feature was improved.
=== Finder and other ===
* Issues were addressed that could keep a disk image from appearing in the Finder when opening its file.
* A FireWire-based volume can now be ejected from the Finder without entering an administrator password.
* The security of background applications when Screen Saver is on and when entering a Screen Saver password was improved.
* The Repair Premissions utility no longer reports a permissions issue with the printer.conf file.
* Character Palette no longer appears when you log in or after the computer wakes from sleep.
* iTunes will now keep importing songs from an audio CD if you switch to another account.
* FileVault no longer prompts to recover unused disk space each time the user logs out. It will now only ask when needed.
* A Font Book collection's name, if it includes a slash, could cause issues. Because of this, the slash can no longer be used in a Font Book collection's name.
* An issue was addressed in which a PowerBook G4 computer may stop responding when a Classic application's window is moved.
* The consonant of the first character for certain words entered using the Simplified Chinese ABC input method is no longer ignored.
* Compatibility was improved for CH Products' joysticks and flight yokes.
* Compatibility was improved for MagTek credit card readers.
* Reliability was improved for third-party FireWire audio hardware devices.
* The OS now more reliably recognizes some FireWire devices, including the iSight camera.
* An issue with iChat AV (Italian) was addressed in which the user couldn't join a chat room that they weren't invited to.
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