For those interested the latest beta (3.0.10) is available at www.dotnetnuke.com . As well as fixing a number of issues, a few pieces of new code were added to the build. In the host settings, you now have additional information under the Site Configuration section to show version, provider, framework version, the windows user account which the application is running under & the host and IP the site is running under.
The scheduler has been changed to support a number of different options. In the past it spawned multiple threads, one for each scheduled task, but it was found that when a large number of sites ran on a server, it could cause excess load, so now it supports the following options:
"The Timer Method maintains a separate thread to execute scheduled tasks while the worker process is alive. Alternatively, the Request Method executes tasks when HTTP Requests are made. You can also disable the scheduler by selecting Disabled. "
For module developers, you can now install multiple module definitions which reside in the same folder from a single .dnn file (more @ http://www.asp.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?tabindex=1&PostID=821365) and you can now create PA assemblies by going to Host -> Module Defintions, choose the module & then click the link to create the PA zip file. It packages up all the files (including resources) & creates a .dnn file. You still have to create the necessary script files, but its a great time saver (more @ http://www.asp.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?tabindex=1&PostID=821286)