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[svn] src/server.c: do not search all groups if group does not exist and contains no wildcards
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date Tue, 01 May 2001 19:08:01 +0100
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1 Current development version:
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4 * Use LIST instead of LIST ACTIVE if possible to help work with old servers.
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5 * Article filtering: see noffle.conf(5) for details.
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6 * Noffle no longer hangs if the connection breaks down during a fetch.
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7 * SENDMAILPROG is used instead of mail for returning failed postings.
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8 * Noffle will act as inews is invoked as inews.
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9 * Fetching and reading news can overlap, and generally blocking on the
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10 database lock reduced to a minimum.
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15 * Fixed a bug that caused noffle to hang with some readers (like tin/Gnus).
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16 * Fix bug with time of last server access for setups with multiple servers.
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17 You must re-run 'noffle --query groups'.
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18 * Remove '--query times'.
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19 * Fix date printing bug. Now works in all(?) timezones.
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20 * Fix bug with 'XHDR <msgId>'. Add 'XPAT <msgId>'.
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21 * Allow post to local moderated group if 'Approved:' header present.
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22 * Added '--post' command line option.
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23 * Add 'path-header' and Path: addition to posted articles.
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24 * Rename 'auto-subscribe-mode' to 'default-auto-subscribe-mode' and
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25 add new 'auto-subscribe-mode <group pattern> <mode>' option.
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26 * Observe Expires: and Supersedes: headers.
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27 * Add getgroups and omitgroups options.
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28 * Fixed a bug that caused noffle to hang with some readers (like tin).
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32 11 June 2000
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34 * added ./configure-option '--enable-debug=[no/min/yes]'
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35 * Add 'info-always-unread' option.
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36 * Add support for XOVER with no argument. Also XHDR with message ID
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37 argument and XHDR when 'xref' requested (trn needs this).
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38 * Forget cached group info when group database closed.
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39 * Added list of 'forbidden' newsgroup specs., as defined in draft IETF
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40 Newsgroup Format (C.Lindsey), tracked to replace RFC1036. This defines
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41 newsgroup names that should only be used for server-local groups and
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42 server pseudo-groups (e.g. INN's to.*, cancel, cancel.*, junk). These
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43 are now intercepted when querying server groups and ignored. Group names
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44 omitted are any single component names, any 'control.*', 'to' or
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45 'to.*',and any with a component 'all' or 'ctl'.
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46 Note these restrictions do not apply to local group names.
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47 * Fixed problem with article numbering if the overview file empties,
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48 e.g. due to all articles in a very low volume group expiring. This
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49 would cause article numbers to be set back to 1 when a new article
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50 arrives.
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51 * Record newsgroup posting status. Enforce it at posting time.
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52 Added --modify to change newsgroup descriptions for all groups and
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53 posting status for local groups.
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54 * Added group deletion.
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55 * Added message cancellation - from command line or by control message.
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56 Note command line only cancels locally - it can't be used to cancel a
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57 message that has already gone offsite. A control messages cancels
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58 locally if possible; it is only propaged offsite if the target is in a
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59 non-local group and has itself already gone offsite.
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60 * Added wildmat code taken from INN - ensure Noffle wildcarding is
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61 exactly to spec.
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62 * Added group-specific expire times.
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63 * Noffle now sends a "MODE READER" command after connecting to the
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64 remote server. INN needs this before it will permit POST.
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65 * added support for local groups
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66 * new command line options --create and --cancel
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67 * Changed output of 'noffle -a all' to standard mailbox format,
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68 so that tools like grepmail work.
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69 * documentation updates
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70 * NOFFLE now uses the autoconf/automake build-system
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76 * See ChangeLog
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