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[svn] see Changelog Mar 13 2002
author mirkol
date Wed, 13 Mar 2002 11:12:23 +0000
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1 Current development version:
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4 1.1.1
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7 * Spool directory and config file location now configurable.
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8 * post-status filter added.
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9 * Optional patterns to select groups for --fetch and --query.
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10 * Remove some potential causes of newsbase corruption in the event of
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11 disc fill/failure.
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12 * Always replace Message-ID headers in posted messages if improperly
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13 formatted. Change default on replace-messageid to 'no'.
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14 * Optional pattern on noffle --fetch to specify a particular server.
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16 1.1
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19 * Use LIST instead of LIST ACTIVE if possible to help work with old servers.
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20 * Article filtering: see noffle.conf(5) for details.
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21 * Noffle no longer hangs if the connection breaks down during a fetch.
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22 * SENDMAILPROG is used instead of mail for returning failed postings.
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23 * Noffle will act as inews if invoked as inews.
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24 * Fetching and reading news can overlap, and generally blocking on the
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25 database lock reduced to a minimum.
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26 * Select debug logging via noffle.conf. Logging is always compiled
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27 in, so reduce debug options to build with/without debugging info.
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28 * Output of list groups commands is no longer sorted
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29 for avoiding problems with calls to external sort command
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30 and for speeding up response time.
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31 The group list is sorted by most clients anyway.
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32 * Observe Expires: and Supersedes: headers.
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33 * Added '--post' command line option.
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34 * Add 'path-header' and Path: addition to posted articles.
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35 * Rename 'auto-subscribe-mode' to 'default-auto-subscribe-mode' and
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36 add new 'auto-subscribe-mode <group pattern> <mode>' option.
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37 * Add getgroups and omitgroups options.
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38 * Add From: and Organization: headers on posting if not present.
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40 1.0.1:
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41 ------
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43 * Released on 15 Jun 2001
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44 * Fixed bug that broke authentication if the server required it at
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45 connect time.
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46 * Fix bug that made Noffle to get server responses to wrong commands,
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47 after a read timeout occurred and could lead to mixed up group
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48 contents and messages.
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49 * minor optimizations and fixes
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51 1.0:
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52 ----
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54 * Released on 27 Jan 2001.
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55 * In the 1.0pre8 release, debug logging was enabled in the standard
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56 settings, which slowed down Noffle considerably. it is disabled by
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57 default now.
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59 1.0pre8:
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62 * Noffle no longer hangs if the connection breaks down during a fetch.
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63 * SENDMAILPROG is used instead of mail for returning failed postings.
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66 --------
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68 * Fixed a bug that caused noffle to hang with some readers (like tin/Gnus).
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69 * Fix bug with time of last server access for setups with multiple servers.
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70 You must re-run 'noffle --query groups'.
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71 * Remove '--query times'.
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72 * Fix date printing bug. Now works in all(?) timezones.
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73 * Fix bug with 'XHDR <msgId>'. Add 'XPAT <msgId>'.
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74 * Allow post to local moderated group if 'Approved:' header present.
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80 * added ./configure-option '--enable-debug=[no/min/yes]'
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81 * Add 'info-always-unread' option.
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82 * Add support for XOVER with no argument. Also XHDR with message ID
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83 argument and XHDR when 'xref' requested (trn needs this).
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84 * Forget cached group info when group database closed.
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85 * Added list of 'forbidden' newsgroup specs., as defined in draft IETF
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86 Newsgroup Format (C.Lindsey), tracked to replace RFC1036. This defines
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87 newsgroup names that should only be used for server-local groups and
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88 server pseudo-groups (e.g. INN's to.*, cancel, cancel.*, junk). These
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89 are now intercepted when querying server groups and ignored. Group names
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90 omitted are any single component names, any 'control.*', 'to' or
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91 'to.*',and any with a component 'all' or 'ctl'.
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92 Note these restrictions do not apply to local group names.
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93 * Fixed problem with article numbering if the overview file empties,
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94 e.g. due to all articles in a very low volume group expiring. This
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95 would cause article numbers to be set back to 1 when a new article
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96 arrives.
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97 * Record newsgroup posting status. Enforce it at posting time.
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98 Added --modify to change newsgroup descriptions for all groups and
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99 posting status for local groups.
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100 * Added group deletion.
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101 * Added message cancellation - from command line or by control message.
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102 Note command line only cancels locally - it can't be used to cancel a
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103 message that has already gone offsite. A control messages cancels
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104 locally if possible; it is only propaged offsite if the target is in a
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105 non-local group and has itself already gone offsite.
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106 * Added wildmat code taken from INN - ensure Noffle wildcarding is
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107 exactly to spec.
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108 * Added group-specific expire times.
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109 * Noffle now sends a "MODE READER" command after connecting to the
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110 remote server. INN needs this before it will permit POST.
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111 * added support for local groups
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112 * new command line options --create and --cancel
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113 * Changed output of 'noffle -a all' to standard mailbox format,
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114 so that tools like grepmail work.
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115 * documentation updates
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116 * NOFFLE now uses the autoconf/automake build-system
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119 0.16 - 1.0pre6pre
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122 * See ChangeLog
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