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[svn] * src/fetchlist.h,src/fetchlist.c,src/noffle.c: Provide fetchmode for groups on fetchlist. * src/server.c: When fetching overviews online from groups on the fetchlist, fetch them in the appropriate fetch mode for the group. E.g. if group mode is FULL, fetch overviews and put all articles on articles required list to be fetched on the next noffle --fetch.
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date Thu, 14 Feb 2002 17:14:34 +0000
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1 Current development version:
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4 1.1.1
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5 -----
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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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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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122 * See ChangeLog
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