Contents of /trunk/NEWS

Changes in version 2.0beta18 - 2002-07-23
        * Allow for inclusion of broken chain reports and same operator/machine
          lists in stats pages. Broken chain reports are not generated
          automatically; this is planned for a later release.  For now you need
          to supply this information in the files broken1.txt, broken2.txt, and
          sameop.txt.

Changes in version 2.0beta17 - 2002-07-22
        * You no longer need an extra Mixmaster installation for your pinger.
          Echolot can make use of any Mixmaster binary you alread have
          installed.
        * The config hash »Pinger::Mix« is obsolete now. Please set
          »mixmaster« to the path of your mix executeable. Echolot now
          uses its own mix directory below echolothome by default (config
          option mixhome).
        * The default gnupghome has changed from »gnupg« to »gnupghome«.
        * New config option »gnupg«.
        * Not the current time but the scheduled start time is used when
          deciding which remailers to ping. This is nice if we get delayed for
          whatever reason.
        * Changed URL in templates to point to www.palfrader.org/echolot
          instead of the savannah page.
        
        How to upgrade (assuming you have a default configuration):
           ./pingd stop
           mv gnupg gnupghome
           vi pingd.conf (remove Pinger::Mix, set mixmaster;
                          cf. pingd.conf.sample )
          ./pingd [...] start

Changes in version 2.0beta16 - 2002-07-17
        * Do not send all pings for the same remailer at the same time
        * The cheap hashing function that was used for determining when to ping
          was replaced by md5. The local secret also is an input to the
          function so not all echolot pingers ping the same remailer at the
          same time.
        * In the distribution the pingd.conf file has been renamed to pingd.conf.
          So it should be possible to just untar the new tar.gz over the old
          installation (you have a backup anyway, don't you?).
        * The getkeyconf command takes optional addresses to request config
          data from.
        * The getkeyconf config option was replaced by getkeyconf_interval and
          getkeyconf_every_nth_time. Not all requests are sent at the same time
          any more.
        * Stats can be sorted by latency rather than nick. Set
          stats_sort_by_latency if you want that.

Changes in version 2.0beta15 - 2002-07-16
        * Have echolot version in stats HTML pages
        * Random documentation fixes
        * Make it runs with older perls (5.005_03 is tested)
          - always pass two arguments to mkdir()
          - import SEEK_ constants from POSIX rather than Fcntl
          - do not use warnings

Changes in version 2.0beta14 - 2002-07-16
        * Added commands buildstats buildkeys and buildthesaurus
        * Added legend to templates (Orange)
        * Thesaurus building failed when an id did not return a
          valid remailer. A check was there bug it was wrong
        * Have pingd.conf.5 manpage documenting all options

Changes in version 2.0beta13 - 2002-07-13
        * Have correct title tags and some layout changes in the HTML templates
        * Encode HTML Entities in HTML Stats
        * Only show valid remailers in Thesaurus
        * Support »not a remailer« reply to remailer-xxx
        * Make sure only the right keys are exported to the pgp keyrings
        * Do not skip key if GnuPG returns something in stderr with
          remailer-key replies

Changes in version 2.0beta12 - 2002-07-11
        * Cut strings when they do not fit in the table formats
        * Sort type2.list/pubring.mix

Changes in version 2.0beta11 - 2002-07-11
        * Don't run in Taint mode anymore per default.
          If you still want it, trimm your PATH to something acceptable
          for perl and add »-T« to the first line of pingd.

Changes in version 2.0beta10 - 2002-07-11
        * Don't reset PATH to /usr/bin:/bin any more (Yes, again)
        * Documentation updates

Changes in version 2.0beta9 - 2002-07-11
        * Don't reset PATH to /usr/bin:/bin any more
        * Use confess or cluck instead of croak in some places.

Changes in version 2.0beta8 - 2002-07-10
        * Fix public clist.

Changes in version 2.0beta7 - 2002-07-10
        * fixed a stupid syntax bug.

Changes in version 2.0beta6 - 2002-07-10
        * Did away with Mail::Internet. Using local sendmail binary only.
          This also means the smarthost config option is obsolete and there
          is a sendmail config option now.

Changes in version 2.0beta5 - 2002-07-10
        * Thesaurus filenames changed from nn-foo to nn.foo.
          Use the change-thesaurus-filenames script in the tools
          directory to convert your current thesaurus if you wish
          to keep the data.
        * Seperate rlists for rsa, dsa and plaintext pings are
          supported now. Enable seperate_rlists in pingd.conf.
        * Have a combined list. Enable with combined_list in pingd.conf.

Changes in version 2.0beta4 - 2002-07-10
        * Minor documentation fixes
        * Added --process switch
        * Die if metadata or conf data cannot be parsed
        * Build manpage into extra file

Changes in version 2.0beta3 - 2002-07-10
        * Fixed a small bug with writing the metadata so that it could not be
          parsed again

Changes in version 2.0beta2 - 2002-07-10
        * Moved from XML to Data::Dumper
          Use convert-xml-to-datadumper in the tools directory to
          convert your setup:
            pingd stop
            mv pingd.conf pingd.conf.old
            mv data/metadata data/metadata.old
            convert-xml-to-datadumper CONFIG < pingd.conf.old > pingd.conf
            convert-xml-to-datadumper METADATA < data/metadata.old > data/metadata
            pingd start

Changes in version 2.0beta1 - 2002-07-07
        * Initial public beta test
1	weasel	216	Changes in version 2.0beta18 - 2002-07-23
2	weasel	215	* Allow for inclusion of broken chain reports and same operator/machine
3			lists in stats pages. Broken chain reports are not generated
4			automatically; this is planned for a later release. For now you need
5			to supply this information in the files broken1.txt, broken2.txt, and
6			sameop.txt.
7
8	weasel	216	Changes in version 2.0beta17 - 2002-07-22
9	weasel	212	* You no longer need an extra Mixmaster installation for your pinger.
10			Echolot can make use of any Mixmaster binary you alread have
11			installed.
12			* The config hash »Pinger::Mix« is obsolete now. Please set
13			»mixmaster« to the path of your mix executeable. Echolot now
14			uses its own mix directory below echolothome by default (config
15			option mixhome).
16			* The default gnupghome has changed from »gnupg« to »gnupghome«.
17			* New config option »gnupg«.
18	weasel	211	* Not the current time but the scheduled start time is used when
19			deciding which remailers to ping. This is nice if we get delayed for
20			whatever reason.
21	weasel	210	* Changed URL in templates to point to www.palfrader.org/echolot
22			instead of the savannah page.
23	weasel	212
24			How to upgrade (assuming you have a default configuration):
25			./pingd stop
26			mv gnupg gnupghome
27			vi pingd.conf (remove Pinger::Mix, set mixmaster;
28			cf. pingd.conf.sample )
29			./pingd [...] start
30	weasel	210
31	weasel	209	Changes in version 2.0beta16 - 2002-07-17
32	weasel	199	* Do not send all pings for the same remailer at the same time
33	weasel	202	* The cheap hashing function that was used for determining when to ping
34			was replaced by md5. The local secret also is an input to the
35			function so not all echolot pingers ping the same remailer at the
36			same time.
37	weasel	204	* In the distribution the pingd.conf file has been renamed to pingd.conf.
38			So it should be possible to just untar the new tar.gz over the old
39			installation (you have a backup anyway, don't you?).
40	weasel	206	* The getkeyconf command takes optional addresses to request config
41			data from.
42			* The getkeyconf config option was replaced by getkeyconf_interval and
43			getkeyconf_every_nth_time. Not all requests are sent at the same time
44			any more.
45	weasel	207	* Stats can be sorted by latency rather than nick. Set
46			stats_sort_by_latency if you want that.
47	weasel	199
48	weasel	195	Changes in version 2.0beta15 - 2002-07-16
49	weasel	187	* Have echolot version in stats HTML pages
50	weasel	190	* Random documentation fixes
51	weasel	198	* Make it runs with older perls (5.005_03 is tested)
52	weasel	194	- always pass two arguments to mkdir()
53			- import SEEK_ constants from POSIX rather than Fcntl
54			- do not use warnings
55	weasel	187
56	weasel	184	Changes in version 2.0beta14 - 2002-07-16
57	weasel	172	* Added commands buildstats buildkeys and buildthesaurus
58	weasel	176	* Added legend to templates (Orange)
59	weasel	177	* Thesaurus building failed when an id did not return a
60	weasel	187	valid remailer. A check was there bug it was wrong
61			* Have pingd.conf.5 manpage documenting all options
62	weasel	172
63	weasel	173	Changes in version 2.0beta13 - 2002-07-13
64	weasel	162	* Have correct title tags and some layout changes in the HTML templates
65	weasel	171	* Encode HTML Entities in HTML Stats
66			* Only show valid remailers in Thesaurus
67			* Support »not a remailer« reply to remailer-xxx
68			* Make sure only the right keys are exported to the pgp keyrings
69			* Do not skip key if GnuPG returns something in stderr with
70			remailer-key replies
71	weasel	162
72	weasel	161	Changes in version 2.0beta12 - 2002-07-11
73			* Cut strings when they do not fit in the table formats
74			* Sort type2.list/pubring.mix
75
76	weasel	158	Changes in version 2.0beta11 - 2002-07-11
77			* Don't run in Taint mode anymore per default.
78			If you still want it, trimm your PATH to something acceptable
79			for perl and add »-T« to the first line of pingd.
80
81	weasel	157	Changes in version 2.0beta10 - 2002-07-11
82			* Don't reset PATH to /usr/bin:/bin any more (Yes, again)
83			* Documentation updates
84
85	weasel	153	Changes in version 2.0beta9 - 2002-07-11
86	weasel	150	* Don't reset PATH to /usr/bin:/bin any more
87	weasel	153	* Use confess or cluck instead of croak in some places.
88	weasel	150
89	weasel	153	Changes in version 2.0beta8 - 2002-07-10
90	weasel	148	* Fix public clist.
91
92	weasel	153	Changes in version 2.0beta7 - 2002-07-10
93	weasel	143	* fixed a stupid syntax bug.
94
95	weasel	153	Changes in version 2.0beta6 - 2002-07-10
96	weasel	141	* Did away with Mail::Internet. Using local sendmail binary only.
97			This also means the smarthost config option is obsolete and there
98			is a sendmail config option now.
99
100	weasel	140	Changes in version 2.0beta5 - 2002-07-10
101	weasel	137	* Thesaurus filenames changed from nn-foo to nn.foo.
102			Use the change-thesaurus-filenames script in the tools
103			directory to convert your current thesaurus if you wish
104			to keep the data.
105	weasel	138	* Seperate rlists for rsa, dsa and plaintext pings are
106			supported now. Enable seperate_rlists in pingd.conf.
107	weasel	139	* Have a combined list. Enable with combined_list in pingd.conf.
108	weasel	137
109	weasel	140	Changes in version 2.0beta4 - 2002-07-10
110	weasel	134	* Minor documentation fixes
111			* Added --process switch
112			* Die if metadata or conf data cannot be parsed
113			* Build manpage into extra file
114
115	weasel	140	Changes in version 2.0beta3 - 2002-07-10
116	weasel	124	* Fixed a small bug with writing the metadata so that it could not be
117			parsed again
118
119	weasel	140	Changes in version 2.0beta2 - 2002-07-10
120	weasel	123	* Moved from XML to Data::Dumper
121			Use convert-xml-to-datadumper in the tools directory to
122			convert your setup:
123			pingd stop
124			mv pingd.conf pingd.conf.old
125			mv data/metadata data/metadata.old
126			convert-xml-to-datadumper CONFIG < pingd.conf.old > pingd.conf
127			convert-xml-to-datadumper METADATA < data/metadata.old > data/metadata
128			pingd start
129
130	weasel	140	Changes in version 2.0beta1 - 2002-07-07
131	weasel	123	* Initial public beta test