Contents of /trunk/Mix/TODO

Todo items before 2.9.1 release:

* permit CRAM-MD5 SMTP AUTH in addition to LOGIN.
* Check and enforce expiration/revocation of OpenPGP keys (?)
* Apply fixes for any new bugs based on existing features
* Update the nymservers in default dest.alw


Items that need to be completed before the next HEAD release:

* Fix timezone handling in util.c (or use parsedate?).
* keylifetime and key{grace,overlap}period needs to be documented once
  it's finished.
* Recreate pgpkey.txt regularily with only the latest non-expired keys.
  - prehaps seperate public pgp keyring and pgp key reply file
* Modify release tarball generation script to build the .tab.c file from
  parsedate.y, so we don't end up requiring bison on every system that
  wants to build mixmaster.
* perhaps document --redirect in mix.1

Mandatory todo items before 3.0 release:

* autoconf installation script is needed
  - mostly done -- a few bugs still need fixing
* post-install scripts need to be reworked
  - follows item above.
* provide a packaged Windows build to be used with QuickSilver
  - Richard has an Installer we can use for this purpose.
* do full regression tests on as many platforms possible
  + list only these platforms as supported
  + test on Solaris 9 on SPARC.
* saner usage of /dev/[u]random is required
* clean up documentation and tarball contents
  + ship with CVS ChangeLog
  + reorganize directory structure
  + add a CONTRIBUTORS or THANKS file.
* resolve any new critical issues


Items for 3.0 or 3.0.1

* allow for separate hard-coded remailer and client defaults.
* allow for verification of clearsigned OpenPGP messages
* AES support -- requires OpenSSL 0.9.7
* further mpgp testing of AES/MDC packet support
* honor key preferences when encrypting to multiple keys
* Macintosh OS/X support
* Windows build instructions/files
* documentation issues resolved
  + mpgp man page
* find bug that is causing t* files to linger
* further debugging (if needed).


Further wishlist:

* Automatic key handling:
  + requires implementing key signing, key deletion
    - implement remailer-key signing?
    - if yes, which key?
* make mpgp friendlier
* store nym public keys locally
* nym client needs major work.
* support for Borland compiler on Windows.
  - I'ld even go so far as drop Visual C (or whatever we're supporting at
    the moment) and require gcc with Cygwin to build it. But only if this
    results in a Binary that runs without additional DLLs. (Weasel)
* support a list of remailers not to be selected as *.
  - a user suggested allowing filtering regexen over chains.
    useful?  <20021001215010.28351.qmail@nym.alias.net>
* COMMENT entire existing codebase!
1	rabbi	378	Todo items before 2.9.1 release:
2	rabbi	308
3			* permit CRAM-MD5 SMTP AUTH in addition to LOGIN.
4			* Check and enforce expiration/revocation of OpenPGP keys (?)
5	rabbi	311	* Apply fixes for any new bugs based on existing features
6	weaselp	519	* Update the nymservers in default dest.alw
7	rabbi	308
8
9	rabbi	303	Items that need to be completed before the next HEAD release:
10
11	weaselp	477	* Fix timezone handling in util.c (or use parsedate?).
12	rabbi	303	* keylifetime and key{grace,overlap}period needs to be documented once
13			it's finished.
14	weaselp	394	* Recreate pgpkey.txt regularily with only the latest non-expired keys.
15			- prehaps seperate public pgp keyring and pgp key reply file
16	weaselp	477	* Modify release tarball generation script to build the .tab.c file from
17			parsedate.y, so we don't end up requiring bison on every system that
18			wants to build mixmaster.
19	weaselp	513	* perhaps document --redirect in mix.1
20	rabbi	303
21	rabbi	161	Mandatory todo items before 3.0 release:
22	rabbi	1
23	rabbi	127	* autoconf installation script is needed
24	weaselp	301	- mostly done -- a few bugs still need fixing
25	rabbi	127	* post-install scripts need to be reworked
26	rabbi	286	- follows item above.
27	rabbi	161	* provide a packaged Windows build to be used with QuickSilver
28	rabbi	286	- Richard has an Installer we can use for this purpose.
29	rabbi	161	* do full regression tests on as many platforms possible
30			+ list only these platforms as supported
31	rabbi	286	+ test on Solaris 9 on SPARC.
32	rabbi	216	* saner usage of /dev/[u]random is required
33	rabbi	286	* clean up documentation and tarball contents
34			+ ship with CVS ChangeLog
35			+ reorganize directory structure
36			+ add a CONTRIBUTORS or THANKS file.
37			* resolve any new critical issues
38	rabbi	161
39	rabbi	286
40	rabbi	161	Items for 3.0 or 3.0.1
41
42	rabbi	378	* allow for separate hard-coded remailer and client defaults.
43	rabbi	161	* allow for verification of clearsigned OpenPGP messages
44			* AES support -- requires OpenSSL 0.9.7
45	rabbi	127	* further mpgp testing of AES/MDC packet support
46	rabbi	152	* honor key preferences when encrypting to multiple keys
47	rabbi	161	* Macintosh OS/X support
48	rabbi	127	* Windows build instructions/files
49			* documentation issues resolved
50	rabbi	141	+ mpgp man page
51	rabbi	311	* find bug that is causing t* files to linger
52	rabbi	286	* further debugging (if needed).
53	weaselp	140
54	rabbi	286
55	weaselp	140	Further wishlist:
56	rabbi	161
57	weaselp	140	* Automatic key handling:
58			+ requires implementing key signing, key deletion
59			- implement remailer-key signing?
60			- if yes, which key?
61	rabbi	141	* make mpgp friendlier
62	rabbi	211	* store nym public keys locally
63	rabbi	286	* nym client needs major work.
64	rabbi	263	* support for Borland compiler on Windows.
65	weaselp	394	- I'ld even go so far as drop Visual C (or whatever we're supporting at
66			the moment) and require gcc with Cygwin to build it. But only if this
67			results in a Binary that runs without additional DLLs. (Weasel)
68			* support a list of remailers not to be selected as *.
69			- a user suggested allowing filtering regexen over chains.
70			useful? <20021001215010.28351.qmail@nym.alias.net>
71	rabbi	303	* COMMENT entire existing codebase!