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diff --git a/trunk/NEWS b/trunk/NEWS new file mode 100644 index 0000000..383ccf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/trunk/NEWS @@ -0,0 +1,415 @@ +Changes in + * Update FSF address in all files. + +Changes in version 2.1.8 - 2005-04-25 + * debian: Redirect init script output to /dev/null in logrotate + +Changes in version 2.1.7 - 2004-11-15 + * debian: Add disable and enable to allowed commands in init + script + * debian: Create echolot user group in proper gid space. + * debian: remove debconf stuff. + * handle empty environment better - previously we would whine + when HOME or PATH were not set. + +Changes in version 2.1.6 - 2004-08-07 + * Catch a possible use of undefined values in a log trace() call. + +Changes in version 2.1.5 - 2004-06-22 + * Fix use of an illegal filedescriptor when we know of a remailer, + but do not have keys for it yet/anymore. + * Check if syswrite's return value is defined + (also is: do not write to gpg forever, once it has died or + closed its stdin). + * Tell Mixmaster to create no dummies. It has no remailer keys + and reliability information anyway. + * Increase the number of remailers that need to list an address + before it is added to 6. It was 3 previously. + * Make set fetch=<value> work again. + * Make disable and enable actually work. + +Changes in version 2.1.4 - 2004-06-10 + * Have new disable and enable commands which are shortcut + for set pingit=off showit=off fetch=off and =on respectively. + * Accept show=, ping=, and fetchit= in addition to their real + names in set. + * Do not accept expired or future mixmaster keys. + * Print summary on notice level, not info, if it was requested + manually. + * Remove get_remailers since get_addresses in Echolot::Storage::File + does almost the same. + * Make sure we do not create empty key hashes in metadata. + * gpg interaction cleanup, move a lot of duplicated code to + Echolot::Tools. + * Filter out mixmaster outputs to stderr that are no problem. + * There's a TRACE loglevel now, which is even more noisy than DEBUG. + * Changed all pointers to savannah to alioth. + * Removed obsolete tools to convert echolot setups during 2.0beta* + releases. + * Handle situations better in which a ping receives when the last + key already is expired, and the remailer no longer exists in + the remailers part of the metadata (only in the addresses part). + * Add a file that describes how Echolot works. + +Changes in version 2.1.3 - 2004-04-20 + * Improvements to pingd.conf(5) by Colin. + * Use 'Apr' instead of 'Arp' for April. closes: DebianBug#243504. + +Changes in version 2.1.2 - 2003-11-04 + * Also ignore testing remailers in the thesaurus. + * Also ignore testing remailers in fromlines. + +Changes in version 2.1.1 - 2003-11-02 + * Fix 0/false in Fetch/Ping/Show in summary report. + * fork() for calling mixmaster, so we can exec() it + rather can using open("| ...") which ivokes a shell. + * Catch SIGPIPE and log it as error. + * Document thesaurusindexfile. + * Minor documentation fixes. + * When asked to shut down, exit immediatly after the current running + task, even if we have a backlog. + * If we run late we should now drop actions where it does not hurt. + * Remove random command invocation via pingctr/init script. People + should just call pingd directly. Also wait for pingd to really + shut down in stop and restart. + * Regularily clean up the temp directory. + * Send out pings every two hours by default. + * Modified statistics generation: + We no longer assume a normal distribution of latencies but instead + use percentiles when calculating a life probability of an outstanding + ping. Also we do not show the mean of latency but the median as + this seems to be 'more correct'. + Also have different weights for pings based on their age. + * Optimized chain pinging: takes less CPU. + * Do not list remailers with the 'testing' capability in + public stats. Testing indicates a node is not ready for real + users' traffic yet. + * Publish operator's address on index page. + * Refuse to run with euid == 0. + +Changes in version 2.1 - 2003-03-03 + * Minor documentation fixes suggested by Ryan Lackey. + * Adjusted some loglevels (several info got downgraded to debug) + * Removed --pgp2 in CPunk RSA pings. + * Append random garbage to pings so they have different + lengths. + new options: + - random_gabage (default: 8192) + Garbage length is chosen uniformly from 0 to random_gabage + bytes. + - dev_urandom (default: /dev/urandom) + where to read garbage from (more generally: non-blocking + (low-quality) randomless source) + * Chain pinging: Echolot now finds broken chains. + new options: + - do_chainpings (default: 1) + Whether to do chain pinging. + - show_chainpings (default: 1) + Whether to show the result of our chain pinging in the + public stats. + Several other settings control the details of chain pinging. + You probably don't want or need to tweak them. See + the pingd.conf(5) manual page for details. + - Also adds the new "sendchainpings" command. + * Create an index.txt file in the thesaurus directory which + holds id, nick, and address for each remailer in the thesaurus. + This helps additional tools to utilize Echolot's data. + * Compile a list of default From: lines as well as a list of + remailers which allow user supplied From headers. + * Print status summary to log daily. + - Also adds the new "summary" command. + * Reliable and CRLF - a neverending (sad) story. + * Handle situations better in which a ping is received when the + key already has been expired. + +Changes in version 2.0.10 - 2003-02-03 + * Return undef rather than 0 if we cannot open a Maildir. + * Add missing use of Carp to Echolot::Storage::File.pm. + +Changes in version 2.0.9 - 2003-01-14 + * Logging is finally cleaned up. There are two new config options: + logfile and loglevel. + * Automatically remove stale .pid files. + * Trash messages with errors immediately rather than storing them + in mailerrordir forever. + +Changes in version 2.0.8 - 2003-01-13 + * Work around a bug that let pingd die in certain random cases when + dealing with unuseable PGP keys (like expired keys). + Talk with Frank Tobin from GnuPG::Interface fame led to the diagnosis + that pingd gets a SIGPIPE since the GnuPG process already exited. + * Removed a duplicate line from v2legend. + * Allow periods in hostname. + * Don't use GnuPG::Interface's recipients when encrypting any more as + it is broken with at least GnuPG 1.2.1. + * Always use --no-secmem-warning with GnuPG calls. + * Also use supported remailers from type2 only remailers. + * Reset metadata if status is not defined. + +Changes in version 2.0.7 - 2002-12-18 + * Added upgrade HOWTO. + +Changes in version 2.0.6 - 2002-12-18 + * Have support for translated templates + * The templates now make use of CSS. + * Minor documentation fixes by Colin Tuckley + * thesaurusindexfile and indexfilebasename config values should no + longer have the extension (.html) in them + * Fix v2 stats for cypherpunk remailers by using right column title. + * Use '(no subject)' instead of '' as a subject if none is + otherwise chosen. + +Changes in version 2.0.5 - 2002-10-25 + * Only take default parameters if they are not set in + pingd.conf (as opposed to set to undef). + * Also support setups without user defined mailboxes + (recipient_delimiter set to ''). + +Changes in version 2.0.4 - 2002-10-16 + * Fix pingd.conf(5) manpage a bit (indention levels). + +Changes in version 2.0.3 - 2002-10-12 + * Set program name according to current action. + * Fix a typo that showed up in perl 5.0005_02 (had a , instead of a . + in an open() when reading mboxen as input). + +Changes in version 2.0.2 - 2002-09-21 + * Die immeditatly if there is no Version information in metadata. + * Make regular backups of metadata and rotate them properly. + +Changes in version 2.0.1 - 2002-09-21 + * Store unkown fields from mix summary lines and put them in keyrings. + +Changes in version 2.0 - 2002-09-17 + * New version number, this is 2.0, really! + * Minor spelling fixes. + +Changes in version 2.0rc3 - 2002-09-12 + * Write SENDMAIL to mix.cfg + * Add sendpings command. + * Only decrease a remailer's ttl during requesting -conf if + it was requested by the usualy timer run and not by the + user. + * Template cleanup: fix a link and add links to .txt versions + to front page. + * Have install-perl-modules tool. + * Spelling fixes. + * seperate_rlists was renamed to separate_rlists. + * README was improved. + +Changes in version 2.0rc2 - 2002-09-08 + * Reopen stdin to /dev/null instead of closing it to avoid + perl 5.8 warnings. + +Changes in version 2.0rc1 - 2002-09-05 + * new version number. + * Random spelling fixes. + * Do not show hidden remailers in thesaurus. + +Changes in version 2.0beta34 - 2002-09-04 + * Make ping/request time more random. + * Encrypt pings (symmetrically), so that dup detection of some + remailers (austria) fails and pings get processed. + * Write total number of unique remailers to echolot.html. + +Changes in version 2.0beta33 - 2002-08-23 + * Scheduler fixes (inserted jobs for one time processing got requeued + over and over again according to their interval). + * Give a short summary about current stats on index page. + +Changes in version 2.0beta32 - 2002-08-23 + * Fix a major bug introduced in 2.0beta31 that resulted in no + remailer-xxx queries beeing sent out. + +Changes in version 2.0beta31 - 2002-08-21 + * Have a consistent name for the ~/echolot directory in README. + * If you request keyconf from only a few remailers, more requests could + have been sent. Fixed that. + * Write REMAIL n to mix.cfg - apparently it defaults to yes, which + means Mixmaster will want to create keys. + * Fix random typos. + * Fix pingctl script. + +Changes in version 2.0beta30 - 2002-08-15 + * Write NAME and ADDRESS to mix.cfg - mix cannot figure it out + if detached. + +Changes in version 2.0beta29 - 2002-08-14 + * Create .meta files with the expiry date of pages. + * Also put the expiry date in HTML meta headers. + * Make indexfilebasename a configure option. + * Code cleanup: renamed some functions. + +Changes in version 2.0beta28 - 2002-08-13 + * Write a standard mix.cfg configuration file for mixmaster. + It only sets PUBRING and TYPE2LIST. Needed for systems where + those values are overriden by systemwide defaults. + +Changes in version 2.0beta27 - 2002-08-13 + * Some small fixes to the Debian Package + +Changes in version 2.0beta26 - 2002-08-12 + * Fix a few typos in the echolot.html template. + * Added /etc/echolot/pingd.conf to the list of configfiles. + * Have a debian/ directory to build a Debian package. + * Config option mailindir was renamed to mailin. You now + can also point it to a mbox format mailbox. + * Have --quiet. + * Stricter permissions for most newly created directories (go-rwx). + +Changes in version 2.0beta25 - 2002-08-10 + * Produce echolot.html, an index file for echolot results. + +Changes in version 2.0beta24 - 2002-08-10 + * Remove »x« from end of pubring.mix summary lines. + +Changes in version 2.0beta23 - 2002-08-07 + * Unlinking Thesaurus files works now. + * Detach correctly now. + +Changes in version 2.0beta22 - 2002-08-05 + * Actually use the sane basedir. *sigh* + +Changes in version 2.0beta21 - 2002-08-05 + * Using a sane basedir by default. You no longer need to specify + it in pingd.conf. + +Changes in version 2.0beta20 - 2002-08-02 + * Added pingctl wrapper to tools. + * echolot --help now gives a brief list of commands. + * Added acknowledgements. + +Changes in version 2.0beta19 - 2002-07-29 + * Build keyrings in results.private too + +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 |