conserver/CHANGES

				CHANGES
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version 7.1.2 (Oct 15, 2001):
	- fixed line-based timestamp code - reported by Benn Oshrin
	  <benno@columbia.edu>
	- tcp_wrappers support (--with-libwrap)
	- CLOCAL bit set for local ports - patch by Egan Ford
	  <egan@us.ibm.com>
	- timestamp added to 'lost carrier' error - suggested by Todd
	  Stansell <todd@stansell.org>
	- Alternate break sequence for Solaris 8 is available as ^ecl2
	  escape sequence - patch by William Charles
	  <william.charles@db.com>
    The following suggested by Trevor Fiatal <trevor@seven.com>
	- Widened username field of 'console -w' output
	- Added server hostname to password entry prompt
	- AC_CHECK_LIB replaced with AC_SEARCH_LIBS in configure.in so
	  that irrelavent (and sometimes incompatible) libraries aren't
	  linked in

version 7.1.1 (Aug 4, 2001):
	- Now using getlogin() for real username info - suggested by
	  Dave Stuit <djs@gnac.com>
	- gethostbyname() failure for a console now doesn't cause a
	  shutdown - reported by Todd Stansell <todd@stansell.org>
	- Shutdown via client -q/-Q fixed (broken in 7.1.0 because of
	  master process fork() code)
	- Password file parsing fixed to allow for empty passwords -
	  allowing users to access conserver without a password prompt
	- Both the password and configuration files no longer have
	  line length limitations, they now support comments (`#' lines),
	  and lines with leading whitespace are continuations of
	  previous lines
	- Client hostname/ip sometimes not printed - reported by Todd
	  Stansell <todd@stansell.org>

version 7.1.0 (Jul 26, 2001):
	- Hostname in access list that began with a digit was treated as
	  an IP address - only strings using [0-9./] are considered CIDR
	  notation and they must be of the form a.b.c.d[/n]
	- Fixed SIGHUP always opening logfile(-L) - shouldn't without -d
	- Fixed 'make install' problem under MacOS X and cygwin
	- Client -l option totally broken in 7.0.3 - patch by Daniel E.
	  Singer <des@cs.duke.edu>
	- Client now accepts IP addresses from server and server now sends
	  the IP of the socket instead of its hostname to the client,
	  fixing part of the multi-interface problem
	- Client no longer passes hostname to server along with username
	- Client now turns off IEXTEN so stuff like ^V passes through
	- Server now pauses one second when reopening a TCP-based console
	  to give the terminal server a chance to clean up
	- Master server process now fork()s when accepting clients
	- timestamp-spec can be numeric only ('m' default)
	- Ambiguous console name error now shows ambiguous list
	- Console list in conserver.passwd can now have whitespace
	- Access lists in conserver.cf can now use ',' as a separator
	- Added special '*any*' username in conserver.passwd
	- Username match (real or '*any*') now stops conserver.passwd file
	  processing - allowing you to lock out users
	- Added -u flag to server to enable "unloved" output - this is the
	  opposite of the old -n flag, which now does nothing
	- Added -7 flag to client and server for stripping the high bit
	  of data on either side (--disable-8bit removed)
	- Added -b to server to specify the base port number for the
	  secondary communication channel - based on code from Enrik
	  Berkhan <Enrik.Berkhan@planb.de>
	- Changed -d and -D flags to -r and -R in client - now -D enables
	  debugging mode in the client (and -d is unused)
	- Changed -r to -G in client so -r could be used for the above
	- Client now uses getpassphrase() (if available) for > 8 char
	  passwords - pointed out by Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au>
	- Improved signal handling
	- Improved process handling (POSIX waitpid() now necessary)
	- Significant rework of STREAMS-based pseudo-tty code
	- TCP connections ('!' config syntax) now have some Telnet protocol
	  knowledge, removing the "noise" seen when conneting to a terminal
	  server - reported by Todd Stansell <todd@stansell.org>
	- Various code and message "pretty-printing" done
	- Client and server both run in Windows (tested with Windows
	  2000) under the cygwin environment thanks to a debug-fest with
	  Emmett Hogan <hogan@gnac.com>
	- Using autoconf version 2.50
	- Man pages reworked and conserver.passwd page created by Dave
	  Stuit <djs@gnac.com> - the pain he suffered documenting
	  the program (and pointing out many of the bugs fixed above)
	  should help endless others

version 7.0.3 (Jul 5, 2001):
	- "Off by 1" bug in 7.0.2 line-oriented timestamp code fixed (extra
	  chars in logfile) reported by Matthew Cheek <cheek@mars-systems.com>
	- TODO file added to distribution
	- 'attached', 'detached', and 'bumped' actions now written to
	  console logs that have 'a' in timestamp-spec field
	- Default timestamp specification with TIMESTAMP= in .cf file
	- Config file much more forgiving about whitespace in fields
	- gethostbyaddr() failures are no longer fatal
	- Added -M to server to specify the address to listen on
	  based on code from Enrik Berkhan <Enrik.Berkhan@planb.de>
	- Added -p option to client and server to specify the port to
	  connect to and listen on (--with-port still sets the default)
	- Added logfile output when going into daemon mode
	    - Added --with-logfile to configure
	    - Added -L to override compile-time logfile location
	    - SIGHUP reopens this logfile as well as previous behavior
	- Run as root only restriction removed - warning now (if necessary)
	- More #defines for FreeBSD compatibility
	- Using inet_ntoa() now instead of peeking at bytes
	- Fixed up -V (and -Vv) output for client and server
	- Increased conserver.passwd read buffer (CheckPasswd())
	- Removed DO_VIRTUAL #if's - always build that code now
	- Removed ORIGINAL_CODE #if's (old non-CIDR access list parsing)
	- Changed undocumented -p option to -P in console client
	- man pages updated to reflect a little more reality

version 7.0.2 (Jun 15, 2001):
	- Bogus "ambiguous server abbreviation" with distributed server
	  setup fixed
	- Hostname not passed with username from console client
	- Fixed pseudo-terminal ('|' syntax in .cf file) bug with Solaris
	  and other STREAMS-based systems (actually works now in 7.X)
	- Line-oriented timestamps in logfiles (see 'l' mark
	  specification) based on patch from Benn Oshrin
	  <benno@columbia.edu>
	- Generalized debugging output, info messages and error messages
	- Moved library search up in configure.in so function calls are
	  detected properly
	- Permissions of install-sh were wrong
	- Trimmed the README file and now distribute conserver.html
	- Redhat RPM bundle (contrib/redhat-rpm) contributed by Paul
	  Heinlein <heinlein@measurecast.com>
	- Cleaned up gcc warnings (for Solaris 7, at least)
	- Makefiles now use .c.o: specification instead of %.o:

version 7.0.1 (May 3, 2001):
	- 8bit on by default now (use --disable-8bit for old behavior)
	- FreeBSD patches by Bill Fenner <fenner@research.att.com>
	  (hopefully *BSD systems will compile cleaner now)
	- Bad error reporting on getsockopt() found by Bill Fenner
	  <fenner@research.att.com>
	- PID file patch by Martin Andrews <mandrews@netgenics.com>

version 7.0.0 (Feb 18, 2001):
	- GNU configure-based packaging!!!
	  All work done by Mark D. Roth <roth@feep.net>.
	  Thank you!
	- Removed conserver/cons.h and moved options into --with
	  and --enable configure arguments
	- ioctl() bug found by Ross Parker <parker@redback.com>
	- Removed last of the "loopback preference" code in
	  console/console.c - should have been removed a long time ago

version 6.1.7 (Dec 14, 2000):
	- Documented no parity option in conserver.cf.man
	- Lowered default CONNECTTIMEOUT to 10 seconds
	- Changed more internal references to GNAC
	- Shell command support just plain broken (tracked down and
	  slain by Rob Joyce <robjoyce@ee.princeton.edu>)
	- Added a -P option for specifying the password file
	- CPARITY setting reflected in -V output
	- New version numbering scheme and packaging

version 6.16 (Sep 8, 2000):
	- Changed the main GNAC references to Certainty Solutions
	- Made the comment blocks in conserver/cons.h a little less
	  confusing
	- There are *NO* code changes to this version.  If you have
	  version 6.15, you're good to go.

version 6.15 (Mar 6, 2000):
	- Added debug flag (-D) and the beginning of debug output
	- A timeout can now be set for TCP connect() calls.  The
	  default is 30 seconds.  Hosts not responding are only
	  tried once at startup (per child), lessening the impact
	  of a down terminal server.  See CONNECTTIMEOUT in
	  conserver/cons.h.

version 6.14 (Jan 5, 2000):
	- Determining if the local conserver controls a port (with
	  @conserver spec) we now compare ip addresses instead of
	  hostnames
	- Invalid argument now shows -h output

version 6.13 (Dec 1, 1999):
	- High-bit always stripped from network - now follows
	  CPARITY setting in cons.h (found by Daniel Andersson
	  <daniel@sto.sema.se>)
	- New conserver -i flag for on-demand connects/disconnects
	  to console ports (contributed by Thomas E. Knowles
	  <tek@CS.Princeton.EDU>)
	- Solaris, Linux, and others now use tcsendbreak()

version 6.12 (Aug 24, 1999):
	- Blank line bug after '%%' in .cf file (found by Miss
	  Himali Patel <cpate03@dcs.bbk.ac.uk>)
     Special thanks to Michael Sullivan <mike@trdlnk.com> for
     the following improvements and fixes...
	- Read result bug in group.c caused lock up
	- Signal handling fixes and cleanup
	- Several minor spelling errors in strings and comments
	- Solaris package creation scripts (contrib/solaris-package)
	- Extended syntax of the access restrictions to understand
	  network numbers with optional netmasks

version 6.11 (May 14, 1999):
	- Added broadcast capability in client (-b option)
	- Protected certain escape sequences from end-user use
	- Added "console server shutting down" broadcast
	- Improved local tty break code (thanks Craig and Brian!)

version 6.10 (Jan 26, 1999):
	- Documentation fixes
	- Web page up and running

version 6.09:
	- Added more documentation (look for README and INSTALL files).
	- Fixed up man pages so they are more accurate.

version 6.08:
	- Added support for Linux 2.X and IRIX 6.X
	- Fixed "suspend" code in client - it shouldn't have worked
	  before, but slow connections could explain it.

version 6.07:
	- Porting infrastructure has been set up in ./port.  Solaris
	  2.5.1 and BSD/OS 3.1 successfully built.
	- Added CHANGES and README files.  Wow, starting to document!

version 6.06:
	- SIGUSR1 now tells the console server to try and reopen all
	  currently downed consoles.
	- Cleaned up configuration file (cons.h) and Makefiles.

version 6.05:
	- conserver.cf change: groups and their passwords have been
	  removed and timestamp specifications have been added.

before version 6.05:
	- Many, many variations.  Nothing was tracked well.  Bug fixes
	  and enhancements of various types were applied.

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