
                              NOFFLE Changelog
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Version 1.0pre5

     * Core files are always enabled when running as server and debugging
       symbols are always in the executable.
     * Use GDBM_FAST flag for hash files.
     * Fixed a bug in online mode with servers that need authentication.
     * Minor changes and improvements
       
Version 1.0pre4

     * Fixed a bug that broke cross-posting of articles
     * Fixed a bug that truncated headers of posted articles.
     * Long overview header lines are now split into multiple lines in
       response to HEAD or ARTICLE commands.
     * Fixed a bug that caused a crash sometimes when updating the
       requested article list after releasing/regetting the global lock
     * Server is now allowed to generate core files on crash (in spool
       directory) if compiled with -DDEBUG option
     * Opening an article additionally marks all references as
       interesting, so more articles are fetched in thread mode, if one
       article of a thread was opened.
     * New config option "connect-timeout"
     * Minor improvements and bug-fixes
       
Version 1.0pre3

     * Added XPAT command. Not full syntax, but enough for making slrn's
       thread reconstruction work
     * Storing of requested message-ids completely rewritten (thanks to
       Volker Wysk for the patch). Much more efficient now. Bug removed
       that broke requesting articles with message-IDs containing a
       slash. Added --requested option.
     * When fetching requested articles, do not send more than 20 ARTICLE
       commands at once, before parsing the server response.
     * Minor bug fixes and improvements.
       
Version 1.0pre2

     * Added RPM_BUILD_ROOT variable to Makefile (useful for creating RPM
       source packages)
     * Removed terrible bug that truncated article body after releasing
       and re-getting global lock
       
Version 1.0pre1

     * needs complete re-installing, some formats have changed
     * Support for multiple remote servers
     * Faster download when fetching news, because articles are prepared
       in database while parsing response to XOVER and all ARTICLE
       commands are sent at once
     * Bug removed that made authetication only work with lower-case
       passwords
     * Other small bug fixes and improvements
       
Version 0.19

     * Fix broken full mode
     * Fix cutting of articles after line beginning with '.'
     * Other bug fixes
     * LIST commands can have pattern argument now
     * initial-fetch option removed (same as max-fetch now)
       
Version 0.18

     * needs complete re-installing, most file format have changed
     * Group database uses gdbm, databases moved to
       /var/spool/noffle/data
     * Most config options changed their names, some do not longer exists
     * New fetch mode "thread" added
     * Different --fetch invocations replaced by single option
     * Meaning of "--database" option changed, "--article" option added
     * Failed postings are now returned to sender by "mail" command
     * Expire uses last access time
     * Auto-subscribe option only subscribes groups now, if an article
       body is opened (no longer if group is selected).
     * Improve posting at German T-Online provider: rename X-Sender
       header, Reply-To header is added, if missing (T-Online overwrites
       From headers), allow to remove Message-ID as a config option.
     * Doc files are now copied to $(PREFIX)/doc/noffle
     * Y2K compliance of NEWGROUPS command
     * Various bug fixes (thanks to all users helping with bug reports)
     * Various changes for tuning and improvement
       
Version 0.17

     * Bug removed that caused NOFFLE to exceed the allowed maximum
       number of open files on longer sessions.
       
Version 0.16

     * Noffle generates Message-ID if a message received for posting has
       none.
