CVS update: web

To: vanilla-devel@us.netrek.org
Subject: CVS update: web
From: Vanilla CVS Development <vanilla-devel@us.netrek.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 21:38:23 -0500
Date:	Monday July 12, 1999 @ 21:38
Author:	cameron

Update of /home/netrek/cvsroot/web
In directory cvs.castle.real-time.com:/var/tmp/cvs-serv11714

Modified Files:
	index.html 
Log Message:
update web page for 2.9pl3

****************************************

Index: web/index.html
diff -u web/index.html:1.12 web/index.html:1.13
--- web/index.html:1.12	Tue Jun 29 12:25:55 1999
+++ web/index.html	Mon Jul 12 21:38:23 1999
@@ -20,54 +20,106 @@
 <tr>
 <td>
 
-<h4>UDP_PORTSWAP</h4>
-
-Modifications to the server to allow use by people behind firewalls that
-permit UDP traffic if originating inside have been made and installed onto a
-small number of servers.  <i>(21st May 1999)</i>
-<p>
-
-<h4>RSA on Linux news</h4>
-
-Bob Tanner, Mikael, and James cooperated over IRC to resolve problems building
-the server to use RSA.  Changes have been made to configure.in to point server
-builders to the gmp RPMs on ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/real-time/RPMS/i386/.
-The two files are
-<a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/real-time/RPMS/i386/gmp-2.0.2-6.i386.rpm>gmp-2.0.2-6.i386.rpm</a>, 
-and
-<a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/real-time/RPMS/i386/gmp-devel-2.0.2-6.i386.rpm>gmp-devel-2.0.2-6.i386.rpm</a>.
 <hr width=30%>
 
 <h4>Latest Release</h4>
 
-Version 2.9pl2 of the Netrek Vanilla Server was released on 5th March 1999
+Version 2.9pl3 of the Netrek Vanilla Server was released on 13th July 1999
 and may be downloaded from:<p>
 
 <ul>
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl2.tar.gz>ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl2.tar.gz</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl3.tar.bz2>ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl3.tar.bz2</a>
 
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl2.tar.gz>ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl2.tar.gz</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl3.tar.bz2>ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/servers/src/Vanilla-2.9pl3.tar.bz2</a>
 
-<li><a href=ftp://bigbang.astro.indiana.edu/pub/netrek/Vanilla-2.9pl2.tar.gz>ftp://bigbang.astro.indiana.edu/put/netrek/Vanilla-2.9pl2.tar.gz</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://bigbang.astro.indiana.edu/pub/netrek/Vanilla-2.9pl3.tar.bz2>ftp://bigbang.astro.indiana.edu/put/netrek/Vanilla-2.9pl3.tar.bz2</a>
 </ul>
 
-The md5sum of Vanilla-2.9pl2.tar.gz is 78477ae6b517bb01d3b3dddee1a98417.
+The md5sum of Vanilla-2.9pl3.tar.bz2 is 9860a16a4dc35f62bad4950392a77b36.
 <p>
 
 Installation instructions are in the file INSTALL.  Further instructions for
 INL server installation can be found in the file INSTALL.INL.<p>
 
-Changes for 2.9pl2 were:<p>
+Changes for 2.9pl3 were:<p>
 
 <ul>
-<li>fix INL robot core dump due to addr_mess misuse
-<li>fix defaults for reality timer
-<li>replace end_tourney.pl
-<li>preliminary ghostbust fixes, reduce retry time
-<li>minor cambot RSA compilation fix
-<li>minor fix to gum version numbering
-<li>minor fix to daemon kill error message
-<li>minor mailing list updates
+<li>game design,
+  <ul>
+  <li>refit to starbase defaults docking state on,
+  <li>new code for Calvin style transwarp, (as a #define),
+  <li>new command "queue hosts" displays host names of players in queues,
+  <li>fix voting frequency restriction,
+  <li>reset pending ejection vote if the player slot is re-used,
+  <li>ejection messages re-worked,
+  <li>balance was giving starbase explosions instead of normal,
+  <li>messages to GOD encourage player to leave a return e-mail address,
+  </ul>
+<li>INL mode,
+  <ul>
+  <li>either captain can free slots,
+  <li>observers can now captain,
+  <li>game time must now be agreed before start,
+  <li>"time" command now displays time remaining in minutes and seconds,
+  <li>added "30 minutes left" message,
+  <li>no iggy in pre-game,
+  <li>no surrender countdown,
+  <li>genocide detection fixed, move check to robot from daemon,
+  <li>allow restart after completed game,
+  <li>free slot now reports player letter instead of slot number,
+  </ul>
+<li>Dogfight mode,
+  <ul>
+  <li>torps were not hostile,
+  </ul>
+<li>addition of LTD stats,
+<li>progress towards Linux packaging,
+<li>server side game recordings with cambot, (no playback yet),
+<li>scores in HTML generator added,
+<li>uses newer res-rsa version,
+<li>connection handling,
+  <ul>
+  <li>fix ghostbust on login caused by previous changes,
+  <li>initial version packet timer increased from 10 to 30 seconds,
+  <li>disconnection timer lengthened for new connections (six minutes),
+  <li>disconnection timer shortened for refits (three minutes),
+  <li>verbose per-slot logging added for diagnosing problems,
+  <li>code added for UDP connections via firewalls,
+  <li>avoid daemon inheritance of network sockets to allow restartability,
+  <li>ghostbust reconnection retry attempts limited to ten second intervals
+      (they were many minutes before),
+  </ul>
+<li>data stream,
+  <ul>
+  <li>new default ten updates per second,
+  <li>enabled TCP_NODELAY to avoid packet amalgamation,
+  </ul>
+<li>metaserver,
+  <ul>
+  <li>fix server crash caused by solicit packet size explosion,
+  <li>solicit packet now made once and sent to all metaservers,
+  <li>adjusted default host names for metaservers,
+  <li>removed invalid characters in player and host names,
+  <li>include RSAness in metaserver update packet, (version 'b')
+  <li>include full server state in metaserver update packet, (version 'b')
+  </ul>
+<li>security,
+  <ul>
+  <li>code added to prevent process table denial of service attacks,
+  <li>display significant portion of host name if truncated,
+  </ul>
+<li>portability, code quality,
+  <ul>
+  <li>removal of gets() calls,
+  <li>correct buffer sizes for fgets() calls,
+  <li>removal of setjmp() and longjmp() calls,
+  <li>some work towards clean compile with -Wall,
+  <li>correct use of crypt() seeds,
+  <li>some work towards ANSIfication of prototypes,
+  <li>signal() issues resolved,
+  <li>simplification of socket binding (newstartd),
+  <li>avoid starting an update of the universe during an update (daemon),
+  </ul>
 </ul>
 <p>
 
@@ -126,14 +178,13 @@
 <li>improved ejection logic, to promote proper use and to assist in training
 those who are ejected,
 
-<li>complete changes to the server for the INL, 
-<i>(nearly done, 21st May 1999)</i>
-
 <li>implement the LTD stats package,
-<i>(nearly done, 21st May 1999)</i>
+<i>(done, final testing needed, July 1999)</i>
 
 <li>embed server within client for offline practice,
 <li>prepare binary RPMs for Red Hat Linux users,
+<i>(in progress, July 1999)</i>
+
 <li>finish port to Microsoft Windows.
 </ul><p>
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