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- READ.ME for GOPHER SERVER 0.9 for Windows NT
-
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- New features in 0.9
- ===================
-
- * Server going down and starting up is now recorded in the Application Event Log.
-
- * On-line help for control panel applet now provided.
-
- * AlternateHostName feature allows GOPHERS to return a different host name
- in menus. (Not configurable through the control panel - you have to use
- the registry editor.)
-
- * Bug fixed: log file now closed correctly when the service terminates.
-
-
- New features in 0.8
- ===================
-
- * Following helpful advice from Microsoft, the storage of configuration
- information in the Registry is now better aligned with Microsoft practise.
- This means that it is *essential* when upgrading to this version to use
- the gophers -remove command first, to remove the old configuration information.
-
- * If there is more than one network interface in the machine, GOPHERS will listen
- for incoming connections on all interfaces. (I would be obliged if someone
- can test this feature for me - I don't have access to such a machine.)
-
- * For performance reasons, the current log file is now kept open permanently.
- A new log file is created every day.
-
- * Log file location is now configurable.
-
- * More Windows Sockets error codes are expanded into meaningful messages.
-
- * Mechanism to allow an alternative host name to be supplied in Gopher menus -
- eg a DNS CNAME entry.
-
- * Provides a mechanism to hide files from view by Gopher clients.
-
-
- New features in 0.6
- ===================
-
- * Uses memory-mapped file I/O for improved performance.
-
- * New -ipaddress option to help identify mis-configured TCP/IP software.
-
- * Dot stuffing fixed - now only stuffs for lines which consist of a single
- dot.
-
- * Minor improvements to documentation.
-
-
- New features in 0.4
- ===================
-
- * WAIS database searching capability added.
-
- * Link files may now contain multiple links, separated by lines
- starting with a #.
-
- * The format of selectors has changed. Existing link and alias files which
- contain Path=something will need to change the something.
-
- * If the local hostname returned by gethostname() is not a fully-qualified name,
- then the IP address is used instead.
-
- * If the requested file or directory does not exist, the server returns an
- appropriate message.
-
- * The service detects when it is being run from the command prompt without
- any parameters, and (eventually) displays an error message.
-
- * It is now possible to suppress caching altogether. BEWARE! CACHING IS NOW
- DISABLED BY DEFAULT!
-
- * The Configuration applet now indicates version number.
-
- * The configuration applet reminds you to stop and restart the service
- after changing the configuration only if the service is actually running.
-
- * If the home directory does not exist, the Gopher Server no longer GPFs.
-
- * Path=(nothing) in an alias file does not override the implicit selector.
-
- * If a file has been given a binary type in an alias file, but is of
- 'text' type according to the mapping table, then the Gopher server no
- longer transmits the file incorrectly.
-
-
- New features in 0.2
- ===================
-
- * Configuration through the Control Panel.
-
- * Configuration information now stored in Registry.
-
- * File extension -> Gopher type mapping is now configurable.
-
- * Improved Event Viewer messages.
-
- * Can now log Gopher transactions in a separate log file.
-
- * Numb = in link and alias files implemented.
-
- * Caching implemented.
-
-
- Version 0.1 features
- ====================
-
- * "Classic Gopher" protocol server.
-
- * Runs as a Windows NT "Service", so that it keeps going even
- when there's no-one logged in to the machine.
-
- * Available for DEC Alpha and Intel architectures.
-
- * Logs errors using the Windows NT Event Logger.
-
-
- Chris Adie
- C.J.Adie@edinburgh.ac.uk
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