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clean up the changelog for 0.2.2.1-alpha

Roger Dingledine 16 years ago
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-Changes in version 0.2.2.1-alpha - 2009-0?-??
+Changes in version 0.2.2.1-alpha - 2009-08-26
+  o New directory authorities:
+    - Set up urras (run by Jacob Appelbaum) as the seventh v3 directory
+      authority.
+
   o Major features:
   o Major features:
-    - Add support for dynamic OpenSSL hardware crypto acceleration engines
-      via new AccelName and AccelDir options.
-    - Tor now supports tunneling all of its outgoing connections over a SOCKS
-      proxy, using the SOCKS4Proxy and/or SOCKS5Proxy configuration options.
-      Code by Christopher Davis.
+    - New AccelName and AccelDir options add support for dynamic OpenSSL
+      hardware crypto acceleration engines.
+    - Tor now supports tunneling all of its outgoing connections over
+      a SOCKS proxy, using the SOCKS4Proxy and/or SOCKS5Proxy
+      configuration options. Code by Christopher Davis.
+
+  o Major bugfixes:
+    - Send circuit or stream sendme cells when our window has decreased
+      by 100 cells, not when it has decreased by 101 cells. Bug uncovered
+      by Karsten when testing the "reduce circuit window" performance
+      patch. Bugfix on the 54th commit on Tor -- from July 2002,
+      before the release of Tor 0.0.0. This is the new winner of the
+      oldest-bug prize.
 
 
   o New options for gathering stats safely:
   o New options for gathering stats safely:
     - Directories that set "DirReqStatistics 1" write statistics on
     - Directories that set "DirReqStatistics 1" write statistics on
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       source files Tor was built with.
       source files Tor was built with.
     - The "torify" script now uses torsocks where available.
     - The "torify" script now uses torsocks where available.
     - The memarea code now uses a sentinel value at the end of each area
     - The memarea code now uses a sentinel value at the end of each area
-      to make sure nothing writes beyond the end of an area.  This might
+      to make sure nothing writes beyond the end of an area. This might
       help debug some conceivable causes of bug 930.
       help debug some conceivable causes of bug 930.
     - Time and memory units in the configuration file can now be set to
     - Time and memory units in the configuration file can now be set to
-      fractional units.  For example, "2.5 MB" is now a valid value for
+      fractional units. For example, "2.5 GB" is now a valid value for
       AccountingMax.
       AccountingMax.
     - Certain Tor clients (such as those behind check.torproject.org) may
     - Certain Tor clients (such as those behind check.torproject.org) may
       want to fetch the consensus in an extra early manner. To enable this
       want to fetch the consensus in an extra early manner. To enable this
@@ -50,18 +62,22 @@ Changes in version 0.2.2.1-alpha - 2009-0?-??
       notice the failure so we don't retry indefinitely. Bugfix on
       notice the failure so we don't retry indefinitely. Bugfix on
       0.2.0.x; reported by "rotator".
       0.2.0.x; reported by "rotator".
     - If the cached cert file is unparseable, warn but don't exit.
     - If the cached cert file is unparseable, warn but don't exit.
+    - Fix possible segmentation fault on directory authorities. Bugfix on
+      0.2.1.14-rc.
 
 
   o Deprecated and removed features:
   o Deprecated and removed features:
     - The controller no longer accepts the old obsolete "addr-mappings/"
     - The controller no longer accepts the old obsolete "addr-mappings/"
       or "unregistered-servers-" GETINFO values.
       or "unregistered-servers-" GETINFO values.
     - Hidden services no longer publish version 0 descriptors, and clients
     - Hidden services no longer publish version 0 descriptors, and clients
-      do not request or use version 0 descriptors. However, the authorities
-      still accept and serve version 0 descriptors when contacted by older
-      hidden services/clients.
+      do not request or use version 0 descriptors. However, the old hidden
+      service authorities still accept and serve version 0 descriptors
+      when contacted by older hidden services/clients.
     - The EXTENDED_EVENTS and VERBOSE_NAMES controller features are now
     - The EXTENDED_EVENTS and VERBOSE_NAMES controller features are now
       always on; using them is necessary for correct forward-compatible
       always on; using them is necessary for correct forward-compatible
       controllers.
       controllers.
-    - Removal of support for .noconnect style addresses.
+    - Remove support for .noconnect style addresses. Nobody was using
+      them, and they provided another avenue for detecting Tor users
+      via application-level web tricks.
 
 
 
 
 Changes in version 0.2.1.20 - 2009-??-??
 Changes in version 0.2.1.20 - 2009-??-??