Moved the previous release's NEWS here.

[rsync/rsync.git] / NEWS

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
     * The --progress output now mentions how far along in the
       transfer we are, including both a count of files transferred
       and a percentage of the total file-count that we're processed.
     * The --progress output now mentions how far along in the
       transfer we are, including both a count of files transferred
       and a percentage of the total file-count that we're processed.

+      It was also improved to better show the current rate of
+      transfer and the estimated time left.
+
+    * The configure script now accepts --with-rsyncd-conf=PATH
+      to override the default value of the /etc/rsyncd.conf file.

 
   BUG FIXES:
 
 
   BUG FIXES:
 


@@ -64,6 +69,15 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
       rsync no longer attempts to set groups that the user doesn't
       have the permission to set.
 
       rsync no longer attempts to set groups that the user doesn't
       have the permission to set.
 

+    * Fixed the "refuse options" setting in the rsyncd.conf file.
+
+    * Rsync no longer discards a double-slash at the start of a filename
+      when trying to open the file.  It also no longer constructs names
+      that start with a double slash (unless the user supplied both).
+
+    * Fixed compilation problem on Tru64 Unix (having to do with
+      sockaddr.sa_len and sockaddr.sin_len).
+

   INTERNAL:
 
     * Most of the I/O is now buffered, which results in a pretty
   INTERNAL:
 
     * Most of the I/O is now buffered, which results in a pretty


@@ -89,8 +103,10 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
       earlier in the list than the files that are already present on the
       receiving side.
 
       earlier in the list than the files that are already present on the
       receiving side.
 

-    * Got rid of support for protocol versions 17 and 18 (which are
-      both over 6 years old).  (Wayne Davison)
+    * Dropped support for protocol versions less than 20
+      (2.3.0 released 15 Mar 1999) and activated warnings for
+      protocols less than 25 (2.5.0 released 23 Aug 2001)
+          (Wayne Davison and J.W. Schultz, severally)

 
     * More optimal data transmission for --hard-links (protocol 28).
 
 
     * More optimal data transmission for --hard-links (protocol 28).
 


@@ -100,6 +116,10 @@ Changes since 2.6.0:
 
     * Less memory is used in the file list (a per-file savings).
 
 
     * Less memory is used in the file list (a per-file savings).
 

+    * Changed hardlink info and file_struct + strings to use
+      allocation pools.  This reduces memory use for large
+      filesets and permits freeing memory to the OS.  (J.W. Schultz) 
+

     * The 2 pipes used between the receiver and generator processes
       (which are forked on the same machine) were reduced to 1 pipe
       and the protocol improved so that (1) it is now impossible to
     * The 2 pipes used between the receiver and generator processes
       (which are forked on the same machine) were reduced to 1 pipe
       and the protocol improved so that (1) it is now impossible to