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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index dd291c001f..6228cc3e7a 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha3 - June 6th 1997. + WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha4 - July 3rd 1997. ========================================== Improved browsing support. @@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ across subnets correctly. Look in the file docs/BROWSING.txt as it has been largely re-written to explain how to do this. *IMPORTANT* All Samba servers acting as local/domain master -browsers must be running 1.9.17alpha3 (or later), in addition -nmbd must be set up as the WINS server. +browsers must be running 1.9.17alpha3 (or later). + +Samba 1.9.17alpha4 should now keep global and authoritative +browse lists separate - see docs/BROWSING.txt for full details. Thanks to Silicon Graphics for allowing us to test the new code on their corporate network. @@ -41,15 +43,29 @@ the Makefile : IRIX 5.x.x FreeBSD +A crash bug with slow share modes in 1.9.17alpha3 has been +corrected. + Updated smb.conf documentation ------------------------------ All options are now documented we believe. -Many small bugfixes and improvements ------------------------------------- +Many bugfixes and improvements +------------------------------ From around the 'net around the world. Many thanks to everyone who contributed. +A list of the new code since alpha3 includes : + +*** Fix for roaming profiles hanging on a Samba drive. +*** smbclient can now query Win95/NT print queues. +*** smbd can now rename across filesystem mount points. +*** New 'force xxx mode' options allow more control over + Unix file permissions. +*** New 'client code page' option for internationalization + support. +*** Documentation update. + Remaining known issues with cross-subnet browsing. -------------------------------------------------- When nmbd is acting as a WINS server it doesn't handle @@ -58,14 +74,6 @@ The first machine to de-register will remove the name. This should be fixed in a later release when group names are handled correctly in the WINS code. -Propagation of servers between local master browsers and -the domain master browser doesn't take into account the -fact that only names seen by the local master browser on -the local subnet should be propagated. This causes machines -that have stopped serving to be propagated between browse -masters. This issue will be fixed in the smbd code in a -later release. - Remember - this is new code so there may be bugs or problems. |