Summary of changes since 1.9.27 (please see the ChangeLog):
* Add leafnode-version.
* Various changes to fetchnews.c including:
+ In verbose mode, print if we're using the STAT
command or the HEAD workaround.
+ nntpactive: cache current time, saves time() calls and gives a
consistent 'age' for the newsgroups.
+ Avoid duplicate articles that raced from another server
against our fetchnews from ending up in failed.postings. We
assume that a server that refuses a posting with 441 435
Duplicate can at the same time deliver it to STAT (or HEAD if
the workaround is in effect).
+ Only touch active.read if the active has been successfully written.
+ Also apply only_groups_pcre when updating the active, to avoid
presenting groups that are not really fetched.
+ Bugfix: cope with multiple upstreams that have the same server name
but different ports.
* Various changes to nntpd.c including:
+ Point to syslog when reading the configuration fails.
+ Fix very subtle and intricate infinite loop bug
* Various changes to nntputil.c. Blacklist STAT for "NNTP news cache."
Whitelist NewsCache 1.1.*. Whitelist NewsCache 0.99.18, 0.99.19, 0.99.2?.
* Changes to activutil.c including:
+ Check for duplicate newsgroups after reading, before writing and after
merging the active file.
* Fixs for SEGV problems to activutil.c and artutil.c
- First things first, suggest that those with commit access find
an open PR to address.
- Include wiz's most recent list of "packages looking for updaters".
If you've since committed an update, or have noticed other
packages in need of updating, please do your part to keep the
list current and accurate.
- Improve formatting.
- Correct spelling.
- Standardize punctuation.
