X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fwebserver%2Fannounce.txt;h=dc3de5202847bfeda5175b3b14fb2efddd3592d1;hp=549b12c18a221edf6265244415a3d2db8f9ffdc1;hb=07e670985fcb1881452a4d613e8a466430ccc0b5;hpb=871d2748df537ed2d2dc21dc45836a754aaa264e diff --git a/doc/webserver/announce.txt b/doc/webserver/announce.txt index 549b12c1..dc3de520 100644 --- a/doc/webserver/announce.txt +++ b/doc/webserver/announce.txt @@ -1,54 +1,157 @@ - Announcing Privoxy 3.0.23 stable + Announcing Privoxy 3.0.25 beta -------------------------------------------------------------------- -Privoxy 3.0.23 stable is a bug-fix release, some of the fixed bugs -are security issues (CVE requests pending): - +Privoxy 3.0.25 beta introduces client-specific tags and includes +a couple of minor improvements. It will be followed by a stable +release in the near future. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog for Privoxy -------------------------------------------------------------------- -*** Version 3.0.23 stable *** - - Bug fixes: - - Fixed a DoS issue in case of client requests with incorrect - chunk-encoded body. When compiled with assertions enabled - (the default) they could previously cause Privoxy to abort(). - Reported by Matthew Daley. - - Fixed multiple segmentation faults and memory leaks in the - pcrs code. This fix also increases the chances that an invalid - pcrs command is rejected as such. Previously some invalid commands - would be loaded without error. Note that Privoxy's pcrs sources - (action and filter files) are considered trustworthy input and - should not be writable by untrusted third-parties. - - Fixed an 'invalid read' bug which could at least theoretically - cause Privoxy to crash. So far, no crashes have been observed. - - Compiles with --disable-force again. Reported by Kay Raven. - - Client requests with body that can't be delivered no longer - cause pipelined requests behind them to be rejected as invalid. - Reported by Basil Hussain. + - Always use the current toggle state for new requests. + Previously new requests on reused connections inherited + the toggle state from the previous request even though + the toggle state could have changed. + Reported by Robert Klemme. + - Fixed two buffer-overflows in the (deprecated) static + pcre code. These bugs are not considered security issues + as the input is trusted. + Found with afl-fuzz and ASAN. - General improvements: - - If a pcrs command is rejected as invalid, Privoxy now logs - the cause of the problem as text. Previously the pcrs error - code was logged. - - The tests are less likely to cause false positives. + - Added support for client-specific tags which allow Privoxy + admins to pre-define tags that are set for all requests from + clients that previously opted in through the CGI interface. + They are useful in multi-user setups where admins may + want to allow users to disable certain actions and filters + for themselves without affecting others. + In single-user setups they are useful to allow more fine-grained + toggling. For example to disable request blocking while still + crunching cookies, or to disable experimental filters only. + This is an experimental feature, the syntax and behaviour may + change in future versions. + Sponsored by Robert Klemme. + - Dynamic filters and taggers now support a $listen-address variable + which contains the address the request came in on. + For external filters the variable is called $PRIVOXY_LISTEN_ADDRESS. + Original patch contributed by pursievro. + - Add client-header-tagger 'listen-address'. + - Include the listen-address in the log message when logging new requests. + Patch contributed by pursievro. + - Turn invalid max-client-connections values into fatal errors. + - The show-status page now shows whether or not dates before 1970 + and after 2038 are expected to be handled properly. + This is mainly useful for Privoxy-Regression-Test but could + also come handy when dealing with time-related support requests. + - On Mac OS X the thread id in log messages are more likely to + be unique now. + - When complaining about missing filters, the filter type is logged + as well. + - A couple of harmless coverity warnings were silenced + (CID #161202, CID #161203, CID #161211). - Action file improvements: - - '.sify.com/' is no longer blocked. Apparently it is not actually - a pure tracking site (anymore?). Reported by Andrew on ijbswa-users@. - - Unblock banners on .amnesty.de/ which aren't ads. + - Filtering is disabled for Range requests to let download resumption + and Windows updates work with the default configuration. + - Unblock ".ardmediathek.de/". + Reported by ThTomate in #932. - Documentation improvements: - - The 'Would you like to donate?' section now also contains - a "Paypal" address. - - The list of supported operating systems has been updated. - - The existence of the SF support and feature trackers has been - deemphasized because they have been broken for months. - Most of the time the mailing lists still work. - - The claim that default.action updates are sometimes released - on their own has been removed. It hasn't happened in years. - - Explicitly mention that Tor's port may deviate from the default - when using a bundle. Requested by Andrew on ijbswa-users@. + - Add FAQ entry for crashes caused by memory limits. + - Remove obsolete FAQ entry about a bug in PHP 4.2.3. + - Mention the new mailing lists were appropriate. + As the archives have not been migrated, continue to + mention the archives at SF in the contacting section + for now. + - Note that the templates should be adjusted if Privoxy is + running as intercepting proxy without getting all requests. + - A bunch of links were converted to https://. + - Rephrase onion service paragraph to make it more obvious + that Tor is involved and that the whole website (and not + just the homepage) is available as onion service. + - Streamline the "More information" section on the homepage further + by additionally ditching the link to the 'See also' section + of the user manual. The section contains mostly links that are + directly reachable from the homepage already and the rest is + not significant enough to get a link from the homepage. + - Change the add-header{} example to set the DNT header + and use a complete section to make copy and pasting + more convenient. + Add a comment to make it obvious that adding the + header is not recommended for obvious reasons. + Using the DNT header as example was suggested by + Leo Wzukw. + - Streamline the support-and-service template + Instead of linking to the various support trackers + (whose URLs hopefully change soon), link to the + contact section of the user manual to increase the + chances that users actually read it. + - Add a FAQ entry for tainted sockets. + - More sections in the documentation have stable URLs now. + - FAQ: Explain why 'ping config.privoxy.org' is not expected + to reach a local Privoxy installation. + - Note that donations done through Zwiebelfreunde e.V. currently + can't be checked automatically. + - Updated section regarding starting Privoxy under OS X. + - Use dedicated start instructions for FreeBSD and ElectroBSD. + - Removed release instructions for AIX. They haven't been working + for years and unsurprisingly nobody seems to care. + - Removed obsolete reference to the solaris-dist target. + - Updated the release instructions for FreeBSD. + - Removed unfinished release instructions for Amiga OS and HP-UX 11. + - Added a pointer to the Cygwin Time Machine for getting the last release of + Cygwin version 1.5 to use for building Privoxy on Windows. + - Various typos have been fixed. + +- Infrastructure improvements: + - The website is no longer hosted at SourceForge and + can be reached through https now. + - The mailing lists at SourceForge have been deprecated, + you can subscribe to the new ones at: https://lists.privoxy.org/ + - Migrating the remaining services from SourceForge is + work in progress (TODO list item #53). + +- Build system improvements: + - Add configure argument to optimistically redefine FD_SETSIZE + with the intent to change the maximum number of client + connections Privoxy can handle. Only works with some libcs. + Sponsored by Robert Klemme. + - Let the tarball-dist target skip files in ".git". + - Let the tarball-dist target work in cwds other than current. + - Make the 'clean' target faster when run from a git repository. + - Include tools in the generic distribution. + - Let the gen-dist target work in cwds other than current. + - Sort find output that is used for distribution tarballs + to get reproducible results. + - Don't add '-src' to the name of the tar ball generated by the + gen-dist target. The package isn't a source distribution but a + binary package. + While at it, use a variable for the name to reduce the chances + that the various references get out of sync and fix the gen-upload + target which was looking in the wrong directory. + - Add regression-tests.action to the files that are distributed. + - The gen-dist target which was broken since 2002 (r1.92) has been fixed. + - Remove genclspec.sh which has been obsolete since 2009. + - Remove obsolete reference to Redhat spec file. + - Remove the obsolete announce target which has been commented out years ago. + - Let rsync skip files if the checksums match. + +- Privoxy-Regression-Test: + - Add a "Default level offset" directive which can be used to + change the default level by a given value. + This directive affects all tests located after it until the end + of the file or a another "Default level offset" directive is reached. + The purpose of this directive is to make it more convenient to skip + similar tests in a given file without having to remove or disable + the tests completely. + - Let test level 17 depend on FEATURE_64_BIT_TIME_T + instead of FEATURE_PTHREAD which has no direct connection + to the time_t size. + - Fix indentation in perldoc examples. + - Don't overlook directives in the first line of the action file. + - Bump version to 0.7. + - Fix detection of the Privoxy version now that https:// + is used for the website. ----------------------------------------------------------------- About Privoxy: @@ -65,14 +168,14 @@ Privoxy is Free Software and licensed under the GNU GPLv2. Our TODO list is rather long. Helping hands and donations are welcome: - * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE + * https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#PARTICIPATE - * http://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE + * https://www.privoxy.org/faq/general.html#DONATE At present, Privoxy is known to run on Windows 95 and later versions (98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 etc.), GNU/Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Slackware and others), Mac OS X (10.4 and -upwards on PPC and Intel processors), OS/2, Haiku, DragonFly, +upwards on PPC and Intel processors), OS/2, Haiku, DragonFly, ElectroBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, and various other flavors of Unix. In addition to the core features of ad blocking and cookie management, @@ -102,7 +205,7 @@ more control, more privacy and more freedom: tracing of rule and filter effects. Remote toggling. * Web page filtering (text replacements, removes banners based on size, - invisible web-bugs and HTML annoyances, etc.) + invisible "web-bugs" and HTML annoyances, etc.) * Modularized configuration that allows for standard settings and user settings to reside in separate files, so that installing updated actions @@ -123,10 +226,7 @@ more control, more privacy and more freedom: * Most features are controllable on a per-site or per-location basis. -Download location: - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118 - Home Page: - http://www.privoxy.org/ + https://www.privoxy.org/ - - Privoxy Developers + - Privoxy Developers