[ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache 1.3.23 Released.

                            Apache 1.3.23 Released

   The Apache Software Foundation and The Apache Server Project are    pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.23 of the Apache HTTP    server. This Announcement notes the significant changes in 1.3.23.

   This version of Apache is principally a bug fix and mod_proxy    improvement release. A summary of the bug fixes and major    new features is given at the end of this document.

   We consider Apache 1.3.23 to be the best version of Apache available    and we strongly recommend that users of older versions, especially of    the 1.1.x and 1.2.x family, upgrade as soon as possible. No further    releases will be made in the 1.2.x family.

   Apache 1.3.23 is available for download from    

       http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/

   Please see the CHANGES_1.3 file in the same directory for a full list    of changes.

   Binary distributions are available from

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       http://httpd.apache.org/dist/httpd/binaries/

   The source and binary distributions are also available via any of the    mirrors listed at

       http://www.apache.org/mirrors/

   As of Apache 1.3.17, Win32 binary distributions are now based on the    Microsoft Installer (.MSI) technology. This change occurred in order to    resolve the many problems WinME and Win2K users experienced with the    older InstallShield-based installer.exe file. While development    continues to make this new installation method more robust, questions    should be directed at the news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows    newsgroup.

   As of Apache 1.3.12 binary distributions contain all standard Apache    modules as shared objects (if supported by the platform) and include    full source code. Installation is easily done by executing the    included install script. See the README.bindist and INSTALL.bindist    files for a complete explanation. Please note that the binary    distributions are only provided for your convenience and current    distributions for specific platforms are not always available.

   For an overview of new features introduced after 1.2 please see    

   http://httpd.apache.org/docs/new_features_1_3.html

   In general, Apache 1.3 offers several substantial improvements over    version 1.2, including better performance, reliability and a wider    range of supported platforms, including Windows NT and 2000 (which    fall under the "Win32" label), OS2, Netware, and TPE threaded    platforms.

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   Apache is the most popular web server in the known universe; over half    of the servers on the Internet are running Apache or one of its    variants.

   IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WIN32 USERS: Over the years, many users have come    to trust Apache as a secure and stable server. It must be realized    that the current Win32 code has not yet reached the levels of the Unix    version, but is of acceptable quality. Win32 stability or security    problems do not reflect on the Unix version.

                     Apache 1.3.23 Major changes

  Security vulnerabilities

• None addressed.

  New features

   The main new features in 1.3.23 (compared to 1.3.22) are:

• HTTP/1.1 support for mod_proxy.
• Other mod_proxy improvements.
• The new 'FileETag' directive to allow one to build the format of the ETag via runtime directives.
• Addition of a 'filter callback' function to enable modules to intercept the output byte stream for dynamic page caching.

   New features that relate to specific platforms:

• Use "httpready" accept filter rather than "dataready" on post 4.1.1-RELEASE versions of FreeBSD.

  Bugs fixed

   The following bugs were found in Apache 1.3.22 and have been fixed in    Apache 1.3.23:

• Fix incorrect "Content-Length" header in the 416 response.
• Revert mod_negotation's handling of path_info and query_args to the 1.3.20 behavior (PRs: 8628, 8582, 8538).
• Prevent an Apache module from being loaded or added twice due to duplicate LoadModule or AddModule directives.

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   The following bugs relate to specific platforms:

• Fixed the access forbidden problem when requesting an empty directory on Netware.
• Do not kill the child process when accept() returns ENOBUFS on HPUX 11.*
• A default locking mechanism has been defined for Unixware 7.0 and later.

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