Updated in preparation for 1.9.17alpha4 release.

Jeremy (jallison@whistle.com)
(This used to be commit eee09d1e57fa61544b52303202aacffa15e7caee)

diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index dd291c001f7acff7f84f17f7df5446f7e74fcfb1..6228cc3e7aa9aa1e098089fb2ad75deadf093fcb 100644 (file)
--- 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. 
               ==========================================
 
 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
 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.
 
 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
 
        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.
 
 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.
 
 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
 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.
 
 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.
 
 Remember - this is new code so there may be
 bugs or problems.