[Pkg-silc-devel] SILC Server 1.1 Beta1

[Pekka Riikonen]

The new version of the SILC Server is now available!  The source package
of the software is available from the following sources:

           http://silcnet.org/
           ftp://ftp.silcnet.org/

And here we finally go with the first beta release of the upcoming SILC 
Server 1.1.  I am hoping that many people will start testing this and 
report any possible problems.  Since we are early stages of beta phase I 
am recommending that the server is always compiled with debugging enabled 
and run so that debug log is created:

Compile as:

   ./configure --enable-debug
   make -j4

Run as:

   ulimit -c unlimited
   silcd -d*server* -f silcd.conf 2>log

If and when the server crashes, please take the backtrace and send it to 
silc-devel mailing list, accompanied with the created debug log file.

   gdb ./silcd corefile
   bt

I am hoping that the beta phase wouldn't last more than couple of months. 
More beta testers test and report problems, faster the server will reach a 
stable stage.  So test a lot!  Thanks.

The sauna.silcnet.org will continue running 1.0, but hopefully beta2 or 
beta3 will be stable enough so that we can put it up to a real use on 
SILCNet.


Summary of Changes
------------------

The full list of changes is available on the website and in CHANGES file
in the source package.


Installation
------------

The source package is compiled and installed as instructed in the INSTALL
file found from the package.  Quick installation:

     ./configure
     make
     make install


Known Issues
------------

- Known Issues in SILC Server

     - Two or more servers with same IP must not be linked to same network,
       even if server ports are different.  This is limitation in current
       implementation and may cause desync problems in the network.

     - Adding or removing listenning interfaces (secondary interfaces in
       silcd.conf) does not work in rehash (rehash is kill -HUP <serverPID>).
       Changing listenning interfaces requires reboot of the server.

     - Router to router connections may not work as expected.
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