[Pkg-silc-devel] SILC Server 1.1

[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/

Enjoy the new SILC Server 1.1 release.  The 1.1 server is based on the new 
SILC Toolkit 1.1 released earlier this year.  The server contains only few 
new features such as HTTP statistics backend and dynamic router 
connections.  Main new features come from the new Toolkit which include 
among others vastly improved packet processing engine which should improve
server performance.  The 1.1 server also contains partial support for the 
upcoming SILC protocol version 1.3.

Most of the planned features for 1.1 server were dropped and opted to be 
included in the upcoming 1.2 server.  The 1.2 server will be a complete 
rewrite just like SILC Client 1.1 was earlier this year.

A precompiled RPM is also available from the website.  The RPM spec file 
is also included in the source package so you may build your own RPM 
package if wanted.


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

Here are the higlights of the new features and changes in 1.1.

o Based on the new SILC Toolkit 1.1.  See SILC Toolkit 1.1 release notes
   for all the changes.

o HTTP server backend.  The server includes builtin HTTP server.
   Administrator can set up web access to the server's statistics
   information.  This feature is disabled by default.

o Dynamic router connection.  Administrator may set up standalone server
   which creates connection to primary router only when needed.  This
   feature is disabled by default.

o Partial support for upcoming SILC Protocol version 1.3

o Partial support for SILC Public Key version 2.

o Myriad of other fixes and changes.


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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