Inets Release Notes
Inets 2.6.0, R8B
Fixed errors and malfunctions
-
Trailing data sent to a webserver from a client is now ignored.
(Own Id: OTP-3940)
(Aux Id: Seq 5201)
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Only one ErlScriptAlias is actually used (the first).
(Own Id: OTP-3974)
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Fixed a bug in
mod_auth:load/2
.
(Own Id: OTP-3975)
(Aux Id: Seq 5249)
-
httpd_listener
exited when a call to
ssl:accept
returned {error,esslaccept}
.
(Own Id: OTP-4029)
(Aux Id: Seq 7030)
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Made a correction to the example configuration file
ssl.conf
by removing mod_auth_mnesia from the Modules
directive.
(Own Id: OTP-4051)
(Aux Id: Seq 7049)
-
Fixed bad return value from
mod_auth:add_user/2
when
Mnesia is used.
(Own Id: OTP-4052)
(Aux Id: Seq 7049)
-
Fixed a bug in
mod_auth_plain:delete_user/2
.
(Own Id: OTP-4068)
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The configuration parameter AuthAccessPassword should now work.
(Own Id: OTP-4069)
(Aux Id: Seq 7049)
-
httpd crashed when given the start address *.
(Own Id: OTP-4138)
Improvements and new features
-
Added limited user support for user configurable access restriction
(.htaccess).
(Own Id: OTP-2981)
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Introduced ability to block/unblock the webserver.
(Own Id: OTP-3624)
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Added support for the account command to ftp.
(Own Id: OTP-3752)
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Added support for the append command to ftp.
(Own Id: OTP-3753)
-
Re-introduced the abillity to restart the webserver (uses
block/unblock).
(Own Id: OTP-3794)
(Aux Id: Seq 5020)
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Socket mode changed from active to passive.
(Own Id: OTP-4001)
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Added the possibility to set a timeout in
ftp:open/1
.
(Own Id: OTP-4062)
Inets 2.5.6
Improvements and new features
-
Improved handling of DOS attacks. The following configuration
directives have been added to improve the handling of DOS attacks by
malformed GET requests:
-MaxHeaderSize
-MaxHeaderAction
-MaxBodySize
-MaxBodyAction
(Own Id: OTP-3640)
(Aux Id: Seq 4607, Seq 5077)
-
Added some (SSL related) configuration directives. See documentation
for further information.
-SSLCACertificateFile
-SSLCiphers
-SSLPasswordCallbackModule
-SSLVerifyClient
(Own Id: OTP-3873)
(Aux Id: Seq 5088)
Inets 2.5.5
Fixed errors and malfunctions
-
Invalid guard in function
ftp:open/2
.
This problem exists only in Inets 2.5.4. Use ftp:open/3
instead.
(Own Id: OTP-3892)
(Aux Id: Seq 4958)
Improvements and new features
-
Better handling of invalid server response (e.g. as a result of an
erroneous server config).
There are also release notes for
older versions.