[rsync-announce] URGENT rsync-2.5.1 released

[rsync-announce-admin at lists.samba.org]

Announcing rsync 2.5.1:

This release fixes a serious bug that causes some rsync daemons to
SIGSEGV at startup.

Other changes include:

rsync 2.5.1 (2002-01-03)

  BUG FIXES: 
   
    * Fix for segfault in --daemon mode configuration parser.  (Paul
      Mackerras)

    * Correct string<->address parsing for both IPv4 and 6.
      (YOSHIFUJI Hideaki, SUMIKAWA Munechika and Jun-ichiro "itojun"
      Hagino)

    * Various fixes for IPv6 support.  (Dave Dykstra)

    * rsync.1 typo fix.  (Matt Kraai)

    * Test suite typo fixes.  (Tom Schmidt)

    * rsync.1 grammar and clarity improvements.  (Edward
      Welbourne)

    * Correction to ./configure tests for inet_ntop.  (Jeff Garzik)

  ENHANCEMENTS:

    * --progress and -P now show estimated data transfer rate (in a
        multiple of bytes/s) and estimated time to completion.  (Rik
        Faith)
   
    * --no-detach option, required to run as a W32 service and also
        useful when running on Unix under daemontools, AIX's SRC, or a
        debugger.  (Max Bowsher, Jos Backus)

    * Clearer error messages for some conditions.

Home page:

  http://rsync.samba.org/

Download:

  http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/

  ftp://rsync.samba.org/pub/rsync/

  rsync://rsync.samba.org/rsyncftp/  

-- 
Martin 

The daffodils are coming. Are you?
      linux.conf.au, February 2002, Brisbane, Australia
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