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Modified: . Announcement Log: Minor rewording and mention HTTP/1.1 revision stuff. Revision Changes Path 1.39 +17 -13 apache-1.3/Announcement Index: Announcement =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/apache-1.3/Announcement,v retrieving revision 1.38 retrieving revision 1.39 diff -u -r1.38 -r1.39 --- Announcement 1998/10/06 20:12:43 1.38 +++ Announcement 1998/10/06 20:29:39 1.39 @@ -4,17 +4,21 @@ The Apache Group is pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.3 of the Apache HTTP server. -This new Apache version is mainly a bugfix release. In the previous -1.3.2 release, server error reporting was seriously broken. This -affected the functionality of most custom ErrorDocuments and of modules -such as mod_speling. Additionally, changes in this release consist of -new supported platforms, Win32 and Unix portability fixes, ErrorDocument -environment enhancements, incorrect error reporting of non-existant -.htaccess files and assorted other features or fixes. Users should -review the CHANGES file and decide on their upgrade plans; We consider -Apache 1.3.3 to be the most stable version of Apache available and we -strongly recommend that users of older versions, especially of the 1.1.x -and 1.2.x family, upgrade as soon as possible. +This new Apache version is a bugfix release, primarily to fix a +serious problem with server error reporting introduced in 1.3.2. +This affected the functionality of most custom ErrorDocuments and +of some modules that depend on special error output (e.g., mod_speling). +A side-effect bug that resulted in incorrect error reporting of +nonexistent .htaccess files has also been fixed. + +Additional changes in this release consist of new supported platforms, +Win32 and Unix portability fixes, ErrorDocument environment enhancements, +improved protocol behavior to match the HTTP/1.1 revised specification, +and assorted other features or fixes. Users should review the CHANGES file +and decide on their upgrade plans. We consider Apache 1.3.3 to be the +most stable version of Apache available and we strongly recommend that +users of older versions, especially of the 1.1.x and 1.2.x family, upgrade +as soon as possible. Apache 1.3.3 is available for download from @@ -46,5 +50,5 @@ Win32 stability or security problems do not impact, in any way, Apache on other platforms. With the continued donation of time and resources by individuals and companies, we hope that the Win32 -version of Apache will grow stronger through the 1.3.x release -cycle. +version of Apache will grow stronger through the 1.3.x release cycle. +
