[Linux-decnet-user] LATD 0.8

[Patrick C. <pa...@pa...>]

I am pleased to annouce the release of LATD 0.8.

This release is feature-complete for 1.0 so please report any bugs you find -
the plan is to do a bug-fix 0.9 and then release a 1.0 shortly afterwards 
depending on how many problems people find.

Here is the NEWS entry:

- Don't die if a terminal server user presses ^C
- Added groups for incoming and outgoing services
- latcp is no longer on the path in latd.conf. Instead use the environment
  variable $LATCP to invoke latcp.
- Added support for queued outgoing connections
- Don't accept services until latcp has finished

For those who have been avoiding the software because it was classified Alpha
or Beta please give it a go and let me know how you get on. Here is the feature
list:

- Provides LAT login services (you can log onto Linux from a DECserver)
- Can have multiple login services with different service ratings
- Static and dynamic service ratings are supported
- Provides Reverse-LAT. "devices" in /dev/lat/ can be used to connect to
  advertised services on a DECservers or VMS/Tru64 hosts
- Provides queueing facility for reverse LAT ports. Useful for printers
- Can provide a node responder service for small-memory DECservers
- Full featured latcp control program - most internal parameters can be
  changed onthe fly
- A script is run at daemon startup to provide customisation
- man pages for all programs and config files
- Group codes can be used for to restrict incoming and outgoing sessions
- User-space daemon. No kernel patching or recompiling necessary
- Does not need DECnet support from the kernel or libraries

patrick