[Netatalk-devel] Netatalk 2.1.4 is available

[Frank L. <fra...@go...>]

Netatalk 2.1.4
==============
The Netatalk development team is proud to announce version 2.1.4 of the
Netatalk File Sharing suite.  This is the latest stable version.
All users are encouraged to upgrade their systems to 2.1.4.

Netatalk is a collection of server programs and utilities for handling
various protocols employed by Apple Macintosh computers on Unix compatible
systems.  This allows Unix hosts to act as file, print, and time servers for
Apple Macintosh (classic MacOS as well as MacOS X) computers.

The suite contains:

* afpd - a file server that implements the Apple Filing Protocol, allowing
  clients running MacOS to access Unix file servers
* atalkd - an implementation of the AppleTalk protocol
* papd - a print server that enables Macintosh computers to access printers
  connected to Unix servers
* timelord - a time server for synchronizing time over the network
* megatron - a tool to convert files in Macintosh specific formats like
  BinHex, AppleSingle, or MacBinary into files readable by Unix computers
* various supporting programs and utilities

Netatalk is a Free/Open Source Software project and is released under
the GNU General Public License (GPL).  The full license text is available
at:

  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

Changes in 2.1.4
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* FIX: afpd: Downstream fix for FreeBSD PR 148022
* FIX: afpd: Fixes for bugs 3074077 and 3074078
* FIX: afpd: Better handling of symlinks in combination with ACLs and EAs.
       Fixes bug 3074076.
* FIX: dbd: Adding a file with the CNID from it's adouble file did
       not work in case that CNID was alread occupied in the database
* FIX: macusers: add support for Solaris
* NEW: cnid_metad: use a PID lockfile
* NEW: afpd: prevent log flooding
* UPD: dbd: ignore ".zfs" snapshot directories
* UPD: dbd: support interrupting -re mode

Supported Platforms
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As of Netatalk 2.1.4 the following operating systems are supported:

 * FreeBSD
 * Linux
 * OpenBSD
 * NetBSD
 * [Open]Solaris
 * Tru64 (TCP only)

Netatalk may compile and run on other operating systems as well, but
it is not well-tested on those.  We welcome patches and suggestions
for enhancing the portability of Netatalk as well as success and failure
stories.  Please write to net...@li....

Availability
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Netatalk tar-balls can be found at:

  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=8642

Netatalk is also available via anonymous git.  See the SourceForge project
site for anonymous git instructions.

Contact
~~~~~~~

For more information about Netatalk, see its web page at:

  http://netatalk.sourceforge.net/

The project is hosted at SourceForge.  The SourceForge project page is
located at:

  http://sourceforge.net/projects/netatalk/

The Netatalk development team can be reached via the mailing list
net...@li....  For subscription information and
archives see Netatalk's SourceForge project page.

net...@li... is a mailing list for Netatalk
system administrators.  For subscription information and archives see
the Netatalk web page.

Acknowledgements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We would like to thank all contributors to the Netatalk project for
their commitment.  Without the many suggestions, bug and problem reports,
patches, and reviews this project wouldn't be where it is.

 - The Netatalk Development Team, October 2010