Updated in preparation for 1.9.17alpha4 release.

Jeremy (jallison@whistle.com)

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt
index dd291c001f7..6228cc3e7aa 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW.txt
+++ b/WHATSNEW.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-              WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha3 - June 6th 1997.
+              WHATS NEW IN 1.9.17alpha4 - July 3rd 1997.
               ==========================================
 
 Improved browsing support. 
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ across subnets correctly. Look in the file docs/BROWSING.txt
 as it has been largely re-written to explain how to do this.
 
 *IMPORTANT* All Samba servers acting as local/domain master
-browsers must be running 1.9.17alpha3 (or later), in addition
-nmbd must be set up as the WINS server.
+browsers must be running 1.9.17alpha3 (or later).
+
+Samba 1.9.17alpha4 should now keep global and authoritative
+browse lists separate - see docs/BROWSING.txt for full details.
 
 Thanks to Silicon Graphics for allowing us to test the new 
 code on their corporate network.
@@ -41,15 +43,29 @@ the Makefile :
 	IRIX 5.x.x
 	FreeBSD
 
+A crash bug with slow share modes in 1.9.17alpha3 has been
+corrected.
+
 Updated smb.conf documentation
 ------------------------------
 All options are now documented we believe.
 
-Many small bugfixes and improvements
-------------------------------------
+Many bugfixes and improvements
+------------------------------
 From around the 'net around the world. Many
 thanks to everyone who contributed.
 
+A list of the new code since alpha3 includes :
+
+*** Fix for roaming profiles hanging on a Samba drive.
+*** smbclient can now query Win95/NT print queues.
+*** smbd can now rename across filesystem mount points.
+*** New 'force xxx mode' options allow more control over
+    Unix file permissions.
+*** New 'client code page' option for internationalization
+    support.
+*** Documentation update.
+
 Remaining known issues with cross-subnet browsing.
 --------------------------------------------------
 When nmbd is acting as a WINS server it doesn't handle
@@ -58,14 +74,6 @@ The first machine to de-register will remove the name. This
 should be fixed in a later release when group names are 
 handled correctly in the WINS code.
 
-Propagation of servers between local master browsers and
-the domain master browser doesn't take into account the
-fact that only names seen by the local master browser on
-the local subnet should be propagated. This causes machines
-that have stopped serving to be propagated between browse
-masters. This issue will be fixed in the smbd code in a
-later release.
-
 Remember - this is new code so there may be
 bugs or problems.