commit e46e1ed1bc50ad24ee8272efc425d4194a750afd Author: Roger Dingledine arma@torproject.org Date: Mon Dec 24 04:19:18 2012 -0500
add a blurb for 0.2.4.7-alpha too --- ChangeLog | 22 +++++++++++++++------- 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index a41af9f..4998730 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,4 +1,12 @@ Changes in version 0.2.4.7-alpha - 2012-12-24 + Tor 0.2.4.7-alpha introduces a new approach to providing fallback + directory mirrors for more robust bootstrapping; fixes more issues where + clients with changing network conditions refuse to make any circuits; + adds initial support for exiting to IPv6 addresses; resumes being able + to update our GeoIP database, and includes the geoip6 file this time; + turns off the client-side DNS cache by default due to privacy risks; + and fixes a variety of other issues. + o Major features (client resilience): - Add a new "FallbackDir" torrc option to use when we can't use a directory mirror from the consensus (either because we lack a @@ -69,13 +77,13 @@ Changes in version 0.2.4.7-alpha - 2012-12-24 closing an or_connection_t: call channel_mark_for_close() rather than connection_mark_for_close(). Fixes bug 7267. Bugfix on 0.2.4.4-alpha. - - Distribute and install the geoip6 IPv6 GeoIP database. Fixes bug + - Include the geoip6 IPv6 GeoIP database in the tarball. Fixes bug 7655; bugfix on 0.2.4.6-alpha.
o Minor features: - - Add a new torrc option "ServerTransportListenAddr" to let users - select the address where their pluggable transports will listen - for connections. Resolves ticket 7013. + - Add a new torrc option "ServerTransportListenAddr" to let bridge + operators select the address where their pluggable transports will + listen for connections. Resolves ticket 7013. - Allow an optional $ before the node identity digest in the controller command GETINFO ns/id/<identity>, for consistency with md/id/<identity> and desc/id/<identity>. Resolves ticket 7059. @@ -91,9 +99,9 @@ Changes in version 0.2.4.7-alpha - 2012-12-24 - AutomapHostsOnResolve responses are now randomized, to avoid annoying situations where Tor is restarted and applications connect to the wrong addresses. - - We never try more than 1000 times to pick a new virtual address - when AutomapHostsOnResolve is set. That's good enough so long as - we aren't close to handing out our entire virtual address space; + - Never try more than 1000 times to pick a new virtual address when + AutomapHostsOnResolve is set. That's good enough so long as we + aren't close to handing out our entire virtual address space; if you're getting there, it's best to switch to IPv6 virtual addresses anyway.