PGP Public Key Server NEWS file

This file lists only changes which are ``significant'' in my opinion. Other changes and bug fixes have been made.

For general information about the keyserver, visit the keyserver home page.

Changes in version 0.9.4

Converted to Sleepycat Software Berkeley DB version 2.7.5.
mmap()d input files instead of reading them when possible.
The database may be split into multiple smaller files.
When a key does not parse, return a soft error to the user and continue processing the input keyblock.
When extending lists in the database, do so in chunks, rather than one entry at a time. This improves performance when adding keys.
Allow the administrator to limit the maximum duration of the LAST mail server command.
Allow the administrator to limit the number of keys returned by index, verbose index, get, and last requests.
Use the log, lock, and transaction features of Berkeley DB.

Added support for pgp 5's DSA and ElGamal keys.
Added support to short-circuit the normal output paths in pksclient, and instead output indexes and binary keys directly to stdout. This saves a lot of virtual memory.
Removed many gmake-isms from the Makefile.
In the index pages from the web server, links in the User ID look up by KeyID instead of name, to eliminate ambiguity.
Fixed defunct process leak on some platforms, notably solaris.
Check for and, if necessary, use bsd4.2/ultrix 2-argument openlog.
The help files now must have a (possibly empty) MIME header block. This allows help files to use non-ascii character sets.
keyrings returned by the mail server have content-type application/pgp-keys, as per rfc2015.
fixed a double-memory-free.
pksd is more careful about shutting down cleanly when it receives a non-fatal signal (INT, QUIT, HUP, TERM).

Last updated 2 June 1999.