Inets Release Notes

Inets 2.6.0, R8B

Fixed errors and malfunctions

• Trailing data sent to a webserver from a client is now ignored.
  (Own Id: OTP-3940)
  (Aux Id: Seq 5201)

• Only one ErlScriptAlias is actually used (the first).
  (Own Id: OTP-3974)

• Fixed a bug in mod_auth:load/2.
  (Own Id: OTP-3975)
  (Aux Id: Seq 5249)

• httpd_listener exited when a call to ssl:accept returned {error,esslaccept}.
  (Own Id: OTP-4029)
  (Aux Id: Seq 7030)

• Made a correction to the example configuration file ssl.conf by removing mod_auth_mnesia from the Modules directive.
  (Own Id: OTP-4051)
  (Aux Id: Seq 7049)

• Fixed bad return value from mod_auth:add_user/2 when Mnesia is used.
  (Own Id: OTP-4052)
  (Aux Id: Seq 7049)

• Fixed a bug in mod_auth_plain:delete_user/2.
  (Own Id: OTP-4068)

• The configuration parameter AuthAccessPassword should now work.
  (Own Id: OTP-4069)
  (Aux Id: Seq 7049)

• httpd crashed when given the start address *.
  (Own Id: OTP-4138)

Improvements and new features

• Added limited user support for user configurable access restriction (.htaccess).
  (Own Id: OTP-2981)

• Introduced ability to block/unblock the webserver.
  (Own Id: OTP-3624)

• Added support for the account command to ftp.
  (Own Id: OTP-3752)

• Added support for the append command to ftp.
  (Own Id: OTP-3753)

• Re-introduced the abillity to restart the webserver (uses block/unblock).
  (Own Id: OTP-3794)
  (Aux Id: Seq 5020)

• Socket mode changed from active to passive.
  (Own Id: OTP-4001)

• Added the possibility to set a timeout in ftp:open/1.
  (Own Id: OTP-4062)

Inets 2.5.6

Improvements and new features

• Improved handling of DOS attacks. The following configuration directives have been added to improve the handling of DOS attacks by malformed GET requests:
  -MaxHeaderSize
  -MaxHeaderAction
  -MaxBodySize
  -MaxBodyAction
  (Own Id: OTP-3640)
  (Aux Id: Seq 4607, Seq 5077)

• Added some (SSL related) configuration directives. See documentation for further information.
  -SSLCACertificateFile
  -SSLCiphers
  -SSLPasswordCallbackModule
  -SSLVerifyClient
  (Own Id: OTP-3873)
  (Aux Id: Seq 5088)

Inets 2.5.5

Fixed errors and malfunctions

• Invalid guard in function ftp:open/2.
  This problem exists only in Inets 2.5.4. Use ftp:open/3 instead.
  (Own Id: OTP-3892)
  (Aux Id: Seq 4958)

Improvements and new features

• Better handling of invalid server response (e.g. as a result of an erroneous server config).

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