9 Nov 08:27
Tor 0.1.1.25 is released
Roger Dingledine <arma <at> mit.edu>
2006-11-09 07:27:39 GMT
2006-11-09 07:27:39 GMT
Tor 0.1.1.25 fixes yet more crashes and performance bugs, as well as quieting some loud but harmless log warnings. If any of them are bothering you, consider upgrading. http://tor.eff.org/download.html Changes in version 0.1.1.25 - 2006-11-04 o Major bugfixes: - When a client asks us to resolve (rather than connect to) an address, and we have a cached answer, give them the cached answer. Previously, we would give them no answer at all. - We were building exactly the wrong circuits when we predict hidden service requirements, meaning Tor would have to build all its circuits on demand. - If none of our live entry guards have a high uptime, but we require a guard with a high uptime, try adding a new guard before we give up on the requirement. This patch should make long-lived connections more stable on average. - When testing reachability of our DirPort, don't launch new tests when there's already one in progress -- unreachable servers were stacking up dozens of testing streams. o Security bugfixes: - When the user sends a NEWNYM signal, clear the client-side DNS cache too. Otherwise we continue to act on previous information. o Minor bugfixes: - Avoid a memory corruption bug when creating a hash table for the first time. - Avoid possibility of controller-triggered crash when misusing(Continue reading)
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