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- Apache 1.3 Beta 6 Released
+ Apache 1.3 Beta 7 Released
==========================

- The Apache Group is pleased to announce the release of the 1.3b6 version
- of Apache, the latest beta release of the Apache HTTP server. 1.3b6 is
- a release candidate for Apache 1.3.0.
+ The Apache Group is pleased to announce the release of the 1.3b7 version
+ of Apache, the latest beta release of the Apache HTTP server. 1.3b7 is
+ a second release candidate for Apache 1.3.0.

This version is stable under UNIX but remains beta-level under Win32. No
- new features are expected between 1.3b6 and 1.3.0, so please give this
+ new features are expected between 1.3b7 and 1.3.0, so please give this
version a good thrashing in order to provide as much feedback as possible
to the Apache Group before the release of 1.3.0.

@@ -19,81 +19,80 @@
For a detailed list of changes please read the CHANGES file in the
distribution and the "New Features with Apache 1.3" document at
http://www.apache.org/docs/new_features_1_3.html. For your convenience here
- is a short summary of all major changes between Apache 1.2 and 1.3 (changes
- which are new with version 1.3b6 are tagged '+'):
+ is a short summary of all major changes between Apache 1.2 and 1.3.

o Ported to Windows 95/NT
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/windows
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/README.NT
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/windows
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/README.NT

o Ported to BS2000/OSD, a mainframe OS with EBCDIC charset
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/ebcdic
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/ebcdic

- + Apache Autoconf-style Interface (APACI) for out-of-the-box installation
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/README.configure
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/INSTALL
+ o Apache Autoconf-style Interface (APACI) for out-of-the-box installation
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/README.configure
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/INSTALL

- + Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) support for all major Unix platforms
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/src/README.DSO
+ o Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) support for all major Unix platforms
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/src/README.DSO

- + APache eXtenSion (APXS) tool for building third-party modules as DSO
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/src/README.DSO
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/src/support/
+ o APache eXtenSion (APXS) tool for building third-party modules as DSO
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/src/README.DSO
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/src/support/

- + Additional support tools: apachectl, ab (ApacheBench), dbmmanage
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/src/support/
+ o Additional support tools: apachectl, ab (ApacheBench), dbmmanage
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/src/support/

- + Enhanced configuration support: Include and Line-Continuation
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3
+ o Enhanced configuration support: Include and Line-Continuation
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3

o New `Magic' MIME-typing module for content type guessing
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_mime_magic
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_mime_magic

o Regular Expression support for Alias and Redirect directives
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_alias
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_alias

- + Overhauled and enhanced URL Rewriting Engine
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite
+ o Overhauled and enhanced URL Rewriting Engine
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite

o Spell-checking module for on-the-fly URL corrections
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_speling
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_speling

o Additional access control via CIDR and Netmasks
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_access
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_access

o Improved HTTP/1.1-style Virtual Host support
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/vhosts/
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/vhosts/

o Less Buffering of CGI Script Output (makes nph- obsolete)
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3

- + Various Proxy Enhancements (NoProxy, ProxyDomain, ProxyPassReverse)
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy
+ o Various Proxy Enhancements (NoProxy, ProxyDomain, ProxyPassReverse)
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy

o Various internal performance improvements
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3

o Various fixes to the hostname DNS lookup handling
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/core
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/core

o Various Directory Indexing enhancements
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_autoindex
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_autoindex

o Various Logging enhancements (Reliable Piped Logs, Named Log Formats)
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/core
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_log_config
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/core
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_log_config

o Unique Identifiers
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_unique_id
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_unique_id

o Source tree reorganization
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/sourcereorg
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/sourcereorg

- + Big Symbol Renaming to avoid symbol clashes with third-party code
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/sourcereorg
+ o Big Symbol Renaming to avoid symbol clashes with third-party code
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/sourcereorg

o API Additions
- http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b6/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3
+ http://www.apache.org/dist/apache_1.3b7/htdocs/manual/new_features_1_3

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