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PatchSet 5711 
Date: 2003/05/02 12:24:00
Author: serassio
Branch: nt-2_5
Tag: (none) 
Log:
Updated Windows release notes

Members: 
	doc/win32-relnotes.html:1.1.2.4->1.1.2.5 

Index: squid/doc/win32-relnotes.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/squid-sf//squid/doc/Attic/win32-relnotes.html,v
retrieving revision 1.1.2.4
retrieving revision 1.1.2.5
diff -u -r1.1.2.4 -r1.1.2.5
--- squid/doc/win32-relnotes.html	23 Nov 2002 08:40:37 -0000	1.1.2.4
+++ squid/doc/win32-relnotes.html	2 May 2003 12:24:00 -0000	1.1.2.5
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 <P>When Squid is compiled as a Windows service, the -N command line switch is disabled, and default run mode of
 Squid is no daemon (=no service) mode, so is possible to run Squid from command line
 for debug purpose with all command line options available.</P>
-<P>On Windows 2000/XP/.NET the service is configured to use the Windows Service Recovery option restarting
+<P>On Windows 2000/XP/2003 the service is configured to use the Windows Service Recovery option restarting
 automatically after 60 seconds.</P>
 
 <H2>Usage</H2>
@@ -119,26 +119,31 @@
 
 <H2>Compatibility Notes
 </H2><UL>
-<LI>Is recommended to use <B>/</B> char in Squid paths instead of <B>\</B>
-<LI>Paths with spaces (like <I>C:\Programs Files\Squid</I>) are <B>NOT</B> supported by Squid
-<LI>When using ACl like <I>acl aclname acltype "file"</I> the full Windows path must be specified, for example:
-<PRE>
-acl blocklist url_regex -i "c:/squid/etc/blocked1.txt"
-</PRE>
-<LI>The WIN32 equivalent of <B>/dev/null</B> is <B>NUL</B>
-<LI>Squid doesn't know how to run external helpers based on scripts, like .bat, .cmd, .vbs, .pl, etc.
-So, in squid.conf the interpreter path must be always specified, for example:
-<PRE>
-redirect_program c:/perl/bin/perl.exe c:/squid/libexec/redir.pl
-redirect_program c:/winnt/system32/cmd.exe /C c:/squid/libexec/redir.cmd
-</PRE></UL>
+      <li>It's recommended to use <b>/</b> char in Squid paths instead of <b>\</b> </li>
+      <li>Paths with spaces (like <i>C:\Programs Files\Squid</i>) are <b>NOT</b>
+supported by Squid </li>
+      <li>When using ACL like <i>acl aclname acltype "file"</i> the file must be in DOS text format (CR+LF)
+and the full Windows path must be specified, for example:
+        <pre>acl blocklist url_regex -i "c:/squid/etc/blocked1.txt"<br></pre>
+      </li>
+      <li>The WIN32 equivalent of <b>/dev/null</b> is <b>NUL</b> </li>
+      <li>Squid doesn't know how to run external helpers based on
+scripts, like .bat, .cmd, .vbs, .pl, etc. So in squid.conf the
+interpreter path must be always specified, for example:
+        <pre>redirect_program c:/perl/bin/perl.exe c:/squid/libexec/redir.pl<br>redirect_program c:/winnt/system32/cmd.exe /C c:/squid/libexec/redir.cmd<br></pre>
+      </li>
+      <LI>When Squid runs in command line mode, the launching user account must have administrative privilege on the system</LI>
+</UL>
 
 <H2>Known Limitations:</H2>
 <UL>
-<LI>Squid features not operationals: DISKD, WCCP, Transparent Proxy.
-<LI>Some code sections can make blocking calls.
-<LI>Some external helpers may not work.
-<LI>File Descriptors number hard-limited to 2048
+      <li>Squid features not operationals:<BR>
+DISKD: needs to be ported - Volunteers are welcome<BR>
+WCCP: missing GRE support on Windows - Volunteers are welcome<BR>
+Transparent Proxy: missing Windows non commercial interception driver</li>
+      <li>Some code sections can make blocking calls. </li>
+      <li>Some external helpers may not work. </li>
+      <li>File Descriptors number hard-limited to 2048 </li>
 </UL>
 <HR>
 <EM>To report a BUG, e-mail on <A HREF="mailto:squidnt@serassio.it">squidnt@serassio.it</A>.<BR>