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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2021-11-27 13:32:41 +0100
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2021-11-27 13:32:41 +0100
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Get ready for 6.4.25.rc2.
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@@ -90,18 +90,20 @@ removed from a 6.5.0 or newer release.)
have required another loop through the translators.
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-fetchmail-6.4.25.rc1 (released 2021-11-20, 31632 LoC):
+fetchmail-6.4.25.rc2 (release candidate 2021-11-27, 31633 LoC):
-# BREAKING CHANGES
+# BREAKING CHANGES:
* Since distributions continue patching for LibreSSL use, which cannot be
linked legally, block out LibreSSL in configure.ac and socket.c, and
refer to COPYING. OpenSSL and wolfSSL 5 can be used.
+ SSL-related documentation was updated, do re-read
+ COPYING, INSTALL, README, README.packaging, README.SSL.
* Bump OpenSSL version requirement to 1.0.2f in order to safely remove
- the obsolete OpenSSL flag SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE. 1.0.2f was a security fix
- release, and 1.0.2u is publicly available from
- https://www.openssl.org/source/old/1.0.2/
+ the obsolete OpenSSL flag SSL_OP_SINGLE_DH_USE. This blocks out 1.0.2e and
+ older 1.0.2 versions. 1.0.2f was a security fix release, and 1.0.2u is
+ publicly available from https://www.openssl.org/source/old/1.0.2/
-# BUG FIXES
+# BUG FIXES:
* 6.4.24's workaround for OpenSSL 1.0.2's X509_V_FLAG_TRUSTED_FIRST flag
contained a typo and would not kick in properly.
* Library and/or rpath setting from configure.ac was fixed.
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ fetchmail-6.4.25.rc1 (released 2021-11-20, 31632 LoC):
which runs fetchmail as a daemon with 5-minute poll intervals.
Courteously contributed by Barak A. Pearlmutter, Debian Bug#981464.
-# CHANGES
+# CHANGES:
* fetchmail can now be used with wolfSSL 5's OpenSSL compatibility layer,
see INSTALL and README.SSL. This is considered experimental.
Feedback solicited.