Nessus History file (date format : day/month/year)

  
 01.02.1999 :

 * Jochen Wiedmann <joe@ispsoft.de>
 
  - Added a .PHONY target to the top level Makefile, so that the
    Makefiles in src/nessus, src/nessusd, ... are now triggered
    always, even if the target is already built.
  - Added definition of LD_RUN_PATH environment variable to the
    linking stage of nessus and nessusd. In theory one should no
    longer need to run ld.conf or something similar.
  - Fixed a portability problem in src/plugins/oshare: Recent versions
    of Linux are very well defining a "struct ip". I fixed this by
    using the definitions from the hostloop library, which are
    autoconf based.
 - Added our (Sebastian's and mine) proposal for sending scan ID's as
    part of INFO and HOLE messages. Documented in ntp_white_paper_11.
    Bumped NTP version to 1.2, internally 12.
 - Removed ntp_version and NTP_VERSION variables in favour of ntp_caps
    and NTP_CAPS variables. 

 * Jordan Hrycaj <jordan@mjh.teddy-net.com>

  [cipher/] : updated
  - added threaded channel mode, testing, 1 target ok (threaded & forked)
  - did a general source file cleanup
  - added several io_ctrl features, see iostrem.h
  - all error codes are now passed via errno
  - checking file permissions of sensitive (key-) files
  [nessusd/] : updated
  - create_thread(threads.c) got one more argument, uses io_ctrl when forking
  - updated public key negotiation code in nessusd.c
  [nessuslib/] : updated
  - fixed exit_pthread() linking problem on debian/linux auth_gets(network.c)
  [nessus/] : updated
  - fixed core dump with empty plugin list in
	build_plugins_order_table(monitor_dialog.c)
  - set "blowfish/md5" as default cipher (nessus.h)	
  [plugins/] : updated
  - fixed name "xdr_fhstatus" clash on debian/linux in include.h
  - on debian/linux, the flag _BSD_SOURCE is needed for smad.c

  [cipher/] : added
  [nessusd/] 
  [nessus/]
  [nessuslib/] : modified the source so that the client and the server
  can now communicate over a ciphered channel.


 * Bob Tinsley <bob@earthrise.demon.co.uk>
 
   [nessus/*] : global variables now defined in globals.h, and start with a
   capital
   - this makes it clearer from the object files which are global variables
     (so that they don't all export rubbish and clutter the name-space)
   - this also solves some of the compiler problems where locals shadow
     globals
   - TODO: globals.c
   - TODO: the same for the other directories

   [nessus.tmpl.in] : adds lots of -Wxxx options to gcc
   (note that this should be moved down that file a bit)

   lots of fixes to reduce errors from the above

   lots of prototypes now use "const char *" rather than "char *"
   (note that this work is still ongoing)

   GNU C's __attribute__ ((format)) is used where appropriate for
   type-checking

   estrdup() has been added, and is used in a number of places

   header files have been "improved" so that
    - they (all?) contain the copyright notice
    - the #ifdef's used to ensure that each file is only included once
      have been sanitised so that they are all consistent...
          #ifdef _NESSUS[CDL$]_FILENAME_H
      for the client, daemon, library, and include directories
      (note that we could just use _NESSUS_FILENAME_H as filenames are
      reused)

    pixmaps are declared static

    a couple of bits in the plugins are declared static

    more minor fixes
  
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@nessus.org> :
  
  
   A CVS server has been set up
   
   [nessuslib/ftp_funcs] : defined some ftp functions here,
   so that writing ftp plugins is easier
   
   [nessuslib, nessusd/] : the plugins can now communicate
   with each other, so they can share their results or 
   use them. This makes the tests faster and more accurate
   
   Corrected some bugs in several plugins which would cause
   them to hang against some hosts.
   
   [plugins/] : more plugins (180)
   
   
  16.10.1998 :
  
  * Paco Brufal <pbrufal@ctv.es> :
  
   [nessus/report.c] : the two buttons of the report window
   are no longer sticked together
   
  * Nils Lohner <lohner@icd.teradyne.com> :
  
   [src/] : modified some stuff so that Nessus now compiles
   under Solaris
   
  * Javi Polo <javipolo@infomail.lacaixa.es> :
  
   [nessus/report.c] : the window now has a close button
   
   [nessus/prefs_dialog/] : created the 'open report...' button
   
   [nessus/] : the report are now saved in /usr/local/share/nessus
   
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
  
   [nessus/monitor_dialog.c] : now shows in realtime which plugin
   is being launched against the remote host
   
   [nessus/report.c] : the default name of the report file
   is the name of the primary target
   
   [src/plugins/] : corrected several incorrects reports in several plugins
   
   [src/hostloop/] : a new option now allow the nessus to only test the
   hosts the ip of which can be reversely looked up. (Suggested by Noam
   Rathaus [dolittle@israelmail.com]).
   
   [src/nessusd/nmap.c] : the port scanner is now an external plugin
   
   [src/] : better firewall support
 
   [src/plugins/default_accounts]
   [src/plugins/proxy_check] : corrected a problem which would make 
   false warnings
   
   [src/hostloop/icmp] : corrected a problem which would prevent icmp
   tests from working correctly under Linux
   
   [nessusd/nessusd.c] : the server socket has now the option SO_REUSEADDR
   which corrects a problem encountered by many people who wanted to
   kill nessusd and to immediately relaunch it.
   (suggested by Tracy R Reed <treed@ultraviolet.org>)
   
   [configure] : the script is now able to determine if the host
   we are compiling on is using the BSD byte ordering...
   
   many new plugins
   
  14.09.1998 :
  
  * Sebastian Schreiber <Sebastian.Schreiber@student.uni-tuebingen.de> :
     
     added the plugin 'x11'.
    
  * Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@trick.fig.org> :
  
     [Makefile] : modified the toplevel Makefile so that you can now
     just type 'make client' or 'make server'
     
     [ltconfig] : the plugins can now be linked to external libraries
     
  * Javi Polo <javipolo@infomail.lacaixa.es> :
  
     [nessus/error_dialog.c] : the dialog window now appears on
     the center of the screen
     
     added the plugin 'sendmail_helo'
     
     [doc/nessus.1] : created the man page
     
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
   
     [doc/Manual] : created a light manual explaining how to use
     Nessus for the first time
        
     [nessus/nessus.c] : more reliable command line interface, but
     not safer (the password is dislayed in clear text whenever
     someone do a 'ps -auxw').
     
     [nessusd/attack.c] : corrected a bug which would make 
     NessusNT (and the pthreads version of NessusUnix) mix
     the reports between the hosts
     
     [nessusd/threads.c] : experimental pthread support.
     you must do a 'configure --enable-pthreads' to use it.
     
     [include/includes.h] : created and used instead of all
     the other includes everywhere in the code. Thanks to
     Gerard Le Comte <lecomte@sns.fr> for having suggested 
     this
     
     [Makefile] : Nessus now installs properly when a 'make install'
     is made
     
     [nessus.tmpl] : created. This file contains all the definitions
     that are used in the other Makefiles. Thanks to Gerard Le Comte
     <lecomte@sns.fr> for having suggested this
     
     [nessus/preferences.c] : the file ~/.nessusrc is more readable
     by humans.
     
     [doc/ntp_white_paper_11] : updated
      
     [Makefiles] : cleaner Makefiles. The plugins are now build
     only when needed.
     
     [nessus/preferences.c] : corrected a problem in the plugins
     preferences (the new plugins would not be taken in account)
     
     [nessus/report_file.c] : corrected a bug which would prevent
     the user from reading back a saved file
     
     [nessus/report.c] : new reporting interface
     
     [nessusd/log.c] : more detailed logs
     
     [nessusd/rules.c] : now works with the names and the IPs
     
     [nessusd/] : the code is now reentrant
     
     [nessusd/] : corrected minor problems which had to do with
     NTP/1.0 backward compatibility (and prevented third parties
     client to work properly)
     
     [nessusd/] : reduced the memory consumption (the plugins are now
     loaded only when needed, several pointers are now freed)
     
     [nessusd/] : the server does not use any async socket any more
     
     [nessusd/] : the server uses less signal handlers, which tends to
     make the code cleaner.
     
     [nessusd/] : fnmatch() is now part of the source code (necessary for
     NT source compatibility)
     
     [nessusd/] : corrected a bug in the threads manager
     
     [nessus/] : corrected a bug in the client which was occuring
     when the 'stop whole test' button was clicked
     
     [hostloop/] : the code is now reentrant
   
     [nessusd/utils.c] : corrected a bug in the 'send_plugins_order'
     section
     
     [nessusd/]   :
     [nessuslib/] :
     [hostloop/]  : compile as well under NT as under Unix
     
     [configure] : now correctly detects whether it's necessary to 
     redefine the structs ip and icmp
     
     [plugins/pop3_overflow] : now checks for multiple overflows
     
     [include/config.h] : the default port is now 3001 instead of 3000
     
     added the plugins 'faxsurvey', 'thttpd', 'guess_os', 'ftp_misc_overflows',
     'proxy_check', 'iChat'.
    
    
  01.08.1998 :
  
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :

     [nessuslib/plugutils.c] : new function (add_preference())
    
     [nessuslib/resolve.c] : correction of a bug in the DNS cache
     
     [nessus/] : brand new interface which takes advantage of the
     new NTP/1.1 protocol.
	
     [nessus/] : now opens the file which is given in argument.
	
     [nessus/prefs_dialog/*] : created. It's now possible to
     configure the server remotely with a nice interface.
     
     [nessus/] : now compatible with NTP/1.1. NOT backward
     compatible with NTP/1.0
     
     [nessusd/] : changed the communication protocol to 
     version 1.1. (it's backward compatible with 1.0 
     though)
     
     [hostloop/] : added the 'guess by IP' technique
     (scans a whole class A,B or C subnet).
     
     [hostloop/] : added the NFS relationship
     
     [hostloop/icmp.h] : the target can now be pinged before
     being attacked -- this means that the server MUST be
     suid root.
     
     [nessusd/] : cleaned up the code, and started to comment
     everything. Also, the memory management is getting
     clean and cleaner.
     
     [nessusd/nessusd.c] : removed a lot of useless global
     variables
     
     [nessusd/threads.c] : better thread management. Faster
     and more reliable.
     
     [plugins/] : corrected some minor problems that used to
     appear in some plugins.
     
     [src/] : improved Solaris support
     
     added the plugins  'annex_dos', 'ftp_cwd_root','default_accounts',
     'dumpenv', 'uw_imapd',  'WebSite' and 'wingate2'.
     
    
  05.07.1998 :
  
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
   
     [plugins/pop3_overflow] : corrected a little bug which would
     prevent the plugin from actually working
    
     [plugins/ssh_insertion]: 
     [plugins/qpopper_overflow] :
     [plugins/motorola_cable_modem] : added.
     
     [nessus/plugin_list.c] : corrected (the last ?) bug
     in the plugin selection.
     
     [nessuslib/arglist.c] : corrected a possible bug in
     arg_get_value()
     
     [nessuslib/plugutils.c] : corrected a potential problem
     with host_get_port_state()
     
     
  27.06.1998 :
  
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
  
     [hostloop/] : several networks can be tested at the same
     time : you just have to enter the name of the networks
     separated by a ','. ie : 'grincheux.nain.org,arf.joe.com'
     You can also use this feature to test a restricted set
     of hosts : 'grincheux,prof,atchoum' will only test three
     hosts.
     
     [nessusd/attack.c] : corrected a bug which would make
     nessusd attack the same network during an entire session.
     
     [plugins/ftp_root] 
     [plugins/ftp_site_exec] 
     [plugins/mspws]
     [plugins/mdaemon]      : corrected bugs
     
     [nessusd/comm.c] : corrected a problem which would make the
     server eat all the memory when the connection is closed improperly
     by the client.
     
     [nessuslib/] : corrected some minor problems
     
     [nessusd/] : corrected a little problem which had to
     do with async sockets
     
     [plugins/land] :
     [plugins/ascend_kill] :
     [plugins/sping] : ported to BSD
     
     [plugins/bonk]:
    
     [plugins/chameleon_smtpd_overflow]:
     [plugins/ews]:
     [plugins/frontpage] :
     [plugins/ftp_user_overflow]:
     [plugins/winnt_dns_qr] :
     [plugins/winnt_dns_flood]:
     [plugins/wins_udp_flood]:
     [plugins/iis_crash] : added
     
  14.06.1998 :
  
  * Krzysztof G. Baranowski <kgb@manjak.knm.org.pl> :
  
     [src/] : removed warnings
  
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
  
     [nessusd/] : modified the communication
     management so that the socket of the program is not stdin
     and stdout anymore.
     
     [nessusd/sighand.c] : modified the way nessusd was reading
     its non-blocking socket (was buggy under FreeBSD).
     
     [nessus/plugin_list.c] : corrected a bug in the plugin 
     selection
     
     [nessuslib/] : cleaned up and improved
     
     [nessuslib/] : post_* now parses the char 13 (aka cr)
     
     [nessus/attack_dialog.c] : now checks that the user has actually
     entered a hostname to attack.
     
     [nessus/nessus.c] : new option : '-n' which means 'No pixmaps'.
     
     [plugins/cfinger_search] : corrected a bug which would make this
     plugin display a bad result.
     
     [plugins/] : modified to be more compatible between NT and Unix
     (at source level) ; corrected some bugs that were running around.
     
  20.05.1998 :
   
  * Nils Lohner <lohner@icd.teradyne.com> :
   
    corrected the scripts and some includes so that Nessus should compile
    more easily under Solaris.
     
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
  
    [nessusd/pluginload.c] : corrected a bug that was occuring under
    NetBSD while loading the plugins.
    
    [nessus/plugin_list.c] : the client now remembers correctly the
    plugin set chosen by the user (there was a bug).
    
    [nessuslib/plugutils.c] : corrected a bug which would make the
    plugin family selection quite unusable
    
    [plugins/] : added about ten new plugins, corrected some bugs
    in some other plugins.
    
  12.05.1998 :
  
  * Mullen, Patrick <Patrick.Mullen@GSC.GTE.Com> :
  
    [nessusd/attack.c] : replaced 'getuid()' by 'geteuid()'
    
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
 
    [nessusd/] : the daemon and its libraries, as well as most of
    the plugins, compile properly under Solaris.
    
    [hostloop/] : corrected a bug which would cause a segmentation
    fault under some circumstances
    
    [nessus/pref*] : added preferences support to the nessus client
    
    [nessusd/] : corrected a nasty bug which would make the 
    test process sometimes hang...
    
    [nessusd/] : nessusd now correctly waits for its children
    to die (no more zombies hanging around)
    
    [nessus/] : the client now checks that the user enters
    everything he must enter.

    [nessus/] : corrected SIGSEGV that were occuring when some
    windows were closed using the window manager.
    
    [nessus/comm.c] : corrected a bug which would make the client
    eats all the memory when the communication was improperly closed
    by the server.
    
    [nessusd/nessusd.c] : nessusd now correctly handles SIGINT
    when compiled with AF_UNIX support.
    
    [nessusd/attack.c] : corrected a bug that would make 
    the client status bar unreliable during the attack.
    
    [nessus/parser.c] : corrected a problem which would make the 
    client (and the server) hang after the last attack, until
    'stop' button was pressed...
    
    [plugins/ftp_real_path] : corrected a bug which would make the plugin
    make an irrelevant report when launched against some FTP servers
    with very long banners. 
    
    [nessusd/user.c]
    [nessusd/rules.c] : corrected problems and added functionalities
    to the nessusd rules. 'N' now bypasses 'y' (which bypasses 'n').
	
  20.04.1998 :
  
  * Scott Smyth <sbsmyth@mindspring.com> :
    
    adapted libtool to Nessus
    
  * Peter Bruderer <brudy@hallo.ch> :
  
    added nph-test-cgi
  
  * Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@m-tech.ab.ca> :
  
    [nessus/nessus.c] : connect_to_nessusd() now returns an error
    in plain text rather than an error code
    
    [nessus/auth_dialog.c] : slightly modified the dialog box (which
    is now smarter)
    
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
   
    [nessus/nessus.c] : the client can now be command-line driven
    (but this feature is somewhat experimental...)
    
    [nessusd/nmap.c] : now using nmap 1.49
    
    [nessusd/] : added multi-users support, with permissions for
    each users. See doc/sample.usersdb for the user database
    exact syntax (which is a bit tricky -- I will improve that 
    later on)
    
    [nessuslib/plugutils.c] : corrected some stuff so that a badly
    written plugin can't crash the server by accident...
    (however, a malicious plugin can do everything it wants)
    Thanks to Jan Roudaut <hotcode@poboxes.com> for his reports and
    comments.
        
    [nessusd/] :
    [nessus/]  : it's now possible to specify the max number of hosts
    		 to test.  
    		 
    [nessusd/nessusd.c] :
    [nessus/nessus.c]   : support for AF_UNIX sockets (more secure than 
    AF_INET, but the server and the client have to be on the same host)
    (the choice of the socket type is made in config.h)
    
    [nessus/] : improved the interface
    
    [nessusd/comm.c] : correction of a bug which would make the daemon
    accept any username and password (and I dare to call this a *security
    auditing tool* !) -- this was a sequel from early pre-alpha development
    
    [nessus/error_dialog.c] : created
    
    [nessusd/comm.c] : the plugins description may now contain '\n'.
    
    [nessus/report.c] : the list of holes is now shown in
    a text widget, so that the words wraps correctly.
    
    [plugins/] : the descriptions of the plugins are more detailled.
    
    [plugins/ircd_dos/] : corrected a problem which would make the attack
    process stall during 8 seconds even when there was no irc server...
    
    cleaned up a lot of stuff in the code, but some things are still messy...
    
  10.04.1998 :
  
  * Krzysztof G. Baranowski <kgb@manjak.knm.org.pl> :
    
    [plugins/statd/statd.c] : corrected a bug
    
    [plugins/cgi_count] : added
    
    [src/] : clean up (removed *.orig files)
    
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
   
    [nessuslib/plugutils.c] : corrected a minor problem
    
    [plugins/bind_bof] : added.
    
    [nessus/plugin_list.c] : the plugins are now sorted by
    families.
    Corrected a bug which would prevent a plugin to be actually
    deactivated.
    
    [nessus/report.c] : corrected a problem which would
    make the client crash while displaying a report, if
    a host was not selected.
    
    [nessusd/preferences.c] : corrected a problem which would
    cause the daemon to crash if it could not read nor create
    its preferences file
    
    a new preference flag has been set : 'test_file' which is the 
    remote file that the attacks will try to read -- thanks to
    Sergio Ballestrero <sergio@pratonext.it> for suggesting
    this.
    
    [nessus/Makefile.in] : now uses 'gtk-config', provided with gtk+-0.99.9
    
    [plugins/glimpse/glimpse.c] : corrected a typo
  
    [nessus/main_window.c] : the pixmap now shows later on, avoiding
    a stupid warning from gtk
    
    [plugins/land/land.c] : adapted the includes to MkLinux 
    
    [doc/plugins_api] : updated (more accurate)
    
    [nessus/plugin_infos.c] : the plugins now show their copyright
    and description when they are being clicked.
    
    [nessus/report.c] : corrected a bug that would make nessus
    sigsegv when the report window was closed
    
  5.04.1998 :
  
  * Renaud Deraison <deraison@worldnet.fr> :
    [nessusd/preferences.c] : corrected a problem about the 'nessusd.rules'
    file which was not created at the right place
    
    [nessus/plugin_list.c] : adapted the plugin list to gtk-0.99.9
    [nessus/auth_dialog.c] : the password field is no longer echoed 
    to the screen
    
  * Andrew Snare <ajs@pigpond.com> :
    [configure.in] : corrected a problem with configure which would not 
    recognize the 'libresolv' under Red Hat 5.0 (glibc)
    
  * Krzysztof G. Baranowski <kgb@manjak.knm.org.pl> :
    [plugins] : corrected minor problems that were occuring while compiling 
    Nessus under the Red Hat 5.0 (glibc)
  
  4.04.1998 :
  
  * first public alpha 
  
--------------- DEVELOPMENT INFOS

  * corrected a bug in the daemon that would make it
    eat all the available memory when the connection 
    was closed improperly.
    
  1.04.1998 :
  
  * the 'reports' window can now be resized
  
 30.03.1998 :
 
  * the 'stop' button works
  
  * added plug_set_family() and plug_get_family() in the nessuslib
  
  * corrected a bug in the thread manager which would force nessusd
    to not test some hosts
    
 29.03.1998 :
 
  * added some plugins
  
  * corrected a major bug in the client that would make it
    segv when the user clicks on a 'warning' in the report window
    
 28.03.1998 :
  
  * the client can now save and read back the reports of the attacks
  
  * corrected a minor bug the in the report window of the client
  
 27.03.1998 :
 
  * added a progress bar showing the state for each host tested
    (it really looks nice -- doesn't it ? :)
  
  * added some denial of services attacks against WindowsNT/95
    machines
  
  * corrected a little bug on the server which was
    misinforming the client about the plugin type
    
 26.03.1998 : 
 
  * corrected a minor bug that was occuring while the client was
    getting all the plugins informations
    
  * improved the plugin list of the client -- the user can now
    disable the plugins he doesn't want to use
    
  * tooltips for the plugin list
  
 25.03.1998 :
 
  * the 'plugin list' button of the client now works
  
  * corrected some minor problems in the makefile of
    the client
    
  * removed some obsolete includes in the client
  
  * wrote a better plugin api white paper
  
 22.03.1998 :
 
  * finished to rewrite the client using gtk
  
 21.03.1998 :
 
  * implemented quickly the rules support for the
     daemon
     
  * Client partially rewritten using gtk
  
 20.03.1998 : 

  * The server now sends the plugin description and the plugin
    summary to the client
    
  * The plugins are now launched according to this order :
    ACT_GATHER_INFO, then ACT_ATTACK, then ACT_DENIAL
    
  * The hostloop doesn't try to get the domain name
    of numeric IP any more...
    
 19.03.1998 : 
 
  * Nessus can be configured a little more in include/config.h
  
  * added a timeout for the plugins (if a plugin takes more than
    PLUGIN_TIMEOUT secs to finish, it's killed)
  
  * corrected a bug in the nessuslib, in function arg_get_value()
  
  * improved the plugins output
 
  * added 'post_info()' (to use instead of post_hole() when
    a little vulnerability has been discovered)
    
    
 18.03.1998 : 
 
  * plugins are now launched after a fork() (so if a plugin
    segv, the whole attack won't be canceled)
    
  * corrected some bugs in the nessuslib
 
  * added a basic reporting interface to the client
  
  * the client is based upon XForms, but this will change
    very soon... 
    
  * the server can now log important events
 
  * the server now handles command line options
  
  * sanitized the code
  
  * nessusd nearly compiles under SunOS (there are glitches at link
    time, but that's not a big deal)
    
  * 'configure' works under SunOS 4.x
  
 17.03.1998 : 
 
  * improved the Makefiles (replaced @PWD@ by @top_srcdir@)
   
  * The hostloop library now compiles under SunOS 4.x
    
  * improved the NTP for reporting
  
 16.03.1998 : 
 
  * improved the client parser
   
  * modified the Nessus Transfert Protocol
  
 15.03.1998 : 
 
  * started to write a client
  
  * cleaned up the headers files. Every critic file is now
    in include/
    
  * nessusd is now also linked to the nessuslib (this
    suppress some functions that were redundants...)
    
  * added 'is_cgi_present()' to the nessuslib
    
  * Integrated the 'resolve' function of the nnet lib to
    the nessuslib
    
  * The 'nnet' library has been removed from the source
    tree
    
 13.03.1998 : 
 
  * improved 'nessuslib'
  
  * creation of the first functional plugins
  
 19.02.1998 : 

  * ported the HostLoop system as a library used by nessusd
  
  * corrected a major bug in the caching system of the 
    nnet library
    
 16.02.1998 : 
 
  * included a part of Fyodor's 'Nmap'
  
 15.02.1998 : 
 
  * corrected the caching system of the nnet-lib
  
  * included 'nessusd' to the source tree.
  
  * included the 'libnessus' to the source tree (used by plugins)

 06.02.1998 : 

  * nnet-lib [create_socket.c] : removed warnings (mainly casts).

  * Cleaned up source tree.

 05.02.1998 : 

  * configure : modified in order to check the presence of ar(1) and
  ranlib(1), needed by libraries such as nnet-lib.

  * GNU Standards included in doc/ directory in PostScript format.

  * Coding style rules (in french) in doc/CodingStyle.

 04.02.1998 : 

  * nnet-lib : basic nn_resolve() function implemented. Cache doesn't work
  as expected, so it is currently disabled. You can compile the file with
  -D_NN_RESOLVE_CACHE to get it compiled.

 29.01.1998 : 

  * First implementation of a little daemon. Used only for test-purposes,
  and not included to the standard distribution. 

  * Some documentation, in french.

 27.01.1998 :

  * configure : short discover of autoconf... Current configure and Makefile
  framework seems to be fine enough to consider starting the project soon ;)



