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Netatalk 2.1.1

The Netatalk development team is proud to announce version 2.1.1 of the Netatalk File Sharing suite. This is the latest stable version. All users are encouraged to upgrade their systems to 2.1.1.

Netatalk is a collection of server programs and utilities for handling various protocols employed by Apple Macintosh computers on Unix compatible systems. This allows Unix hosts to act as file, print, and time servers for Apple Macintosh (classic MacOS as well as MacOS X) computers.

The suite contains:

• afpd - a file server that implements the Apple Filing Protocol, allowing clients running MacOS to access Unix file servers

• atalkd - an implementation of the AppleTalk protocol

• papd - a print server that enables Macintosh computers to access printers connected to Unix servers

• timelord - a time server for synchronizing time over the network

• megatron - a tool to convert files in Macintosh specific formats like BinHex, AppleSingle, or MacBinary into files readable by Unix computers

• various supporting programs and utilities

Netatalk is a Free/Open Source Software project and is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The full license text is available at:

News

Netatalk 2.1.1 is a minor update highlighting the following new features and changes:

• afpd: fallback to a temporary in memory tdb CNID database if the volume database can't be opened now works with the default backend "dbd" too.

Changes in 2.1.1

• UPD: fallback to a temporary in memory tdb CNID database if the volume database can't be opened now works with the default backend "dbd" too.

• FIX: afpd: afp_ldap.conf was missing from tarball. This only effected [Open]Solaris.

• FIX: afpd: Check if options->server is set in set_signature, preventing SIGSEGV.

• FIX: afpd: server signature wasn't initialized in some cases

• FIX: DESTDIR support: DESTDIR was expanded twice

• FIX: Fix for compilation error if header files of an older Netatalk version are installed.

Supported Platforms

As of Netatalk 2.0.5 the following operating systems are supported:

• FreeBSD

• Linux

• OpenBSD

• NetBSD

• [Open]Solaris

• Tru64 (TCP only)

Netatalk may compile and run on other operating systems as well, but it is not well-tested on those. We welcome patches and suggestions for enhancing the portability of Netatalk as well as success and failure stories. Please write to [email protected].

Availability

Netatalk tar-balls can be found at:

Netatalk is also available via anonymous git. See the SourceForge project site for anonymous git instructions.

Contact

For more information about Netatalk, see its web page at:

The project is hosted at SourceForge. The SourceForge project page is located at:

The Netatalk development team can be reached via the mailing list [email protected]. For subscription information and archives see Netatalk's SourceForge project page.

[email protected] is a mailing list for Netatalk system administrators. For subscription information and archives see the Netatalk web page.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all contributors to the Netatalk project for their commitment. Without the many suggestions, bug and problem reports, patches, and reviews this project wouldn't be where it is.

• The Netatalk Development Team, May 2010