Date:	Tuesday June 27, 2000 @ 20:36
Author:	cameron

Update of /home/netrek/cvsroot/web
In directory swashbuckler.fortress.real-time.com:/var/tmp/cvs-serv5579

Modified Files:
	index.html 
Log Message:
2.9pl6 release

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Index: web/index.html
diff -u web/index.html:1.19 web/index.html:1.20
--- web/index.html:1.19	Tue Jun 27 00:56:34 2000
+++ web/index.html	Tue Jun 27 20:36:37 2000
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 
 <h4>Latest Release</h4>
 
-Version 2.9pl5 of the Netrek Vanilla Server was released on 15th
-February 2000 and may be downloaded from:<p>
+Version 2.9pl6 of the Netrek Vanilla Server was released on 28th
+June 2000 and may be downloaded from:<p>
 
 <ul>
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
 
 <ul>
 
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz>Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/Vanilla-2.9pl6.tar.gz>Vanilla-2.9pl6.tar.gz</a>
 
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm>netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/netrek-server-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm>netrek-server-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm</a>
 
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm>netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.netrek.org/pub/netrek/servers/vanilla/netrek-config-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm>netrek-config-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm</a>
 </ul>
 
 </ul>
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@
 <li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/>ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/</a>
 
 <ul>
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz>Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/Vanilla-2.9pl6.tar.gz>Vanilla-2.9pl6.tar.gz</a>
 
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm>netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/netrek-server-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm>netrek-server-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm</a>
 
-<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm>netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm</a>
+<li><a href=ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/games/netrek/netrek-config-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm>netrek-config-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm</a>
 
 <p>
 
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@
 <table width=80%>
 <tr>
 <td>
-<pre>ce1104f50b0fd2b0179b62f2d9b047d1  Vanilla-2.9pl5.tar.gz 
-942edaf0b193ecfd070ffb3a0aebb9d4  netrek-config-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm
-04d3c45336bea10070579faad6209f36  netrek-server-2.9pl5-1.i386.rpm</pre>
+<pre>c2cf950f9a026532fd5286e5c3606698  netrek-2.9pl6-1.src.rpm
+2066f1cd95e207271005152cbaca18d7  netrek-config-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm
+c1cbea91d83132efce818f07fe428e7b  netrek-server-2.9pl6-1.i386.rpm
+163fb60445e7bfed3edd8a295d9369b3  Vanilla-2.9pl6.tar.gz</pre>
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
@@ -97,51 +98,57 @@
 instructions for INL server installation can be found in the file
 INSTALL.INL.<p>
 
-Changes for 2.9pl4 and 2.9pl5 were:<p>
+Changes for 2.9pl6 were:<p>
 
 <ul>
 <li>Game Design
 
   <ul>
-  <li>Allow 32 player slots.
-  <li>Adjust transwarp abort conditions so that they work.
-  <li>Fix starbase to starbase docking; attempting to do so caused
-  loss of control by the bases involved.
-  <li>Change INL team advice message to be two lines instead of one.
-  <li>Add option to not credit chung 
-  (plasma self or team member against wall) army kills.
+  <li>prevented beaming down out of T-mode,
+  <li>allowed eject only if a queue exists,
+  <li>increased observer slots,
+  <li>added WHOIS command to identify players off player list,
+  <li>added PASSWORD command for changing character password,
+  <li>fix to save armies when freeing an INL starbase,
+  <li>added continuous scoring support,
+  <li>added zone tracking to LTD statistics,
   </ul>
 
-<li>Observers
+<li>Administration
 
   <ul>
-  <li>Force observers to teams involved in t-mode.
-  <li>Exclude observers from count of players on each team.
-  <li>Avoid dropping observer armies on home planet.
-  <li>Allow independant observers to lock on to any player or planet.
+  <li>added ADMIN command for god queue observer,
+  <li>improved god log format and responses to player,
   </ul>
 
-<li>Packaging
+<li>Configuration
 
   <ul>
-  <li>Red Hat Linux V6.1 RPMS built.
-  <li>Fix broken statistics line on sample ports file.
-  <li>netrekd replaces newstartd and includes more intelligence.
+  <li>added newbie server full of robots mode,
+  <li>changed default shared memory key for INL server,
+  <li>fixed cambot dropfile directory name,
   </ul>
 
-<li>Protocol
+<li>Installation
 
   <ul>
-  <li>Accept CLOAK_MAXWARP feature.
-  <li>Enable portswap mode.
-  <li>Metaserver solicitation fix for blank and invalid text fields.
+  <li>included virtual servers support,
+  <li>removed more compilation warnings,
+  <li>added documentation for FreeBSD known problems,
+  <li>verified against Debian GNU/Linux on Alpha,
+  <li>added conversion from old database format to LTD statistics,
+  <li>updated and checked installation instructions,
   </ul>
 
-<li>Remove one total server crash triggered by beaming down.
+<li>Packaging
 
-<li>Add colour output to message monitoring program.
+  <ul>
+  <li>Red Hat Linux V6.2 binary and source RPMs built.
+  </ul>
 
 </ul>
+
+
 <p>
 
 <hr width=30%>
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@
 
 The Netrek Vanilla Server source code is managed using CVS.  To obtain
 an up-to-the-minute snapshot of the code, point your CVS client at the
-repository and check it out.<p>
+repository and do a checkout.<p>
 
 <pre>
 % cvs -d :pserver:netrek at cvs.us.netrek.org:/home/netrek/cvsroot \
@@ -158,39 +165,35 @@
 % cvs -d :pserver:netrek at cvs.us.netrek.org:/home/netrek/cvsroot \
 checkout Vanilla
 </pre><p>
-More information on CVS, along with source kits, may be found at
-<a href=http://www.cyclic.com/>Cyclic</a>.  Updates to the CVS repository
-are mailed to <a href=https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-devel>vanilla-devel list</a>, an
-<a href=http://archives.real-time.com/vanilla-devel>archive</a> of which is
-available for browsing.<p>
 
+More information on CVS, along with source kits, may be found at <a
+href=http://www.cyclic.com/>Cyclic</a>.  Updates to the CVS repository
+are mailed to <a
+href=https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-devel>vanilla-devel
+list</a>.<p>
+
 <hr width=30%>
 <h4>Development Community</h4>
 
 The community of developers who work on the server source code use a
-mailing list to coordinate the work.  To join this mailing list, go
-to the <a href=https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-list>list page</a>.
-
-The discussions are also <a href=http://archives.real-time.com/vanilla-list>archived</a>.<p>
-
-Some developers also occupy the #netrek channel on the IRC openprojects 
-network, server irc.linux.org.au or irc.openprojects.net, which is a 
-DNS alias.  All servers listed in the alias are normally
-interconnected.  Quozl and Unbelver are the usual
-occupants and can assist with development or installation issues.<p>
+mailing list to coordinate the work.  To join this mailing list, go to
+the <a
+href=https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-list>list
+page</a>.
+
+Some developers also occupy the #netrek channel on the IRC
+openprojects network, server irc.linux.org.au or irc.openprojects.net,
+which is a DNS alias.  All servers listed in the alias are normally
+interconnected.  Quozl and Unbelver are the usual occupants and can
+assist with development or installation issues.<p>
 
 <hr width=30%>
 <h4>Futures</h4>
 
 Some plans for the future, depending on availability of resources, are:
 <ul>
-
-<li>improved ejection logic, to promote proper use and to assist in training
-those who are ejected,
-
-<li>test the LTD stats package,
 
-<li>embed server within client for offline practice,
+<li>embed server within client for offline practice.
 
 </ul><p>
 
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@
 PROJECTS file within the source repository.<p>
 
 <hr>
-<a href="mailto:quozl at us.netrek.org">quozl at us.netrek.org</a>.
+<a href="mailto:quozl at netrek.org">quozl at netrek.org</a>.
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>