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ChangeLog


Apr 6, 2005	- 2.2.0 -> 2.3.2
		- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not),
		  added sha1sum verification
		- root.root -> root:root
		- Backup the conf file and ~/.snortrc to ~/backup/snort/ too
		  (where the tarball of /usr/local/etc/snort has been going)
		- Removed make, gcc, binutils, fileutils/coreutils links
		- Added installation of the Community Rules
		  (from http://www.snort.org/pub-bin/downloads.cgi)
		- Put snort and the rules tarballs in ~/installed/snort/
		- Added installation of the VRT Certified Rules
Oct 14, 2004	- 2.0.0 -> 2.2.0
		- Fixed up the gpg-verification part a little
		- textutils -> coreutils
		- Added md5sum verification (in addition to sha1sum)
		- Create ~/backup and ~/installed with mode 700
		- Removed use of the --with-ssl configure flag, even though
		  the docs say it's there, it's not in configure any more
		  (same goes for --with-openssl and --with-libxml2)
		- Updated prerequisites
		- Added copying of ./etc/unicode.map (from the source dir)
		  to /usr/local/etc/snort
		- Added usage examples
		- Added note about uninstallation
Apr 21, 2003	- 1.9.1 -> 2.0.0
		  Security fixes.  Go here:
		  <a href="http://www.snort.org/advisories/snort-2003-04-16-1.txt">http://www.snort.org/advisories/snort-2003-04-16-1.txt</a>
		  and here:
		  <a href="http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=313&idxseccion=10">http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=313&idxseccion=10</a>
		  and here:
		  <a href="http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html">http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-13.html</a>
		  for more information
		- Added --with-snmp to configure line
		- Added links to optional prerequisite howtos
		- Fixed typo in run of find that prevents old source dirs
		  from being removed
Mar 3, 2003	- 1.9.0 -> 1.9.1:
		  <a href="http://www.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21951">http://www.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21951</a>
		- Replaced downloading md5/sha1sums file with echoing it
		  for comparison
		- Updated and separated gpg verification
		- Updated removal of old versions
Oct 28, 2002	- 1.8.7 -> 1.9.0
		- Added removal of previous versions
		- Added md5sum, sha1sum, and gpg verification of tarball

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