1 APACHE 2.4 STATUS: -*- mode: text; coding: utf-8 -*-
2 Last modified at [$Date$]
4 The current version of this file can be found at:
6 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
8 Documentation status is maintained separately and can be found at:
10 * docs/STATUS in this source tree, or
11 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/STATUS
13 The current development branch of this software can be found at:
15 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk
17 Consult the following STATUS files for information on related projects:
19 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk/STATUS
20 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
21 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
22 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
23 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
25 Patches considered for backport are noted in their branches' STATUS:
27 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/STATUS
28 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS
29 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
34 [NOTE that x.{odd}.z versions are strictly Alpha/Beta releases,
35 while x.{even}.z versions are Stable/GA releases.]
37 2.4.26 : In development.
38 2.4.25 : Tagged on December 16, 2016. Released on December 21, 2016.
39 2.4.24 : Tagged on December 16, 2016, not released.
40 2.4.23 : Tagged on June 30, 2016. Released on July 05, 2016.
41 2.4.22 : Tagged on June 20, 2016, not released.
42 2.4.21 : Tagged on June 16, 2016, not released.
43 2.4.20 : Tagged on April 4, 2016. Released on April 11, 2016.
44 2.4.19 : Tagged on March 21, 2016, not released.
45 2.4.18 : Tagged on December 8, 2015. Released on December 14, 2015.
46 2.4.17 : Tagged on October 9, 2015. Released October 13, 2015.
47 2.4.16 : Tagged on July 9, 2015. Released July 15, 2015
48 2.4.15 : Tagged on June 19, 2015. Not released.
49 2.4.14 : Tagged on June 11, 2015. Not released.
50 2.4.13 : Tagged on June 4, 2015. Not released.
51 2.4.12 : Tagged on January 22, 2015. Released Jan 29, 2015
52 2.4.11 : Tagged on January 15, 2015. Not released.
53 2.4.10 : Tagged on July 15, 2014. Released July 21, 2014
54 2.4.9 : Tagged on March 13, 2014. Released on March 17, 2014
55 2.4.8 : Tagged on March 11, 2014. Not released.
56 2.4.7 : Tagged on November 19, 2013. Released on Nov 25, 2013
57 2.4.6 : Tagged on July 15, 2013. Released July, 22, 2013
58 2.4.5 : Tagged on July 11, 2013, not released.
59 2.4.4 : Tagged on February 18, 2013. Released Feb 25, 2013
60 2.4.3 : Tagged on August 17, 2012. Released Aug 18, 2012
61 2.4.2 : Tagged on April 5, 2012. Released Apr 17, 2012.
62 2.4.1 : Tagged on February 13, 2012. Released Feb 21, 2012.
63 2.4.0 : Tagged on January 16, 2012, not released.
64 2.3.16 : Tagged on December 15, 2011.
65 2.3.15 : Tagged on November 8, 2011. Released Nov. 15, 2011.
66 2.3.14 : Tagged on August 1, 2011. Released Aug. 9, 2011.
67 2.3.13 : Tagged on June 28, 2011, not released.
68 2.3.12 : Tagged on May 11, 2011. Released May 23, 2011.
69 2.3.11 : Released as Beta on March 7, 2011.
70 2.3.10 : Tagged on December 13, 2010. Released Dec 21, 2010.
71 2.3.9 : Tagged on November 23, 2010, not released.
72 2.3.8 : Tagged on August 24, 2010.
73 2.3.7 : Tagged on August 19, 2010, not released.
74 2.3.6 : Released on June 21, 2010.
75 2.3.5 : Released on January 26, 2010.
76 2.3.4 : Released on December 8, 2009.
77 2.3.3 : Tagged on November 11, 2009, not released.
78 2.3.2 : Tagged on March 23, 2009, not released.
79 2.3.1 : Tagged on January 2, 2009, not released.
80 2.3.0 : Tagged on December 6, 2008, not released.
82 Contributors looking for a mission:
84 * Just do an egrep on "TODO" or "XXX" in the source.
86 * Review the bug database at: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/
88 * Review the "PatchAvailable" bugs in the bug database:
90 https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2&keywords=PatchAvailable
92 After testing, you can append a comment saying "Reviewed and tested".
94 * Open bugs in the bug database.
96 * See also the STATUS file in the docs/ directory, which lists documentation-specific TODO items.
99 CURRENT RELEASE NOTES:
101 * Forward binary compatibility is expected of Apache 2.4.x releases, such
102 that no MMN major number changes will occur after 2.4.1. Such changes can
103 only be made in the trunk.
105 * All commits to branches/2.4.x must be reflected in SVN trunk,
106 as well, if they apply. Logical progression is commit to trunk
107 then merge into branches/2.4.x, as applicable.
109 * Current exceptions for RTC for this branch:
114 . non-Unix, single-platform code
116 RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:
118 *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Ensure thread-safety when concurrent healthchecks are
119 in use (ProxyHCTPsize > 0). PR 60071.
120 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1779573
121 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES)
124 *) PR 60576: 2.4.21 broke PHP-FPM with the patch to strip the bogus "proxy://"
125 prefix from SCRIPT_FILENAME. We need to revert to the previous behavior
126 ASAP to avoid any further hurdles with FCGI implementations while we figure
128 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1780328
129 http://svn.apache.org/r1780329
130 http://svn.apache.org/r1781329
131 http://svn.apache.org/r1782164
132 http://svn.apache.org/r1782166
133 http://svn.apache.org/r1782193
134 http://svn.apache.org/r1778350
135 http://svn.apache.org/r1781329
136 http://svn.apache.org/r1782194
137 http://svn.apache.org/r1782323
138 http://svn.apache.org/r1782418
139 http://svn.apache.org/r1782419
140 http://svn.apache.org/r1782482
141 http://svn.apache.org/r1782532
142 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/mod_proxy_fcgi-v3.patch
145 PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
146 [ start all new proposals below, under PATCHES PROPOSED. ]
149 PATCHES PROPOSED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
150 [ New proposals should be added at the end of the list ]
152 *) mod_proxy, mod_ssl: Handle SSLProxy* directives in <Proxy> sections,
153 allowing per backend TLS configuration.
154 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1740928
155 http://svn.apache.org/r1740960
156 http://svn.apache.org/r1740967
157 http://svn.apache.org/r1740987
158 http://svn.apache.org/r1740998
159 http://svn.apache.org/r1742697
160 http://svn.apache.org/r1756976
161 http://svn.apache.org/r1781313
162 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~ylavic/patches/httpd-2.4.x-r1740928_and_co-v3.patch
165 *) mod_ssl: work around leaks on (graceful) restart.
166 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1781187
167 http://svn.apache.org/r1781190
168 http://svn.apache.org/r1781312
169 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~ylavic/patches/httpd-2.4.x-mod_ssl-restart_leaks-v2.patch
172 *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Don't validate timed out responses.
173 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1779574
174 http://svn.apache.org/r1779623
175 2.4.x patch: trunk works *after r1779573 above* (modulo CHANGES)
178 *) mod_ssl: backport fix for PR 46037
179 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1781575
180 http://svn.apache.org/r1781577
181 http://svn.apache.org/r1781580
182 http://svn.apache.org/r1781687
183 http://svn.apache.org/r1783305
184 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jfclere/patches/patch.46037.txt
187 *) mod_cache: Fix a regression in 2.4.25 for the forward proxy case by
188 computing and using the same entity key according to when the cache
189 checks, loads and saves the request. PR 60577.
190 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1783842
191 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES)
194 *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Honor checks in Vhosts
195 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1784203
196 http://svn.apache.org/r1784205
197 http://svn.apache.org/r1784227
198 http://svn.apache.org/r1784228
199 http://svn.apache.org/r1784275
200 http://svn.apache.org/r1785871
201 http://svn.apache.org/r1786009
202 2.4.x patch: trunk works *after r1779573 above* (modulo CHANGES)
203 FULL hcheck patch: http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/httpd2.4-hcheck.patch
204 (includes all hcheck related patches, including showstopper)
207 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE BEING WORKED
208 [ New entried should be added at the START of the list ]
210 *) mod_brotli: Backport of mod_brotli filter
211 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1761714
212 http://svn.apache.org/r1762512
213 http://svn.apache.org/r1762515
214 http://svn.apache.org/r1771791
215 http://svn.apache.org/r1779077
216 http://svn.apache.org/r1779091
217 http://svn.apache.org/r1779699
218 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/brotli-2.4.patch
220 -1: wrowe (Premature, waiting on github.com/google/brotli 0.6 release)
221 NOTE: Awaiting next release post 0.5.2
223 *) mod_remoteip: Add PROXY protocol support
224 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1776575
225 http://svn.apache.org/r1776578 (doc fix)
226 http://svn.apache.org/r1776627 (shortened name + doc fix)
227 http://svn.apache.org/r1776674 (attribution moved to CHANGES)
228 http://svn.apache.org/r1776740 (attribution updated in mod_remotip.c)
229 http://svn.apache.org/r1778268 (fix compiler warning)
230 http://svn.apache.org/r1780725 (set buckets aside)
231 http://svn.apache.org/r1781030 (fix strict GCC warning)
232 http://svn.apache.org/r1781031 (reference the filter by handle)
233 http://svn.apache.org/r1781701 (rework optional processing case)
234 2.4 convenience patch (includes CHANGES):
235 http://people.apache.org/~druggeri/patches/RemoteIPProxyProtocol.2.4.x.patch
237 -0.5: wrowe (Still reviewing support of unwise 'optional' schema vs. other
238 possibile solves; questioning reading-but-ignoring PROXY
239 protocol input, also seems unwise)
241 *) mod_ssl: Return 502 instead of 500 when SSL peer check or
242 proxy_post_handshake hook fails.
243 Trunk patch: r1645529 (works)
244 2.4.x patch which adds CHANGES: https://emptyhammock.com/media/downloads/r1645529-to-2.4.x.txt
246 ylavic: there may be missing bits, see thread for commit r1736510.
248 *) core: Drop an invalid Last-Modified header value coming
249 from a (F)CGI script instead of replacing it with Unix epoch.
250 Warn the users about Last-Modified header value replacements
251 and violations of the RFC.
252 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1748379
253 http://svn.apache.org/r1750747
254 http://svn.apache.org/r1750749
255 http://svn.apache.org/r1750953
256 http://svn.apache.org/r1751138
257 http://svn.apache.org/r1751139
258 http://svn.apache.org/r1751147
259 http://svn.apache.org/r1757818
260 2.4.x: trunk patches work, final view:
261 http://home.apache.org/~elukey/httpd-2.4.x-core-last_modified_tz_logging.patch
262 The problem has been discussed in dev@ extensively but we did not reach a common
263 agreement about how to proceed in the long term. While we wait, I would really like
264 to introduce useful logs for the users (the starting point of this change was a users@
265 email thread). If this is not the right way to go I will move the patch to other
266 sections of STATUS (stalled or being worked).
267 The code has been tested with a simple PHP script returning different Last-Modified
268 headers (GMT now, GMT now Europe/Paris, GMT tomorrow, GMT yesterday, PST now).
271 *) http: Don't remove the Content-Length of zero from a HEAD response if
272 it comes from an origin server, module or script. Allow the previous
273 behaviour (for legacy/buggy modules only, not origin) by also backporting
274 the HttpContentLengthHeadZero directive (and also HttpExpectStrict which
275 comes for free with the same commit).
276 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1554303
277 http://svn.apache.org/r1678215
278 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-preserve_head_cl_zero.patch
280 ylavic: r1554303 issued a major MMN bump, but since the ABI change is two
281 ints added at the end of core_server_config, the proposed merge
282 does a minor bump only.
283 minfrin: Two new directives need to be documented.
285 * mod_proxy_http: Don't establish or reuse a backend connection before pre-
286 fetching the request body, so to minimize the delay between it is supposed
287 to be alive and the first bytes sent: this is a best effort to prevent the
288 backend from closing because of idle or keepalive timeout in the meantime.
289 Also, handle a new "proxy-flushall" environment variable which allows to
290 flush any forwarded body data immediately. PR 56541+37920.
291 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656259
292 http://svn.apache.org/r1656359 (CHANGES entry)
293 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES, docs/log-message-tags)
295 -0: jim: This seems to be a hit to normal performance, to handle an
296 error and/or non-normal condition. The pre-fetch is
297 expensive, and is always done, even before we know that
298 the backend is available to rec' it. I understand the
299 error described, but is the fix actually worth it (plus
300 it seems to allow for a DDoS vector).
301 ylavic: It seems to me that the problem is real since we reuse the
302 connection before prefetching 16K (either controlled by the
303 client, or by an input filter), we currently always prefetch
304 these bytes already. Regarding performance I don't see any
305 difference (more cycles) compared with the current code.
306 However I think I failed to rebuild the header_brigade when
307 the proxy loop is retried (ping), so I need to rework this.
308 Do you think we'd better remove the prefetch, or maybe just
309 make it nonblocking (by default)?
310 jim: Non-blocking seems the best way to handle...
312 * mod_dav: Allow other modules to become providers and add ACLs
313 to the DAV response. Requires a release of apr-util v1.6.
314 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1748322
315 2.4.x: trunk works modulo CHANGES/MMN
317 rpluem asks: Will this compile with apr-util < v1.6 and keep
318 mod_dav working (without the new features of the patch of course)?
319 I doubt that we will require apr-util 1.6 for the lifetime of 2.4.x
320 (see the discussion around ap_cstr_casecmp[n] an apr 1.6)
321 minfrin: Yes, as you can see in the patch everything applies only
322 if APR_XML_X2T_PARSED is defined, and the patch was tested with
323 both apr-util v1.6 and apr-util v1.5.
324 -1: jorton, breaks binary backwards compat per dev@ discuss
325 msgid <20160902120654.GA12674@redhat.com>
326 (& also, making the structure change with apr-util version
327 means it breaks binary compat across an apr-util upgrade?)
329 * Support PCRE2 (10.x) in place of PCRE (8.x).
330 Submitted by: wrowe, Petr Pisar [ppisar redhat.com]
332 http://svn.apache.org/r1773454
333 http://svn.apache.org/r1773741
334 http://svn.apache.org/r1773742
335 http://svn.apache.org/r1773839
336 http://svn.apache.org/r1773870
337 http://svn.apache.org/r1773882
338 wrowe notes that the current code is too inefficient, owing to the fact
339 that the ovector is a required allocation and is no longer allocated on
340 the stack, by design. The correct fix is an apr userdata allocation on
341 the appropriate pool, which would be thread-safe, but the actual API of
342 ap_regexec[_len]() offers us no pool. We cannot associate that pool with
343 the ap_regex_t, because a single regex may be used by many threads in
344 parallel and is not thread-safe beyond initialization.
345 So the only fix allowing us to use PCRE 10 in httpd 2.4 would be to write
346 this as a thread safe storage buffer for the majority of cases (<10 $args)
347 and we don't have a portable tls mechanism to do so.
350 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE STALLED
352 * core: Add ap_errorlog_provider to make ErrorLog logging modular. This
353 backport keeps syslog logging as part of httpd core and only adds
354 API to allow other modules to be used for error logging.
355 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1525597
356 http://svn.apache.org/r1525664
357 http://svn.apache.org/r1525845
358 http://svn.apache.org/r1527003
359 http://svn.apache.org/r1527005
360 http://svn.apache.org/r1532344
361 http://svn.apache.org/r1539988
362 http://svn.apache.org/r1541029
363 http://svn.apache.org/r1543979
364 http://svn.apache.org/r1544156
365 http://svn.apache.org/r1626978
366 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-errorlog_provider.patch
368 +1: covener w/ doc or code to fix syntax (providername:providerarg not supported like syslog or socacheproviders,
369 needs 2 args which is not valid in ErrorLog manual)
370 trawick: nit: fix "writing" in "/* NULL if we are writing to syslog */"
371 (sorry, haven't finished reviewing completely)
372 jim: What is the status of this??
374 * mod_proxy: Add ap_proxy_define_match_worker() and use it for ProxyPassMatch
375 and ProxyMatch section to distinguish between normal workers and workers
376 with regex substitutions in the name. Implement handling of such workers
377 in ap_proxy_get_worker(). Fixes the bug when regex workers were not
378 matched and used for request. PR 43513.
379 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1609680
380 http://svn.apache.org/r1609688
381 http://svn.apache.org/r1641381
382 ylavic: Merge patch provided (reusing new->real to avoid double de_socketfy() call).
383 Also added missing r1609688 to the patchset.
384 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-ap_proxy_define_match_worker.patch
386 -0: covener tried to review this one in Austin with Jeff. Does the added match function
387 really cover a very narrow set of parameters with the way it skips over backreferences?
388 Also, why a new API vs. just setting the field inline?
390 * mod_systemd: New module, for integration with systemd on Linux.
391 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1393976
392 http://svn.apache.org/r1393997
393 http://svn.apache.org/r1484554
394 http://svn.apache.org/r1528032
395 http://svn.apache.org/r1528034
396 http://svn.apache.org/r1614821
397 http://svn.apache.org/r1618579
398 http://svn.apache.org/r1618588
399 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
401 sf comments: The IdleShutdown logic seems broken. Consider a single
402 active connection that is stalled for 10 seconds. That
403 connection will be broken after GracefulShutdownTimeout.
404 A better logic would be to check if there is any open
405 connection that is not in keep-alive state.
407 * mod_journald: Add new module mod_journald to log error logs into journald.
408 This patch needs changes done in mod_systemd patch (already
410 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1610339
411 http://svn.apache.org/r1621806
412 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-mod_journald.patch
414 rjung, minfrin: Not understanding "This patch needs changes done in
415 mod_systemd patch", am I right in understanding this patch is
417 jkaluza: No, that patch is not committed yet. It is in STALLED section.
418 The link for that patch is: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
420 * core: Add support for systemd socket activation.
421 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1511033
422 http://svn.apache.org/r1608686
423 http://svn.apache.org/r1608694
424 http://svn.apache.org/r1608703
425 http://svn.apache.org/r1608721
426 http://svn.apache.org/r1608744
427 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-socket-activation.patch
430 * mod_proxy: Ensure network errors detected by the proxy are returned as
431 504 Gateway Timeout as opposed to 502 Bad Gateway
432 trunk patch: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1480058
433 2.4.x patch: trunk patch works modulo CHANGES
435 -1: rpluem: This change is still disputed. See
436 http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/201305.mbox/%3C1B16B9E3-87BA-4EEF-939C-7C7313B54714%40gbiv.com%3E
438 * cross-compile: allow to provide CC_FOR_BUILD so that gen_test_char will be
439 compiled by the build compiler instead of the host compiler.
440 Also set CC_FOR_BUILD to 'cc' when cross-compilation is detected.
441 Trunk patches: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1327907
442 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328390
443 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328714
444 2.4 patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-cross_compile.diff
445 fuankg: on hold until we agree for a better and more simple solution ...
447 * Makefile.win: Added copying of .vbs / .wsf CGIs to Windows install target.
448 Moved fixing of shebang to separate target so that it is
449 no longer executed by default and all CGIs remain inactive.
450 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1387984
451 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421203
452 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421591
453 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-Makefile.win.diff
456 This commit is essentially deciding that an httpd install on
457 Windows now has printenv/testcgi written in 2 more languages.
458 To the extent that the usefulness is that it shows how to make scripts
459 of these types executable by httpd, I believe that the documentation
460 is the proper place to solve that. To the extent that the usefullness
461 is to show how to implement a CGI in these particular languages, I believe
462 that the httpd distribution and documentation in general is not the
463 place for that. Historically these types of scripts have caused problems
464 for downstream vendorsas well as newbies (and sometimes the intersection
465 of those two groups) who don't understand that these are information leaks
466 once they are enabled, and the subtlety of the way they are disabled ("Apache
467 messed up the first line; let me fix that") contributes to that.
468 fuankg notes: I've just added a big warning to all CGI scripts which should now
469 make absolutely clear that these CGIs are for testing purpose only - so those
470 who enable those scripts with inserting the right shebang should be 100% aware
471 of any risks (this should cover your last point).
472 jim: trawick, does the above address your concerns?
473 trawick: to some extent (somebody reading the script gets an idea)
474 Why isn't the configuration requirement documented instead
475 of described indirectly in a sample?
476 Why are these new samples added to the install without three
477 votes? (I didn't veto it; put your name next to the two
478 existing ones and I'll be satisfied that enough people
479 considered this addition as an appropriate solution for a
480 real httpd usability problem.)
481 wrowe: I'd agree with trawick, and suggest that these scripts can begin
482 their life somewhere in the manual/ tree. This really seems like
483 the place where /usr/share/httpd/examples/ would be useful, but
484 there isn't an ordinary directory for that. Since we want none
485 of the scripts to function 'out of the box', what about a new
486 cgi-examples/ dir alongside cgi-bin/? Otherwise manual/cgi/examples
489 * core: block Define and Undefine in vhost and directory context. Because
490 it is EXEC_ON_READ, it "breaks out" of these contexts anyway.
491 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656063
492 http://svn.apache.org/r1656122
493 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~covener/patches/2.4.x-define-limits.diff
494 +1: covener (I need to review the docs manually in this area)
495 -1: wrowe (blocking will break "working" .conf files on a subversion update
496 meant to pick up security fixes. "Alerting" I would agree to.)