pleased to announce the release of version 1.3.20 of the Apache HTTP
server.
- This version of Apache is principally a security fix release
- addressing a problem which could lead to a directory listing being
- displayed in place of an error message. Also, it fixes some potential
- configuration quirks present in the 1.3.19 release. A summary of the
- new features is given at the end of this document.
+ This version of Apache is principally a security fix release which
+ closes a problem under the Windows and OS2 ports that would segfault
+ the server in response to a carefully constructed URL. It also fixes
+ some potential configuration quirks present in the 1.3.19 release.
+ A summary of the new features is given at the end of this document.
We consider Apache 1.3.20 to be the best version of Apache available
and we strongly recommend that users of older versions, especially of
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WIN32 USERS: Over the years, many users have come
to trust Apache as a secure and stable server. It must be realized
that the current Win32 code has not yet reached the levels of the Unix
- version, but is of acceptable quality. Any Win32 stability or security
- problems do not impact, in any way, Apache on other platforms.
+ version, but is of acceptable quality. Win32 stability or security
+ problems do not reflect on the Unix version.
Apache 1.3.20 Major changes