Development Roadmap

Last Updated 12 Apr 2009

This page provides a dynamic look at all open Software Trouble Reports ("STRs") that have been filed on the Bugs & Features page. If you would like to contribute code to implement/fix any of the STRs below, please post your changes to the corresponding STR.

Newsd 1 (9 Bugs)

The 1.x series is in maintenance mode.

STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
28	newsd r162 fails to build on ubuntu 8.04		New	HIGH
17	existing Message-ID stripped and replaced		New	MOD
18	X-X-Loop handling seems a bit broken	Newsd Server	New	MOD
20	XHDR not supported in newsd 1.44, affects 'leafnode'		New	MOD
26	newgroups output not compatable with rfc 977/3977		New	LOW
27	NEWGROUPS should accept an optional eight-char YMD value		New	LOW
14	Various Cygwin issues	Multiple	Pending	MOD
21	XPAT needs to be supported [message search]	Multiple	Pending	MOD
23	opera9 has a communication problem with newsd 1.44	Server Class	Active	HIGH

Newsd 2 (7 Features)

The 2.0 series will focus on improving performance and adding user interface components where appropriate.

STR #	Summary	Subsystem	Status	Priority
22	Default options for new groups		New	RFE
1	Add OSX preferences panel	User Interface	Pending	RFE
7	Add SSL support	Server Class	Pending	RFE
8	Handle cancellation messages	Server Class	Pending	RFE
11	Store article files in hashed subdirectories to improve performance	Group Class	Pending	RFE
10	Store article files in hashed subdirectories to improve performance	Group Class	Unresolved	RFE
24	Implement the XPAT command! (So news readers can do searches)	Multiple	Unresolved	RFE