cleanup: provide helpful FILLZERO macro (for certain memset calls)

[secnet.git] / README

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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ secnet - flexible VPN software
 
 * Copying
 
 
 * Copying
 

-secnet is Copyright (C) 1995--2001 Stephen Early <steve@greenend.org.uk>
+secnet is Copyright (C) 1995--2003 Stephen Early <steve@greenend.org.uk>

 It is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License,
 version 2 or later.  See the file COPYING for more information.
 
 It is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License,
 version 2 or later.  See the file COPYING for more information.
 


@@ -121,12 +121,6 @@ f is a dictionary:
 
 Note that f/g/e is NOT 4.
 
 
 Note that f/g/e is NOT 4.
 

-In a future version of secnet it will also be permissible to list
-other dictionaries before a dictionary definition,
-eg. <defaults,otherdefaults>{definitions}.  These will be searched in
-order for keys, before the lexical parent.  (This is not yet
-implemented)
-

 Elements that are lists are inserted into lists in definitions, not
 referenced by them (i.e. you can't have lists of lists).
 
 Elements that are lists are inserted into lists in definitions, not
 referenced by them (i.e. you can't have lists of lists).
 


@@ -140,11 +134,14 @@ closure { definitions } is short for closure({definitions}).
 The main body of secnet, and all the additional modules, predefine
 some keys in the root dictionary.  The main ones are:
 
 The main body of secnet, and all the additional modules, predefine
 some keys in the root dictionary.  The main ones are:
 

-  yes, true, True, TRUE:   the boolean value True
-  no, false, False, FALSE: the boolean value False
+  yes, true, True, TRUE, on:   the boolean value True
+  no, false, False, FALSE, off: the boolean value False

   makelist:   turns a dictionary (arg1) into a list of definitions
               (ignoring the keys)
   readfile:   reads a file (arg1) and returns it as a string
   makelist:   turns a dictionary (arg1) into a list of definitions
               (ignoring the keys)
   readfile:   reads a file (arg1) and returns it as a string

+  map:        applies the closure specified as arg1 to each of the
+              remaining elements in the list in turn.  Returns a list
+              made up of the outputs of the closure.

 
 Keys defined by modules are described below, in the module
 documentation.
 
 Keys defined by modules are described below, in the module
 documentation.


@@ -202,6 +199,7 @@ Defines:
   udp (closure => comm closure)
 
 udp: dict argument
   udp (closure => comm closure)
 
 udp: dict argument

+  address (string): IP address to listen and send on

   port (integer): UDP port to listen and send on
   buffer (buffer closure): buffer for incoming packets
   authbind (string): optional, path to authbind-helper program
   port (integer): UDP port to listen and send on
   buffer (buffer closure): buffer for incoming packets
   authbind (string): optional, path to authbind-helper program


@@ -319,8 +317,8 @@ Defines:
 null-netlink: dict argument
   name (string): name for netlink device, used in log messages
   networks (string list): networks on the host side of the netlink device
 null-netlink: dict argument
   name (string): name for netlink device, used in log messages
   networks (string list): networks on the host side of the netlink device

-  exclude-remote-networks (string list): networks that may never be claimed
-    by any remote site using this netlink device
+  remote-networks (string list): networks that may be claimed
+    by the remote site using this netlink device

   local-address (string): IP address of host's tunnel interface
   secnet-address (string): IP address of this netlink device
   ptp-address (string): IP address of the other end of a point-to-point link
   local-address (string): IP address of host's tunnel interface
   secnet-address (string): IP address of this netlink device
   ptp-address (string): IP address of the other end of a point-to-point link


@@ -338,7 +336,7 @@ a netlink closure:
   options (string list):
     allow-route: allow packets coming from this tunnel to be routed to
       other tunnels as well as the host (used for mobile devices like laptops)
   options (string list):
     allow-route: allow packets coming from this tunnel to be routed to
       other tunnels as well as the host (used for mobile devices like laptops)

-    soft-route: remove these routes from the host's routing table when
+    soft: remove these routes from the host's routing table when

       the tunnel link quality is zero
   mtu (integer): default MTU over this link; may be updated by tunnel code
 
       the tunnel link quality is zero
   mtu (integer): default MTU over this link; may be updated by tunnel code