Version 1.21 is mainly a bugfix release over 1.4.20 and fixes at least 30 bugs. There are also 3 new features:

• mod_compress now supports caching through etags and last-modified
• a new config setting debug.log-timeouts = "enable". The default is now disabled and eleminates annoying log entries
• a …

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Hugo Leisink has released a new version of his webserver hiawatha. The version 6.10 adds CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery) protection. Hiawatha is a secure and light webserver written in C.

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Google's new browser Chrome has been released today. There's also the first exploit available.

This link kills chrome with all tabs]]>

References:

• Google Chrome Browser 0.2.149.27 malicious link DoS Vulnerability

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Looking for an opensource alternative for Google's Google Analytcs software I found Piwik. With Piwik you can create interesting reports about poular pages, used keywords in search engines and obviously about your visitors.

It is licensed under the GPL.

References:

• Piwik Website
• Try it out at the online demo page …

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Lighttpd 1.4.19 is out! This release is mainly a bugfixing and security release. It is still being worked hard on the 1.5.0 release.

References: Announcement on lighttpd website

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