[Bug 279655] [NEW] [FFe] Merge openvpn 2.1_rc11-1 from Debian

[Thierry Carrez]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: openvpn

Intrepid currently ships openvpn 2.1 rc9, which introduced several
regressions compared to rc7 (hardy) behavior and features :

* --lladdr input validation code expects the lladdr parameter to be an IP address when it is actually a MAC address (introduced in rc9)
* --ifconfig, --route, and --route-gateway used to be able to accept DNS names (introduced in rc8)
* all scripts parameters used to accept arguments but they no lonoger can (introduced in rc9, also filed here as bug 277447)
* Deferred authentication features introduced a bug in intra-session TLS key rollover (introduced in rc8)

Debian's rc11-1 release (from Sep 18) fixes all those regressions and
lots of other bugs, while introducing only a couple of new features. It
has proven stable since its release without any further regressions
compared to rc7 behavior.

I'll prepare a merge with that version and submit it for Feature Freeze
exception approval.

** Affects: openvpn (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Thierry Carrez (tcarrez)
         Status: New

** Changed in: openvpn (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Thierry Carrez (tcarrez)

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[FFe] Merge openvpn 2.1_rc11-1 from Debian
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279655
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