README for 1.1-alpha

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@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-This is a revision from the radsecproxy 1.1 devel branch.
+This is radsecproxy 1.1-alpha.
+
 radsecproxy is a generic RADIUS proxy that can support various
 RADIUS clients over UDP or TLS (RadSec).
 
@@ -14,17 +15,21 @@ option (see below). For further instructions, please see the
 enclosed example file and the documentation at
 http://software.uninett.no/radsecproxy/?page=documentation
 
-There are four options that may be specified on the command line.
+There are five options that may be specified on the command line.
 "-c configfile" to specify a non-default config file path;
 "-d loglevel" to set a loglevel of 1, 2, 3 or 4 where 4 is the most
 detailed; and "-f" to run the proxy in the foreground with logging
 to stderr. Without "-f" the default is to detach as a daemon and
-log to syslog. Finally "-v" just prints version information and
-exits.
+log to syslog. "-v" just prints version information and exits, while
+"-p" (pretend) makes the proxy go through the configuration files as
+normal, but stops before creating any sockets or doing any serious
+work. This is useful for validating config files.
+
+Thanks to Stefan Winter and Andreas Solberg for talking me into
+doing this, and the funding from GEANT2. Stefan as well as Kolbjørn
+Barmen, Ralf Paffrath and Maja Wolniewicz have helped with early
+testing of the code.
 
-Thanks to Stefan Winter and Andreas Solberg for making me do this,
-and the funding from GEANT2. Stefan as well as Kolbjørn Barmen
-and Maja Wolniewicz have helped with early testing of the code.
 All of the above plus Milan Sova have provided good feedback on
 several implementation choices. Finally thanks to Hans Zandbelt
 for providing the autoconf stuff. I may have forgotten someone,
@@ -33,4 +38,4 @@ let me know if you feel left out.
 For more information, feedback etc. please see the information
 at http://software.uninett.no/radsecproxy/
 
-Stig Venaas <venaas@uninett.no> -- 2007.06.05
+Stig Venaas <venaas@uninett.no> -- 2007.12.24