Thu Mar 19 18:34:18 UTC 2009 Phil Mesnier <mesnier_p@ociweb.com>

        * NEWS:
        * orbsvcs/Notify_Service/README:
        
          Add text to describe the new validate_client functionality.
        
        * orbsvcs/tests/Notify/Validate_Client/run_test.pl:
        
          clean up all the intermediate files at the end of the test.

4 files changed, 49 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/TAO/ChangeLog b/TAO/ChangeLog
index 018d5ab553a..d051ed19e79 100644
--- a/TAO/ChangeLog
+++ b/TAO/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Thu Mar 19 18:34:18 UTC 2009  Phil Mesnier  <mesnier_p@ociweb.com>
+
+        * NEWS:
+        * orbsvcs/Notify_Service/README:
+        
+          Add text to describe the new validate_client functionality.
+        
+        * orbsvcs/tests/Notify/Validate_Client/run_test.pl:
+        
+          clean up all the intermediate files at the end of the test.
+
 Thu Mar 19 15:16:22 UTC 2009  Johnny Willemsen  <jwillemsen@remedy.nl>
 
         * tao/MProfile.cpp:
diff --git a/TAO/NEWS b/TAO/NEWS
index fc5f81739db..3e646d7462f 100644
--- a/TAO/NEWS
+++ b/TAO/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN TAO-1.6.8 and TAO-1.6.9
 . Fixed several bugs related to the purging of transports when the
   cache is almost full
 
+. New TAO-specific feature of Notification service improves management
+  of proxies when peer goes away without disconnecting from proxy. See
+  orbsvcs/Notify_Service/README for details in the svc.conf section.
+
+. Improved Notification topology persistence, now persists filters.
+
 USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN TAO-1.6.7 and TAO-1.6.8
 ====================================================
 
diff --git a/TAO/orbsvcs/Notify_Service/README b/TAO/orbsvcs/Notify_Service/README
index 5ee008b4ed4..ddaf3a38801 100644
--- a/TAO/orbsvcs/Notify_Service/README
+++ b/TAO/orbsvcs/Notify_Service/README
@@ -142,9 +142,37 @@ The "TAO_CosNotify_Service" service object accepts the following options:
 "-NoUpdates"                         : Globally disables subscription and
                                        publication updates.
 
-"-DefaultConsumerAdminFilterOp [op]" : Sets the default consumer admin filter operator [OR|AND].
-
-"-DefaultSupplierAdminFilterOp [op]" : Sets the default consumer admin filter operator [OR|AND].
+"-ValidateClient"                    : Creates a thread that periodically
+                                       walks the topology tree visiting each
+                                       proxy and checking the liviness of 
+                                       the peer. A peer which had ordinary 
+                                       activity within the validation time
+                                       period is considered alive. Otherwise
+                                       the peer's _non_existent() operation
+                                       is invoked. If this fails the proxy's
+                                       disconnect operation is invoked.
+
+"-ValidateClientDelay [sec]"         : Specifies the initial delay from the
+                                       start of the validator task until the
+                                       first pass through the topology. If
+                                       left at the default value of 0, the
+                                       validator taks will start immediately.
+                                       A long delay is useful when the Notify
+                                       service restarts after a shutdown and
+                                       has to repopulate its topology from a
+                                       persistent store, which takes time.
+
+"-ValidateClientInterval [sec]"      : Specifies how frequently after the 
+                                       first pass to revisit the topology
+                                       to further validate clients. The 
+                                       default value of 0 means validation 
+                                       will only happen once.
+
+"-DefaultConsumerAdminFilterOp [op]" : Sets the default consumer admin filter
+                                       operator [OR|AND]. Default is AND.
+
+"-DefaultSupplierAdminFilterOp [op]" : Sets the default supplier admin filter
+                                       operator [OR|AND]. Default is AND.
 
 All other options are deprecated and should not be used.
 
diff --git a/TAO/orbsvcs/tests/Notify/Validate_Client/run_test.pl b/TAO/orbsvcs/tests/Notify/Validate_Client/run_test.pl
index bd989d4e6cb..14e3e0632ac 100755
--- a/TAO/orbsvcs/tests/Notify/Validate_Client/run_test.pl
+++ b/TAO/orbsvcs/tests/Notify/Validate_Client/run_test.pl
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ else
 $TS->Kill ();
 $DUMMY->Kill ();
 
-unlink $persistent_file;
+unlink <$persistent_file_prefix.*>;
 unlink $notifyior;