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Here are my plans for the next major release of the Hiawatha webserver. All are configuration related.

• The biggest change is the different way of handling Directory{} sections. Directory settings will be linked to virtual hosts, just like UrlToolkits and FastCGI servers. Paths will be relative to the DocumentRoot of the virtual host.

  VirtualHost {
    ...
    UseDirectory = mydir[, ...]
  }
  
  Directory {
    DirectoryID = mydir
    Path = /files
    ...
  }
  

• Add support for on-the-fly GZip content encoding. Will make the UseGZfile option obsolete.
• Make 'yes' the default for IgnoreDotHiawatha.
• Remove the VolatileObject option. This can also be done via a CGI application.
• Remove the UserWebsites option. Nobody uses it and it can be simulated via the Alias option.

Please, let me know what you think of it.