2008-03-31 - Snort 2.8.1

[*] New Additions
   * Target-Based support to allow rules to use an attribute table
     describing services running on various hosts on the network.
     Eliminates reliance on port-based rules.

   * Support for GRE encapsulation for both IPv4 & IPv6.

   * Support for IP over IP tunneling for both IPv4 & IPv6.

   * SSL preprocessor to allow ability to not inspect encrypted traffic.

   * Ability to read mulitple PCAPs from the command line.

   * Support for new CVS rule detection options.

[*] Improvements
   * Update to HTTP Inspect to identify overly long HTTP header fields.

   * Updates to IPv6 support, including changes to avoid namespace
     conflicts for certain Operating systems.

   * Updates to address issues seen on various Sparc platforms.

   * Stricter enforcement of shared object versions to avoid API
     conflicts.