# Nginx-1.5.6

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-1-5-6/246325>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 1, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-1-5-6/246325 "2013-10-01T16:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-1-5-6/246325/1 "2013-10-01T16:00:22Z")

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Changes with nginx 1.5.6 01 Oct  
2013

```
*) Feature: the "fastcgi_buffering" directive.

*) Feature: the "proxy_ssl_protocols" and "proxy_ssl_ciphers"
   directives.
   Thanks to Piotr S..

*) Feature: optimization of SSL handshakes when using long 

```

certificate  
chains.

```
*) Feature: the mail proxy supports SMTP pipelining.

*) Bugfix: in the ngx_http_auth_basic_module when using "$apr1$"
   password encryption method.
   Thanks to Markus Linnala.

*) Bugfix: in MacOSX, Cygwin, and nginx/Windows incorrect location 

```

might  
be used to process a request if locations were given using  
characters  
in different cases.

```
*) Bugfix: automatic redirect with appended trailing slash for 

```

proxied  
locations might not work.

```
*) Bugfix: in the mail proxy server.

*) Bugfix: in the ngx_http_spdy_module.

```

–  
Maxim D.  
[http://nginx.org/en/donation.html](http://nginx.org/en/donation.html)

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**Author:** ![Maxim\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Maxim\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Maxim_D)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-1-5-6/246325/2 "2013-10-01T19:58:50Z")

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Hello Nginx users,

Now available: Nginx 1.5.6 for Windows [Nginx 1.5.6 for Windows – Kevin Worthington](http://goo.gl/Bffumh) (32-bit and  
64-bit versions)

These versions are to support legacy users who are already using Cygwin  
based builds of Nginx. Officially supported native Windows binaries are  
at  
[nginx.org](http://nginx.org).

Announcements are also available via my Twitter stream (  
[http://twitter.com/kworthington](http://twitter.com/kworthington)), if you prefer to receive updates that  
way.

## Thank you, Kevin

Kevin W.  
kworthington _@_ (gmail] [dot} {com)

> **[Kevin Worthington](https://kevinworthington.com/)**
>
> Practical Tech Guides, Troubleshooting, and Insights on the Modern Internet

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