diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 4c60f8e4..eef145b6 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ client/configurator.py
 client/csocket.py
 server/asyncserver.py
 server/filter.py
+server/filterpyinotify.py
 server/filtergamin.py
 server/filterpoll.py
 server/iso8601.py
diff --git a/README b/README
index 4b5048ed..556e2fac 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ Required:
    >=python-2.3 (http://www.python.org)
 
 Optional:
-   >=gamin-0.0.21 (http://www.gnome.org/~veillard/gamin)
+   pyinotify:
+      >=linux-2.6.13
+      >=python-2.4
+      >=pyinotify-0.8.3 (https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify)
+   Gamin:
+      >=gamin-0.0.21 (http://www.gnome.org/~veillard/gamin)
 
 To install, just do:
 
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 2b17c916..fc43dc2c 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ Legend:
 
 - Add timeout to external commands (signal alarm, watchdog thread, etc)
 
-- New backend: pyinotify
-
 - Uniformize filters and actions name. Use the software name (openssh, postfix,
-  proftp)
+  proftp) and possible qualifier (e.g. auth) after a '-'
 
 - Added <USER> tag for failregex. Add features using this information. Maybe add
   more tags
@@ -52,3 +50,5 @@ Legend:
 # better return values in function
 
 # refactoring in server.py, actions.py, filter.py
+
+* New backend: pyinotify
diff --git a/client/__init__.py b/client/__init__.py
index 65ba9868..c448827b 100644
--- a/client/__init__.py
+++ b/client/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/client/actionreader.py b/client/actionreader.py
index 29672bca..581a1b3c 100644
--- a/client/actionreader.py
+++ b/client/actionreader.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/client/beautifier.py b/client/beautifier.py
index 104a239e..a75655e7 100644
--- a/client/beautifier.py
+++ b/client/beautifier.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/client/configparserinc.py b/client/configparserinc.py
index 12ac97a8..7ac8b4a5 100644
--- a/client/configparserinc.py
+++ b/client/configparserinc.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Yaroslav Halchenko
 # Modified: Cyril Jaquier
diff --git a/client/configreader.py b/client/configreader.py
index 18ae9b9a..063484e8 100644
--- a/client/configreader.py
+++ b/client/configreader.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # Modified by: Yaroslav Halchenko (SafeConfigParserWithIncludes)
diff --git a/client/configurator.py b/client/configurator.py
index 526f218b..0baff2d8 100644
--- a/client/configurator.py
+++ b/client/configurator.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/client/csocket.py b/client/csocket.py
index 4bfb0510..6e014e23 100644
--- a/client/csocket.py
+++ b/client/csocket.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/client/fail2banreader.py b/client/fail2banreader.py
index f4f2728f..ee097bd6 100644
--- a/client/fail2banreader.py
+++ b/client/fail2banreader.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/client/filterreader.py b/client/filterreader.py
index b20c6f83..b7a72f9c 100644
--- a/client/filterreader.py
+++ b/client/filterreader.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/client/jailreader.py b/client/jailreader.py
index 52d5f82c..f66dc010 100644
--- a/client/jailreader.py
+++ b/client/jailreader.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class JailReader(ConfigReader):
 				["int", "maxretry", 3],
 				["int", "findtime", 600],
 				["int", "bantime", 600],
+				["string", "usedns", "warn"],
 				["string", "failregex", None],
 				["string", "ignoreregex", None],
 				["string", "ignoreip", None],
@@ -122,6 +123,8 @@ class JailReader(ConfigReader):
 				stream.append(["set", self.__name, "findtime", self.__opts[opt]])
 			elif opt == "bantime":
 				stream.append(["set", self.__name, "bantime", self.__opts[opt]])
+			elif opt == "usedns":
+				stream.append(["set", self.__name, "usedns", self.__opts[opt]])
 			elif opt == "failregex":
 				stream.append(["set", self.__name, "addfailregex", self.__opts[opt]])
 			elif opt == "ignoreregex":
diff --git a/client/jailsreader.py b/client/jailsreader.py
index 9e68dffe..bedc5a3c 100644
--- a/client/jailsreader.py
+++ b/client/jailsreader.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/common/__init__.py b/common/__init__.py
index 65ba9868..c448827b 100644
--- a/common/__init__.py
+++ b/common/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/common/helpers.py b/common/helpers.py
index 5afc3723..6115b971 100644
--- a/common/helpers.py
+++ b/common/helpers.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # Author: Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
diff --git a/common/protocol.py b/common/protocol.py
index 7f0ec9e1..db2b07eb 100644
--- a/common/protocol.py
+++ b/common/protocol.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ protocol = [
 ["set <JAIL> delignoreregex <INDEX>", "removes the regular expression at <INDEX> for ignoreregex"], 
 ["set <JAIL> findtime <TIME>", "sets the number of seconds <TIME> for which the filter will look back for <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> bantime <TIME>", "sets the number of seconds <TIME> a host will be banned for <JAIL>"], 
+["set <JAIL> usedns <VALUE>", "sets the usedns mode for <JAIL>"],
 ["set <JAIL> banip <IP>", "manually Ban <IP> for <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> maxretry <RETRY>", "sets the number of failures <RETRY> before banning the host for <JAIL>"], 
 ["set <JAIL> addaction <ACT>", "adds a new action named <NAME> for <JAIL>"], 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ protocol = [
 ["get <JAIL> ignoreregex", "gets the list of regular expressions which matches patterns to ignore for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> findtime", "gets the time for which the filter will look back for failures for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> bantime", "gets the time a host is banned for <JAIL>"],
+["get <JAIL> usedns", "gets the usedns setting for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> maxretry", "gets the number of failures allowed for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> addaction", "gets the last action which has been added for <JAIL>"],
 ["get <JAIL> actionstart <ACT>", "gets the start command for the action <ACT> for <JAIL>"],
diff --git a/common/version.py b/common/version.py
index a745be3c..d5055c14 100644
--- a/common/version.py
+++ b/common/version.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/config/action.d/dshield.conf b/config/action.d/dshield.conf
index 8549a550..177329b2 100644
--- a/config/action.d/dshield.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/dshield.conf
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ dest = reports@dshield.org
 
 # Option:  tmpfile
 # Notes.:  Base name of temporary files used for buffering
-# Values:  [ STRING ]  Default: /tmp/fail2ban-dshield
+# Values:  [ STRING ]  Default: /var/run/fail2ban/tmp-dshield
 #
 tmpfile = /var/run/fail2ban/tmp-dshield
 
diff --git a/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf b/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf
index f0e55153..d4f8de1a 100644
--- a/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/mynetwatchman.conf
@@ -139,6 +139,6 @@ mnwurl = http://mynetwatchman.com/insertwebreport.asp
 
 # Option:  tmpfile
 # Notes.:  Base name of temporary files
-# Values:  [ STRING ]  Default: /tmp/fail2ban-mynetwatchman
+# Values:  [ STRING ]  Default: /var/run/fail2ban/tmp-mynetwatchman
 #
 tmpfile = /var/run/fail2ban/tmp-mynetwatchman
diff --git a/config/fail2ban.conf b/config/fail2ban.conf
index ef77b3a4..a8e2eb9a 100644
--- a/config/fail2ban.conf
+++ b/config/fail2ban.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-# Fail2Ban configuration file
+# Fail2Ban main configuration file
 #
-# Author: Cyril Jaquier
+# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' for inline comments
 #
-# $Revision$
+# Changes:  in most of the cases you should not modify this
+#           file, but provide customizations in fail2ban.local file, e.g.:
+#
+# [Definition]
+# loglevel = 4
 #
 
 [Definition]
diff --git a/config/filter.d/asterisk.conf b/config/filter.d/asterisk.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73947a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/asterisk.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Fail2Ban configuration file
+#
+# Author: Xavier Devlamynck
+#
+# $Revision$
+#
+
+
+[INCLUDES]
+
+# Read common prefixes. If any customizations available -- read them from
+# common.local
+before = common.conf
+
+[Definition]
+
+# Option:  failregex
+# Notes.:  regex to match the password failures messages in the logfile. The
+#          host must be matched by a group named "host". The tag "<HOST>" can
+#          be used for standard IP/hostname matching and is only an alias for
+#          (?:::f{4,6}:)?(?P<host>\S+)
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+failregex = NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Registration from '.*' failed for '<HOST>' - Wrong password$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Registration from '.*' failed for '<HOST>' - No matching peer found$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Registration from '.*' failed for '<HOST>' - Username/auth name mismatch$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Registration from '.*' failed for '<HOST>' - Device does not match ACL$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Registration from '.*' failed for '<HOST>' - Peer is not supposed to register$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Registration from '.*' failed for '<HOST>' - ACL error (permit/deny)$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s <HOST> failed to authenticate as '.*'$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: No registration for peer '.*' \(from <HOST>\)$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Host <HOST> failed MD5 authentication for '.*' (.*)$
+            NOTICE%(__pid_re)s .*: Failed to authenticate user .*@<HOST>.*$
+
+# Option:  ignoreregex
+# Notes.:  regex to ignore. If this regex matches, the line is ignored.
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+ignoreregex =
diff --git a/config/filter.d/lighttpd-auth.conf b/config/filter.d/lighttpd-auth.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..837cc501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/lighttpd-auth.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Fail2Ban configuration file
+#
+# Author: Francois Boulogne <fboulogne@april.org>
+#
+
+[Definition]
+
+# Option:  failregex
+# Notes.:  regex to match wrong passwords as notified by lighttpd's auth Module
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+failregex = .*http_auth.*password doesn\'t match.*IP: <HOST>\s*$
+
+
+# Option:  ignoreregex
+# Notes.:  regex to ignore. If this regex matches, the line is ignored.
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+ignoreregex = 
diff --git a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbb48008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Fail2Ban configuration file
+#
+# Author: Tom Hendrikx, modifications by Amir Caspi 
+# 
+# This filter monitors the fail2ban log file, and enables you to add long 
+# time bans for ip addresses that get banned by fail2ban multiple times.
+# Reasons to use this: block very persistent attackers for a longer time, 
+# stop receiving email notifications about the same attacker over and 
+# over again.
+#
+# This jail is only useful if you set the 'findtime' and 'bantime' parameters 
+# in jail.conf to a higher value than the other jails. Also, this jail has its
+# drawbacks, namely in that it works only with iptables, or if you use a 
+# different blocking mechanism for this jail versus others (e.g. hostsdeny 
+# for most jails, and shorewall for this one).
+#
+
+[Definition]
+
+# The name of the jail that this filter is used for. In jail.conf, name the 
+# jail using this filter 'recidive', or change this line!
+_jailname = recidive
+
+# Option:  failregex
+# Notes.:  regex to match the password failures messages in the logfile. The
+#          host must be matched by a group named "host". The tag "<HOST>" can
+#          be used for standard IP/hostname matching and is only an alias for
+#          (?:::f{4,6}:)?(?P<host>\S+)
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+failregex = fail2ban.actions:\s+WARNING\s+\[(?:.*)\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>
+
+# Option:  ignoreregex
+# Notes.:  regex to ignore. If this regex matches, the line is ignored.
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+# Ignore our own bans, to keep our counts exact.
+ignoreregex = fail2ban.actions:\s+WARNING\s+\[%(_jailname)s\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>
diff --git a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
index c65abe63..e838cecc 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/sshd.conf
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ _daemon = sshd
 #
 failregex = ^%(__prefix_line)s(?:error: PAM: )?Authentication failure for .* from <HOST>\s*$
             ^%(__prefix_line)s(?:error: PAM: )?User not known to the underlying authentication module for .* from <HOST>\s*$
-            ^%(__prefix_line)sFailed (?:password|publickey) for .* from <HOST>(?: port \d*)?(?: ssh\d*)?$
+            ^%(__prefix_line)sFailed (?:password|publickey) for .* from <HOST>(?: port \d*)?(?: ssh\d*)?\s*$
             ^%(__prefix_line)sROOT LOGIN REFUSED.* FROM <HOST>\s*$
             ^%(__prefix_line)s[iI](?:llegal|nvalid) user .* from <HOST>\s*$
-            ^%(__prefix_line)sUser .+ from <HOST> not allowed because not listed in AllowUsers$
+            ^%(__prefix_line)sUser .+ from <HOST> not allowed because not listed in AllowUsers\s*$
+            ^%(__prefix_line)sUser .+ from <HOST> not allowed because listed in DenyUsers\s*$
             ^%(__prefix_line)sauthentication failure; logname=\S* uid=\S* euid=\S* tty=\S* ruser=\S* rhost=<HOST>(?:\s+user=.*)?\s*$
             ^%(__prefix_line)srefused connect from \S+ \(<HOST>\)\s*$
             ^%(__prefix_line)sAddress <HOST> .* POSSIBLE BREAK-IN ATTEMPT!*\s*$
diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 4fb14633..fa527757 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-# Fail2Ban configuration file
+# Fail2Ban jail specifications file
 #
-# Author: Cyril Jaquier
+# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' for inline comments
 #
-# $Revision$
+# Changes:  in most of the cases you should not modify this
+#           file, but provide customizations in jail.local file, e.g.:
+#
+# [DEFAULT]
+# bantime = 3600
+#
+# [ssh-iptables]
+# enabled = true
 #
 
 # The DEFAULT allows a global definition of the options. They can be overridden
@@ -25,16 +32,29 @@ findtime  = 600
 # "maxretry" is the number of failures before a host get banned.
 maxretry = 3
 
-# "backend" specifies the backend used to get files modification. Available
-# options are "gamin", "polling" and "auto". This option can be overridden in
-# each jail too (use "gamin" for a jail and "polling" for another).
+# "backend" specifies the backend used to get files modification.
+# Available options are "pyinotify", "gamin", "polling" and "auto".
+# This option can be overridden in each jail as well.
 #
-# gamin:   requires Gamin (a file alteration monitor) to be installed. If Gamin
-#          is not installed, Fail2ban will use polling.
-# polling: uses a polling algorithm which does not require external libraries.
-# auto:    will choose Gamin if available and polling otherwise.
+# pyinotify: requires pyinotify (a file alteration monitor) to be installed.
+#              If pyinotify is not installed, Fail2ban will use auto.
+# gamin:     requires Gamin (a file alteration monitor) to be installed.
+#              If Gamin is not installed, Fail2ban will use auto.
+# polling:   uses a polling algorithm which does not require external libraries.
+# auto:      will try to use the following backends, in order:
+#              pyinotify, gamin, polling.
 backend = auto
 
+# "usedns" specifies if jails should trust hostnames in logs,
+#   warn when reverse DNS lookups are performed, or ignore all hostnames in logs
+#
+# yes:   if a hostname is encountered, a reverse DNS lookup will be performed.
+# warn:  if a hostname is encountered, a reverse DNS lookup will be performed, 
+#        but it will be logged as a warning.
+# no:    if a hostname is encountered, will not be used for banning,
+#        but it will be logged as info.
+usedns = warn
+
 
 # This jail corresponds to the standard configuration in Fail2ban 0.6.
 # The mail-whois action send a notification e-mail with a whois request
@@ -180,6 +200,18 @@ filter  = lighttpd-fastcgi
 logpath = /var/log/lighttpd/error.log
 maxretry = 2
 
+# Same as above for mod_auth
+# It catches wrong authentifications
+
+[lighttpd-auth]
+
+enabled = false
+port    = http,https
+filter  = lighttpd-auth
+# adapt the following two items as needed
+logpath = /var/log/lighttpd/error.log
+maxretry = 2
+
 # This jail uses ipfw, the standard firewall on FreeBSD. The "ignoreip"
 # option is overridden in this jail. Moreover, the action "mail-whois" defines
 # the variable "name" which contains a comma using "". The characters '' are
@@ -239,3 +271,38 @@ action   = iptables-multiport[name=Named, port="domain,953", protocol=tcp]
 logpath  = /var/log/named/security.log
 ignoreip = 168.192.0.1
 
+# Multiple jails, 1 per protocol, are necessary ATM:
+# see https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/37
+[asterisk-tcp]
+
+enabled  = false
+filter   = asterisk
+action   = iptables-multiport[name=asterisk-tcp, port="5060,5061", protocol=tcp]
+           sendmail-whois[name=Asterisk, dest=you@example.com, sender=fail2ban@example.com]
+logpath  = /var/log/asterisk/messages
+maxretry = 10
+
+[asterisk-udp]
+
+enabled  = false
+filter	 = asterisk
+action   = iptables-multiport[name=asterisk-udp, port="5060,5061", protocol=udp]
+           sendmail-whois[name=Asterisk, dest=you@example.com, sender=fail2ban@example.com]
+logpath  = /var/log/asterisk/messages
+maxretry = 10
+
+# Jail for more extended banning of persistent abusers
+# !!! WARNING !!!
+#   Make sure that your loglevel specified in fail2ban.conf/.local
+#   is not at DEBUG level -- which might then cause fail2ban to fall into
+#   an infinite loop constantly feeding itself with non-informative lines
+[recidive]
+
+enabled  = false
+filter   = recidive
+logpath  = /var/log/fail2ban.log
+action   = iptables-allports[name=recidive]
+           sendmail-whois-lines[name=recidive, logpath=/var/log/fail2ban.log]
+bantime  = 604800  # 1 week
+findtime = 86400   # 1 day
+maxretry = 5
diff --git a/fail2ban-client b/fail2ban-client
index 31dd48ca..7025d009 100755
--- a/fail2ban-client
+++ b/fail2ban-client
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/fail2ban-regex b/fail2ban-regex
index 08aaccaa..b854dde2 100755
--- a/fail2ban-regex
+++ b/fail2ban-regex
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import getopt, sys, time, logging, os
 
 # Inserts our own modules path first in the list
 # fix for bug #343821
-sys.path.insert(1, "/usr/share/fail2ban")
+#sys.path.insert(1, "/usr/share/fail2ban")
 
 from client.configparserinc import SafeConfigParserWithIncludes
 from ConfigParser import NoOptionError, NoSectionError, MissingSectionHeaderError
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 		self.__filter = Filter(None)
 		self.__ignoreregex = list()
 		self.__failregex = list()
+		self.__verbose = False
 		# Setup logging
 		logging.getLogger("fail2ban").handlers = []
 		self.__hdlr = logging.StreamHandler(Fail2banRegex.test)
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 		formatter = logging.Formatter("%(message)s")
 		# tell the handler to use this format
 		self.__hdlr.setFormatter(formatter)
+		self.__logging_level = self.__verbose and logging.DEBUG or logging.WARN
 		logging.getLogger("fail2ban").addHandler(self.__hdlr)
 		logging.getLogger("fail2ban").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 	
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 		print "Options:"
 		print "    -h, --help              display this help message"
 		print "    -V, --version           print the version"
+		print "    -v, --verbose           verbose output"
 		print
 		print "Log:"
 		print "    string                  a string representing a log line"
@@ -132,6 +135,8 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 			elif opt[0] in ["-V", "--version"]:
 				self.dispVersion()
 				sys.exit(0)
+			elif opt[0] in ["-v", "--verbose"]:
+				self.__verbose = True
 
 	#@staticmethod
 	def logIsFile(value):
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 	def testIgnoreRegex(self, line):
 		found = False
 		for regex in self.__ignoreregex:
-			logging.getLogger("fail2ban").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+			logging.getLogger("fail2ban").setLevel(self.__logging_level)
 			try:
 				self.__filter.addIgnoreRegex(regex.getFailRegex())
 				try:
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 					return False
 			finally:
 				self.__filter.delIgnoreRegex(0)
-				logging.getLogger("fail2ban").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+				logging.getLogger("fail2ban").setLevel(self.__logging_level)
 	
 	def testRegex(self, line):
 		found = False
@@ -248,54 +253,31 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 		print "Results"
 		print "======="
 		print
-		
+
+		def print_failregexes(title, failregexes):
+			# Print title
+			total, out = 0, []
+			for cnt, failregex in enumerate(failregexes):
+				match = failregex.getStats()
+				total += match
+				if (match or self.__verbose):
+					out.append("|  %d) [%d] %s" % (cnt+1, match, failregex.getFailRegex()))
+			print "%s: %d total" % (title, total)
+			if len(out):
+				print "|- #) [# of hits] regular expression"
+				print '\n'.join(out)
+				print '`-'
+			print
+			return total
+
 		# Print title
-		cnt = 1
-		print "Failregex"
-		print "|- Regular expressions:"
-		for failregex in self.__failregex:
-			print "|  [" + str(cnt) + "] " + failregex.getFailRegex()
-			cnt += 1
-		cnt = 1
-		
-		print "|"
-		
-		# Print stats
-		cnt = 1
-		total = 0
-		print "`- Number of matches:"
-		for failregex in self.__failregex:
-			match = failregex.getStats()
-			total += match
-			print "   [" + str(cnt) + "] " + str(match) + " match(es)"
-			cnt += 1
-		
-		print
-		
-		# Print title
-		cnt = 1
-		print "Ignoreregex"
-		print "|- Regular expressions:"
-		for failregex in self.__ignoreregex:
-			print "|  [" + str(cnt) + "] " + failregex.getFailRegex()
-			cnt += 1
-		cnt = 1
-		
-		print "|"
-		
-		# Print stats
-		cnt = 1
-		print "`- Number of matches:"
-		for failregex in self.__ignoreregex:
-			match = failregex.getStats()
-			print "   [" + str(cnt) + "] " + str(match) + " match(es)"
-			cnt += 1
-		
-		print
+		total = print_failregexes("Failregex", self.__failregex)
+		_ = print_failregexes("Ignoreregex", self.__ignoreregex)
+
 		print "Summary"
 		print "======="
 		print
-		
+
 		if total == 0:
 			print "Sorry, no match"
 			print
@@ -304,26 +286,21 @@ class Fail2banRegex:
 			return False
 		else:
 			# Print stats
-			cnt = 1
 			print "Addresses found:"
-			for failregex in self.__failregex:
-				print "[" + str(cnt) + "]"
-				for ip in failregex.getIPList():
-					timeTuple = time.localtime(ip[1])
-					timeString = time.strftime("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y", timeTuple)
-					if ip[2]:
-						dup = " (already matched)"
-					else:
-						dup = ""
-					print "    " + ip[0] + " (" + timeString + ")" + dup
-				cnt += 1
-			
+			for cnt, failregex in enumerate(self.__failregex):
+				if self.__verbose or len(failregex.getIPList()):
+					print "[%d]" % (cnt+1)
+					for ip in failregex.getIPList():
+						timeTuple = time.localtime(ip[1])
+						timeString = time.strftime("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y", timeTuple)
+						print "    %s (%s)%s" % (
+							ip[0], timeString, ip[2] and " (already matched)" or "")
 			print
 			
 			print "Date template hits:"
 			for template in self.__filter.dateDetector.getTemplates():
-				print `template.getHits()` + " hit(s): " + template.getName()
-			
+				if self.__verbose or template.getHits():
+					print `template.getHits()` + " hit(s): " + template.getName()
 			print
 			
 			print "Success, the total number of match is " + str(total)
@@ -337,16 +314,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	fail2banRegex = Fail2banRegex()
 	# Reads the command line options.
 	try:
-		cmdOpts = 'hV'
-		cmdLongOpts = ['help', 'version']
+		cmdOpts = 'hVcv'
+		cmdLongOpts = ['help', 'version', 'verbose']
 		optList, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], cmdOpts, cmdLongOpts)
 	except getopt.GetoptError:
 		fail2banRegex.dispUsage()
 		sys.exit(-1)
 	# Process command line
 	fail2banRegex.getCmdLineOptions(optList)
-	# We need exactly 3 parameters
-	if not len(sys.argv) in (3, 4):
+
+	# We need 2 or 3 parameters
+	if not len(args) in (2, 3):
 		fail2banRegex.dispUsage()
 		sys.exit(-1)
 	else:
@@ -355,17 +333,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		print "============="
 		print
 
-		if len(sys.argv) == 4:
-			if fail2banRegex.readIgnoreRegex(sys.argv[3]) == False:
-				sys.exit(-1)
+		cmd_log, cmd_regex = args[:2]
 
-		if fail2banRegex.readRegex(sys.argv[2]) == False:
-			sys.exit(-1)
+		if len(args) == 3:
+			fail2banRegex.readIgnoreRegex(args[2]) or sys.exit(-1)
 
-		if fail2banRegex.logIsFile(sys.argv[1]):
+		fail2banRegex.readRegex(cmd_regex) or sys.exit(-1)
+
+		if fail2banRegex.logIsFile(cmd_log):
 			try:
-				hdlr = open(sys.argv[1])
-				print "Use log file   : " + sys.argv[1]
+				hdlr = open(cmd_log)
+				print "Use log file   : " + cmd_log
 				print
 				for line in hdlr:
 					fail2banRegex.testIgnoreRegex(line)
@@ -376,15 +354,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 				sys.exit(-1)
 		else:
 			if len(sys.argv[1]) > 53:
-				stripLog = sys.argv[1][0:50] + "..."
+				stripLog = cmd_log[0:50] + "..."
 			else:
-				stripLog = sys.argv[1]
+				stripLog = cmd_log
 			print "Use single line: " + stripLog
 			print
-			fail2banRegex.testIgnoreRegex(sys.argv[1])
-			fail2banRegex.testRegex(sys.argv[1])
-		
-		if fail2banRegex.printStats():
-			sys.exit(0)
-		else:
-			sys.exit(-1)
+			fail2banRegex.testIgnoreRegex(cmd_log)
+			fail2banRegex.testRegex(cmd_log)
+
+		fail2banRegex.printStats() or sys.exit(-1)
diff --git a/fail2ban-server b/fail2ban-server
index f66bbaf8..3b3c6e69 100755
--- a/fail2ban-server
+++ b/fail2ban-server
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/fail2ban-testcases b/fail2ban-testcases
index c05a64bd..1ade220d 100755
--- a/fail2ban-testcases
+++ b/fail2ban-testcases
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/files/cacti/fail2ban_stats.sh b/files/cacti/fail2ban_stats.sh
index afe52466..4d29854f 100644
--- a/files/cacti/fail2ban_stats.sh
+++ b/files/cacti/fail2ban_stats.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #
 # This script can be used to collect data for Cacti. One parameter is needed,
 # the jail name. It must be a currently running jail. The script returns two
diff --git a/files/gentoo-initd b/files/gentoo-initd
index af4d8c34..4f4486ca 100755
--- a/files/gentoo-initd
+++ b/files/gentoo-initd
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #
 # Author: Sireyessire, Cyril Jaquier
-# 
+#
 # $Revision$
 
-opts="reload showlog"
+extra_started_commands="reload showlog"
 
 FAIL2BAN="/usr/bin/fail2ban-client ${FAIL2BAN_OPTIONS}"
 
diff --git a/files/nagios/check_fail2ban b/files/nagios/check_fail2ban
index 6afa9d7d..2b38e8a9 100755
--- a/files/nagios/check_fail2ban
+++ b/files/nagios/check_fail2ban
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ check_processes_fail2ban()
 }
 ######################################################################
 # first check in the Background, PID will be killed when no response
-# after 10 seconds, might be possible, otherwise the scipt will be
-# pressent in your memory all the time
-#
+# after 10 seconds, might be possible, otherwise the script will be
+# present in your memory all the time
 ######################################################################
 
 check_processes_fail2ban &
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ fi
 done
 
 ######################################################################
-# when the Server response (doesent mean the FAIL2BAN is working)
+# when the Server response (does not mean the FAIL2BAN is working)
 # in the first step, then it will run again and test the Service 
 # and provide the real status
 ######################################################################
@@ -83,19 +82,19 @@ fi
 
 
 ######################################################################
-# Mainmenu
+# Main Menu
 ######################################################################
 
 
 final_exit=$exit_fail2ban
 if [ $final_exit -eq 0  ]; then
-  echo "SYSTEM OK - Fail2ban is working normaly"
+  echo "SYSTEM OK - Fail2ban is working normally"
   exitstatus=$STATE_OK
 elif [ $final_exit -ne "0" ]; then
   echo "SYSTEM WARNING - Fail2Ban is not working"
 ######################################################################
 # If don't have a Nagios Server for monitoring, remove the comment and
-# add your Mail Addres. You can check it with a Cron Job once a hour.
+# add your Mail Address. You can check it with a Cron Job once an hour.
 # put a txt file on your server and describe how to fix the issue, this 
 # could be attached to the mail.
 ######################################################################
diff --git a/files/nagios/f2ban.txt b/files/nagios/f2ban.txt
index a811cd5d..0f048ff7 100644
--- a/files/nagios/f2ban.txt
+++ b/files/nagios/f2ban.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ HELP:
 1.) stop the Service
 /etc/init.d/fail2ban stop
 
-2.) delete the socket if avalible
+2.) delete the socket if available
 rm /tmp/fail2ban.sock
 
 3.) start the Service 
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-client.1 b/man/fail2ban-client.1
index d0217175..1bbddf09 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-client.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-client.1
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ action <ACT> for <JAIL>
 Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.
 Many contributions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
-Report bugs to <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>
+Report bugs on https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 Copyright \(co 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
 .br
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-regex.1 b/man/fail2ban-regex.1
index 94acee74..0dac089d 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-regex.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-regex.1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ path to a filter file (filter.d/sshd.conf)
 Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.
 Many contributions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
-Report bugs to <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>
+Report bugs on https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 Copyright \(co 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
 .br
diff --git a/man/fail2ban-server.1 b/man/fail2ban-server.1
index 7212bcdd..5f4f15b7 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban-server.1
+++ b/man/fail2ban-server.1
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ print the version
 Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.
 Many contributions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
 .SH "REPORTING BUGS"
-Report bugs to <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>
+Report bugs on https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 Copyright \(co 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
 .br
diff --git a/server/__init__.py b/server/__init__.py
index 65ba9868..c448827b 100644
--- a/server/__init__.py
+++ b/server/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/action.py b/server/action.py
index e8f6bd12..faf50653 100644
--- a/server/action.py
+++ b/server/action.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/actions.py b/server/actions.py
index e438ab7a..f936de18 100644
--- a/server/actions.py
+++ b/server/actions.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ class Actions(JailThread):
 			aInfo["time"] = bTicket.getTime()
 			aInfo["matches"] = "".join(bTicket.getMatches())
 			if self.__banManager.addBanTicket(bTicket):
-				logSys.warn("[%s] Ban %s" % (self.jail.getName(), aInfo["ip"]))
+				logSys.warn("[%s] Ban %s" % (self.jail.getName(), str(aInfo["ip"])))
 				for action in self.__actions:
 					action.execActionBan(aInfo)
 				return True
 			else:
 				logSys.warn("[%s] %s already banned" % (self.jail.getName(), 
-														aInfo["ip"]))
+														str(aInfo["ip"])))
 		return False
 	
 	##
diff --git a/server/asyncserver.py b/server/asyncserver.py
index 3558a2dd..64ec8f39 100644
--- a/server/asyncserver.py
+++ b/server/asyncserver.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/banmanager.py b/server/banmanager.py
index 328ad032..214916b7 100644
--- a/server/banmanager.py
+++ b/server/banmanager.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/datedetector.py b/server/datedetector.py
index b4d0a471..7301ec91 100644
--- a/server/datedetector.py
+++ b/server/datedetector.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ class DateDetector:
 			template.setRegex("\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{4} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}")
 			template.setPattern("%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S")
 			self.__templates.append(template)
+			# 01-27-2012 16:22:44.252
+			template = DateStrptime()
+			template.setName("Month-Day-Year Hour:Minute:Second[.Millisecond]")
+			template.setRegex("\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{4} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}")
+			template.setPattern("%m-%d-%Y %H:%M:%S")
+			self.__templates.append(template)
 			# TAI64N
 			template = DateTai64n()
 			template.setName("TAI64N")
diff --git a/server/datetemplate.py b/server/datetemplate.py
index a561abbe..f663862e 100644
--- a/server/datetemplate.py
+++ b/server/datetemplate.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -140,12 +140,22 @@ class DateStrptime(DateTemplate):
 				conv = self.convertLocale(dateMatch.group())
 				try:
 					date = list(time.strptime(conv, self.getPattern()))
-				except ValueError, e:
+				except (ValueError, re.error), e:
 					# Try to add the current year to the pattern. Should fix
 					# the "Feb 29" issue.
-					conv += " %s" % MyTime.gmtime()[0]
-					pattern = "%s %%Y" % self.getPattern()
-					date = list(time.strptime(conv, pattern))
+					opattern = self.getPattern()
+					# makes sense only if %Y is not in already:
+					if not '%Y' in opattern:
+						pattern = "%s %%Y" % opattern
+						conv += " %s" % MyTime.gmtime()[0]
+						date = list(time.strptime(conv, pattern))
+					else:
+						# we are helpless here
+						raise ValueError(
+							"Given pattern %r does not match. Original "
+							"exception was %r and Feb 29 workaround could not "
+							"be tested due to already present year mark in the "
+							"pattern" % (opattern, e))
 			if date[0] < 2000:
 				# There is probably no year field in the logs
 				date[0] = MyTime.gmtime()[0]
diff --git a/server/faildata.py b/server/faildata.py
index ee396cdb..1f0bda04 100644
--- a/server/faildata.py
+++ b/server/faildata.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/failmanager.py b/server/failmanager.py
index 73e5f242..82c2ed6f 100644
--- a/server/failmanager.py
+++ b/server/failmanager.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/failregex.py b/server/failregex.py
index 5bc1c401..8ce9597a 100644
--- a/server/failregex.py
+++ b/server/failregex.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/filter.py b/server/filter.py
index 3545ad2b..58385ea5 100644
--- a/server/filter.py
+++ b/server/filter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 		self.__failRegex = list()
 		## The regular expression list with expressions to ignore.
 		self.__ignoreRegex = list()
+		## Use DNS setting
+		self.__useDns = "warn"
 		## The amount of time to look back.
 		self.__findTime = 6000
 		## The ignore IP list.
@@ -71,9 +73,12 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 		
 		self.dateDetector = DateDetector()
 		self.dateDetector.addDefaultTemplate()
-		logSys.debug("Created Filter")
+		logSys.debug("Created %s" % self)
 
 
+	def __repr__(self):
+		return "%s(%r)" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.jail)
+
 	##
 	# Add a regular expression which matches the failure.
 	#
@@ -139,6 +144,21 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 			ignoreRegex.append(regex.getRegex())
 		return ignoreRegex
 	
+	##
+	# Set the Use DNS mode
+	# @param value the usedns mode
+	
+	def setUseDns(self, value):
+		logSys.debug("Setting usedns = %s for %s" % (value, self))
+		self.__useDns = value
+	
+	##
+	# Get the usedns mode
+	# @return the usedns mode
+	
+	def getUseDns(self):
+		return self.__useDns
+	
 	##
 	# Set the time needed to find a failure.
 	#
@@ -194,7 +214,9 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 	
 	def addBannedIP(self, ip):
 		unixTime = time.time()
-		self.failManager.addFailure(FailTicket(ip, unixTime))
+		for i in xrange(self.failManager.getMaxRetry()):
+			self.failManager.addFailure(FailTicket(ip, unixTime))
+
 		return ip
 	
 	##
@@ -325,7 +347,7 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 				else:
 					try:
 						host = failRegex.getHost()
-						ipMatch = DNSUtils.textToIp(host)
+						ipMatch = DNSUtils.textToIp(host, self.__useDns)
 						if ipMatch:
 							for ip in ipMatch:
 								failList.append([ip, date])
@@ -564,22 +586,28 @@ class DNSUtils:
 	isValidIP = staticmethod(isValidIP)
 	
 	#@staticmethod
-	def textToIp(text):
+	def textToIp(text, useDns):
 		""" Return the IP of DNS found in a given text.
 		"""
-		ipList = list()
-		# Search for plain IP
-		plainIP = DNSUtils.searchIP(text)
-		if not plainIP == None:
-			plainIPStr = plainIP.group(0)
-			if DNSUtils.isValidIP(plainIPStr):
-				ipList.append(plainIPStr)
-		if not ipList:
-			# Try to get IP from possible DNS
-			ip = DNSUtils.dnsToIp(text)
-			for e in ip:
-				ipList.append(e)
-		return ipList
+		if useDns == "no":
+			return None
+		else:
+			ipList = list()
+			# Search for plain IP
+			plainIP = DNSUtils.searchIP(text)
+			if not plainIP is None:
+				plainIPStr = plainIP.group(0)
+				if DNSUtils.isValidIP(plainIPStr):
+					ipList.append(plainIPStr)
+			if not ipList:
+				# Try to get IP from possible DNS
+				ip = DNSUtils.dnsToIp(text)
+				for e in ip:
+					ipList.append(e)
+				if useDns == "warn":
+					logSys.warning("Determined IP using DNS Reverse Lookup: %s = %s",
+						text, ipList)
+			return ipList
 	textToIp = staticmethod(textToIp)
 	
 	#@staticmethod
diff --git a/server/filtergamin.py b/server/filtergamin.py
index 0489a2ef..c1a6be3c 100644
--- a/server/filtergamin.py
+++ b/server/filtergamin.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/filterpoll.py b/server/filterpoll.py
index 618e4bac..05f766e9 100644
--- a/server/filterpoll.py
+++ b/server/filterpoll.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/filterpyinotify.py b/server/filterpyinotify.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66d43e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/filterpyinotify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+# emacs: -*- mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vi: set ft=python sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 noet :
+
+# This file is part of Fail2Ban.
+#
+# Fail2Ban is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Fail2Ban is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+# Original author: Cyril Jaquier
+
+__author__ = "Cyril Jaquier, Lee Clemens, Yaroslav Halchenko"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier, 2011-2012 Lee Clemens, 2012 Yaroslav Halchenko"
+__license__ = "GPL"
+
+from failmanager import FailManagerEmpty
+from filter import FileFilter
+from mytime import MyTime
+
+import time, logging, pyinotify
+
+# Gets the instance of the logger.
+logSys = logging.getLogger("fail2ban.filter")
+
+##
+# Log reader class.
+#
+# This class reads a log file and detects login failures or anything else
+# that matches a given regular expression. This class is instantiated by
+# a Jail object.
+
+class FilterPyinotify(FileFilter):
+	##
+	# Constructor.
+	#
+	# Initialize the filter object with default values.
+	# @param jail the jail object
+
+	def __init__(self, jail):
+		FileFilter.__init__(self, jail)
+		self.__modified = False
+		# Pyinotify watch manager
+		self.__monitor = pyinotify.WatchManager()
+		self.__watches = dict()
+		logSys.debug("Created FilterPyinotify")
+
+
+	def callback(self, path):
+		self.getFailures(path)
+		try:
+			while True:
+				ticket = self.failManager.toBan()
+				self.jail.putFailTicket(ticket)
+		except FailManagerEmpty:
+			self.failManager.cleanup(MyTime.time())
+		self.dateDetector.sortTemplate()
+		self.__modified = False
+
+	##
+	# Add a log file path
+	#
+	# @param path log file path
+
+	def addLogPath(self, path, tail=False):
+		if self.containsLogPath(path):
+			logSys.error(path + " already exists")
+		else:
+			wd = self.__monitor.add_watch(path, pyinotify.IN_MODIFY)
+			self.__watches.update(wd)
+			FileFilter.addLogPath(self, path, tail)
+			logSys.info("Added logfile = %s" % path)
+
+	##
+	# Delete a log path
+	#
+	# @param path the log file to delete
+
+	def delLogPath(self, path):
+		if not self.containsLogPath(path):
+			logSys.error(path + " is not monitored")
+		else:
+			wdInt = self.__watches[path]
+			wd = self.__monitor.rm_watch(wdInt)
+			if wd[wdInt]:
+				del self.__watches[path]
+				FileFilter.delLogPath(self, path)
+				logSys.info("Removed logfile = %s" % path)
+			else:
+				logSys.error("Failed to remove watch on path: %s", path)
+
+	##
+	# Main loop.
+	#
+	# This function is the main loop of the thread. It checks if the
+	# file has been modified and looks for failures.
+	# @return True when the thread exits nicely
+
+	def run(self):
+		self.setActive(True)
+		self.__notifier = pyinotify.ThreadedNotifier(self.__monitor,
+			ProcessPyinotify(self))
+		self.__notifier.start()
+		while self._isActive():
+			if not self.getIdle():
+				self.__notifier.process_events()
+				if self.__notifier.check_events():
+					self.__notifier.read_events()
+			else:
+				time.sleep(self.getSleepTime())
+		# Cleanup pyinotify
+		self.__cleanup()
+		logSys.debug(self.jail.getName() + ": filter terminated")
+		return True
+
+	##
+	# Call super.stop() and then stop the 'Notifier'
+
+	def stop(self):
+		# Call super to set __isRunning
+		super(FilterPyinotify, self).stop()
+		# Now stop the Notifier, otherwise we're deadlocked
+		self.__notifier.stop()
+
+	##
+	# Deallocates the resources used by pyinotify.
+
+	def __cleanup(self):
+		del self.__notifier
+		del self.__monitor
+
+
+class ProcessPyinotify(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
+	def __init__(self, FileFilter, **kargs):
+		#super(ProcessPyinotify, self).__init__(**kargs)
+		# for some reason root class _ProcessEvent is old-style (is
+		# not derived from object), so to play safe let's avoid super
+		# for now, and call superclass directly
+		pyinotify.ProcessEvent.__init__(self, **kargs)
+		self.__FileFilter = FileFilter
+		pass
+
+	# just need default, since using mask on watch to limit events
+	def process_default(self, event):
+		logSys.debug("Callback for Event: %s" % event)
+		self.__FileFilter.callback(event.pathname)
diff --git a/server/jail.py b/server/jail.py
index eefe69e5..4ab83db4 100644
--- a/server/jail.py
+++ b/server/jail.py
@@ -15,16 +15,12 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
-# 
-# $Revision$
 
-__author__ = "Cyril Jaquier"
-__version__ = "$Revision$"
-__date__ = "$Date$"
-__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
+__author__ = "Cyril Jaquier, Lee Clemens, Yaroslav Halchenko"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier, 2011-2012 Lee Clemens, 2012 Yaroslav Halchenko"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 
 import Queue, logging
@@ -35,33 +31,74 @@ from actions import Actions
 logSys = logging.getLogger("fail2ban.jail")
 
 class Jail:
-	
+
+	#Known backends. Each backend should have corresponding __initBackend method
+	_BACKENDS = ('pyinotify', 'gamin', 'polling')
+
 	def __init__(self, name, backend = "auto"):
 		self.__name = name
 		self.__queue = Queue.Queue()
 		self.__filter = None
 		logSys.info("Creating new jail '%s'" % self.__name)
-		if backend == "polling":
-			self.__initPoller()
-		else:
+		self._setBackend(backend)
+
+	def __repr__(self):
+		return "%s(%r)" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.__name)
+
+	def _setBackend(self, backend):
+		backend = backend.lower()		# to assure consistent matching
+
+		backends = self._BACKENDS
+		if backend != 'auto':
+			# we have got strict specification of the backend to use
+			if not (backend in self._BACKENDS):
+				logSys.error("Unknown backend %s. Must be among %s or 'auto'"
+					% (backend, backends))
+				raise ValueError("Unknown backend %s. Must be among %s or 'auto'"
+					% (backend, backends))
+			# so explore starting from it till the 'end'
+			backends = backends[backends.index(backend):]
+
+		for b in backends:
+			initmethod = getattr(self, '_init%s' % b.capitalize())
 			try:
-				self.__initGamin()
-			except ImportError:
-				self.__initPoller()
-		self.__action = Actions(self)
-	
-	def __initPoller(self):
+				initmethod()
+				if backend != 'auto' and b != backend:
+					logSys.warning("Could only initiated %r backend whenever "
+								   "%r was requested" % (b, backend))
+				else:
+					logSys.info("Initiated %r backend" % b)
+				self.__action = Actions(self)
+				return					# we are done
+			except ImportError, e:
+				logSys.debug(
+					"Backend %r failed to initialize due to %s" % (b, e))
+		# log error since runtime error message isn't printed, INVALID COMMAND
+		logSys.error(
+			"Failed to initialize any backend for Jail %r" % self.__name)
+		raise RuntimeError(
+			"Failed to initialize any backend for Jail %r" % self.__name)
+
+
+	def _initPolling(self):
 		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses poller" % self.__name)
 		from filterpoll import FilterPoll
 		self.__filter = FilterPoll(self)
 	
-	def __initGamin(self):
+	def _initGamin(self):
 		# Try to import gamin
 		import gamin
 		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses Gamin" % self.__name)
 		from filtergamin import FilterGamin
 		self.__filter = FilterGamin(self)
 	
+	def _initPyinotify(self):
+		# Try to import pyinotify
+		import pyinotify
+		logSys.info("Jail '%s' uses pyinotify" % self.__name)
+		from filterpyinotify import FilterPyinotify
+		self.__filter = FilterPyinotify(self)
+	
 	def setName(self, name):
 		self.__name = name
 	
diff --git a/server/jails.py b/server/jails.py
index 1ff94e06..3be38f70 100644
--- a/server/jails.py
+++ b/server/jails.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/jailthread.py b/server/jailthread.py
index ac102ba3..343ea7e2 100644
--- a/server/jailthread.py
+++ b/server/jailthread.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/mytime.py b/server/mytime.py
index b64a2b75..286f3d2c 100644
--- a/server/mytime.py
+++ b/server/mytime.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/server.py b/server/server.py
index 0ecb0cce..b734f82a 100644
--- a/server/server.py
+++ b/server/server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ class Server:
 	def getIgnoreRegex(self, name):
 		return self.__jails.getFilter(name).getIgnoreRegex()
 	
+	def setUseDns(self, name, value):
+		self.__jails.getFilter(name).setUseDns(value)
+	
+	def getUseDns(self, name):
+		return self.__jails.getFilter(name).getUseDns()
+	
 	def setMaxRetry(self, name, value):
 		self.__jails.getFilter(name).setMaxRetry(value)
 	
diff --git a/server/ticket.py b/server/ticket.py
index 81bffa9d..644d3cd1 100644
--- a/server/ticket.py
+++ b/server/ticket.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/server/transmitter.py b/server/transmitter.py
index 27e966a6..f78afaec 100644
--- a/server/transmitter.py
+++ b/server/transmitter.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ class Transmitter:
 			value = int(command[2])
 			self.__server.delIgnoreRegex(name, value)
 			return self.__server.getIgnoreRegex(name)
+		elif command[1] == "usedns":
+			value = command[2]
+			self.__server.setUseDns(name, value)
+			return self.__server.getUseDns(name)
 		elif command[1] == "findtime":
 			value = command[2]
 			self.__server.setFindTime(name, int(value))
@@ -231,6 +235,8 @@ class Transmitter:
 			return self.__server.getFailRegex(name)
 		elif command[1] == "ignoreregex":
 			return self.__server.getIgnoreRegex(name)
+		elif command[1] == "usedns":
+			return self.__server.getUseDns(name)
 		elif command[1] == "findtime":
 			return self.__server.getFindTime(name)
 		elif command[1] == "maxretry":
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aff89545..8cb17133 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/testcases/__init__.py b/testcases/__init__.py
index 65ba9868..c448827b 100644
--- a/testcases/__init__.py
+++ b/testcases/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/testcases/actiontestcase.py b/testcases/actiontestcase.py
index a537ab0c..9f89cfe6 100644
--- a/testcases/actiontestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/actiontestcase.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/testcases/banmanagertestcase.py b/testcases/banmanagertestcase.py
index 4ff76f41..7d389eed 100644
--- a/testcases/banmanagertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/banmanagertestcase.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
index 74993914..83121345 100644
--- a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py b/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py
index 074bdb88..1f73cd1e 100644
--- a/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/datedetectortestcase.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class DateDetectorTest(unittest.TestCase):
 			"Jan 23 21:59:59",
 			"2005.01.23 21:59:59",
 			"23/01/2005 21:59:59",
+			"01-23-2005 21:59:59.252", # reported on f2b, causes Feb29 fix to break
 			):
 			log = sdate + "[sshd] error: PAM: Authentication failure"
 			# exclude
diff --git a/testcases/failmanagertestcase.py b/testcases/failmanagertestcase.py
index 3c1bce22..e5e0ccca 100644
--- a/testcases/failmanagertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/failmanagertestcase.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
diff --git a/testcases/files/logs/asterisk b/testcases/files/logs/asterisk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4715f608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/files/logs/asterisk
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Sample log files for asterisk 
+[2012-02-13 17:21:54] NOTICE[1638] chan_sip.c: Registration from '<sip:301@asclepios.eyepea.be>' failed for '1.2.3.4' - Wrong password
+[2012-02-13 17:18:22] NOTICE[1638] chan_sip.c: Registration from '<sip:301@asclepios.eyepea.be>' failed for '1.2.3.4' - No matching peer found
+[2012-02-13 17:21:21] NOTICE[1638] chan_sip.c: Registration from '<sip:301@asclepios.eyepea.be>' failed for '1.2.3.4' - Username/auth name mismatch
+[2012-02-13 17:32:01] NOTICE[1638] chan_sip.c: Registration from '<sip:301@asclepios.eyepea.be>' failed for '1.2.3.4' - Device does not match ACL
+[2012-02-13 17:34:10] NOTICE[1638] chan_sip.c: Registration from '<sip:301@asclepios.eyepea.be>' failed for '1.2.3.4' - Peer is not supposed to register
+[2012-02-13 17:36:23] NOTICE[1638] chan_sip.c: Registration from '<sip:301@asclepios.eyepea.be>' failed for '1.2.3.4' - ACL error (permit/deny)
+[2012-02-13 17:53:59] NOTICE[1638] chan_iax2.c: Host 1.2.3.4 failed to authenticate as 'Fail2ban'
+[2012-02-13 17:39:20] NOTICE[1638] chan_iax2.c: No registration for peer 'Fail2ban' (from 1.2.3.4)
+[2012-02-13 17:44:26] NOTICE[1638] chan_iax2.c: Host 1.2.3.4 failed MD5 authentication for 'Fail2ban' (e7df7cd2ca07f4f1ab415d457a6e1c13 != 53ac4bc41ee4ec77888ed4aa50677247)
+[2012-02-13 17:37:07] NOTICE[1638] chan_sip.c: Failed to authenticate user "Fail2ban" <sip:301@1.2.3.4>;tag=1r698745234
diff --git a/testcases/files/logs/lighttpd b/testcases/files/logs/lighttpd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1697a276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/files/logs/lighttpd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#authentification failure (mod_auth)
+2011-12-25 17:09:20: (http_auth.c.875) password doesn't match for /gitweb/ username: francois, IP: 4.4.4.4
diff --git a/testcases/files/logs/sshd b/testcases/files/logs/sshd
index 02d33bac..216a595e 100644
--- a/testcases/files/logs/sshd
+++ b/testcases/files/logs/sshd
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ Nov 11 23:33:27 Server sshd[5174]: refused connect from _U2FsdGVkX19P3BCJmFBHhjL
 #7 added exclamation mark to BREAK-IN
 Oct 15 19:51:35 server sshd[7592]: Address 1.2.3.4 maps to 1234.bbbbbb.com, but this does not map back to the address - POSSIBLE BREAK-IN ATTEMPT
 Oct 15 19:51:35 server sshd[7592]: Address 1.2.3.4 maps to 1234.bbbbbb.com, but this does not map back to the address - POSSIBLE BREAK-IN ATTEMPT!
+
+#8 DenyUsers https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/47
+Apr 16 22:01:15 al-ribat sshd[5154]: User root from 46.45.128.3 not allowed because listed in DenyUsers
diff --git a/testcases/filtertestcase.py b/testcases/filtertestcase.py
index c004c7d2..255158a2 100644
--- a/testcases/filtertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/filtertestcase.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # 
@@ -222,12 +222,24 @@ class GetFailures(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class DNSUtilsTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
+	def testUseDns(self):
+		res = DNSUtils.textToIp('www.example.com', 'no')
+		self.assertEqual(res, None)
+		res = DNSUtils.textToIp('www.example.com', 'warn')
+		self.assertEqual(res, ['192.0.43.10'])
+		res = DNSUtils.textToIp('www.example.com', 'yes')
+		self.assertEqual(res, ['192.0.43.10'])
+	
 	def testTextToIp(self):
-		bogus = [
-			'doh1.2.3.4.buga.xxxxx.yyy',
-			'1.2.3.4.buga.xxxxx.yyy',
+		# Test hostnames
+		hostnames = [
+			'www.example.com',
+			'doh1.2.3.4.buga.xxxxx.yyy.invalid',
+			'1.2.3.4.buga.xxxxx.yyy.invalid',
 			]
-		"""Really bogus addresses which should have no matches"""
-		for s in bogus:
-			res = DNSUtils.textToIp(s)
-			self.assertEqual(res, [])
+		for s in hostnames:
+			res = DNSUtils.textToIp(s, 'yes')
+			if s == 'www.example.com':
+				self.assertEqual(res, ['192.0.43.10'])
+			else:
+				self.assertEqual(res, [])
diff --git a/testcases/servertestcase.py b/testcases/servertestcase.py
index ab32eb92..54eac444 100644
--- a/testcases/servertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/servertestcase.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 #