diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ba2eb2e2..9b959b4a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 
-23 Feb 2006 - 2.1.0
+01 Mar 2007 - 2.2.0
+-------------------
+
+* Fixed the date on the 2.1.0 release from 2006 to 2007 below.
+
+* Fixed some casting issues for compiling on NetWare (patch from Guenter_Knauf).
+
+
+23 Feb 2007 - 2.1.0
 -------------------
 
 * Removed the "Connection reset by peer" message, which has nothing
diff --git a/apache2/apache2_config.c b/apache2/apache2_config.c
index a69a62da..b19ea014 100644
--- a/apache2/apache2_config.c
+++ b/apache2/apache2_config.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static const char *cmd_response_body_mime_type(cmd_parms *cmd, void *_dcfg, cons
         dcfg->of_mime_types = apr_table_make(cmd->pool, 10);
     }
 
-    strtolower_inplace(p1);
+    strtolower_inplace((unsigned char *)p1);
     apr_table_setn(dcfg->of_mime_types, p1, "1");
 
     return NULL;
diff --git a/apache2/apache2_io.c b/apache2/apache2_io.c
index ab130ceb..3221047a 100644
--- a/apache2/apache2_io.c
+++ b/apache2/apache2_io.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static int output_filter_should_run(modsec_rec *msr, request_rec *r) {
             *p = '\0';
         }
 
-        strtolower_inplace(content_type);
+        strtolower_inplace((unsigned char *)content_type);
 
         if (strcmp(content_type, "text/html") == 0) {
             /* Useful information to have should we later
diff --git a/apache2/modsecurity.h b/apache2/modsecurity.h
index 4d2c1511..7c170f23 100644
--- a/apache2/modsecurity.h
+++ b/apache2/modsecurity.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef struct msc_data_chunk msc_data_chunk;
 typedef struct msc_arg msc_arg;
 typedef struct msc_string msc_string;
 
-#ifndef WIN32
+#if !(defined(WIN32) || defined(NETWARE))
 #define DSOLOCAL __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
 #else
 #define DSOLOCAL
diff --git a/apache2/msc_parsers.c b/apache2/msc_parsers.c
index 3d2deff4..5ae53493 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_parsers.c
+++ b/apache2/msc_parsers.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int parse_arguments(modsec_rec *msr, const char *s, int argument_separator, cons
         }
 
         if (status == 0) {
-            arg->name_len = urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex(buf, arg->name_origin_len, invalid_count);
+            arg->name_len = urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex((unsigned char *)buf, arg->name_origin_len, invalid_count);
             arg->name = apr_pstrmemdup(msr->mp, buf, arg->name_len);
 
             if (s[i] == argument_separator) {
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int parse_arguments(modsec_rec *msr, const char *s, int argument_separator, cons
             }
         }
         else {
-            arg->value_len = urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex(value, arg->value_origin_len, invalid_count);
+            arg->value_len = urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex((unsigned char *)value, arg->value_origin_len, invalid_count);
             arg->value = apr_pstrmemdup(msr->mp, value, arg->value_len);
 
             apr_table_addn(arguments, arg->name, (void *)arg);
diff --git a/apache2/msc_util.c b/apache2/msc_util.c
index 261745f8..dff103d2 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_util.c
+++ b/apache2/msc_util.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ char *strtolower_inplace(unsigned char *str) {
         c++;
     }
 
-    return str;
+    return (char *)str;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -428,23 +428,23 @@ unsigned char *c2x(unsigned what, unsigned char *where) {
 }
 
 char *log_escape(apr_pool_t *mp, const char *text) {
-    return _log_escape(mp, text, strlen(text), 1, 0);
+    return _log_escape(mp, (const unsigned char *)text, strlen(text), 1, 0);
 }
 
 char *log_escape_nq(apr_pool_t *mp, const char *text) {
-    return _log_escape(mp, text, strlen(text), 0, 0);
+    return _log_escape(mp, (const unsigned char *)text, strlen(text), 0, 0);
 }
 
 char *log_escape_ex(apr_pool_t *mp, const char *text, unsigned long int text_length) {
-    return _log_escape(mp, text, text_length, 1, 0);
+    return _log_escape(mp, (const unsigned char *)text, text_length, 1, 0);
 }
 
 char *log_escape_nq_ex(apr_pool_t *mp, const char *text, unsigned long int text_length) {
-    return _log_escape(mp, text, text_length, 0, 0);
+    return _log_escape(mp, (const unsigned char *)text, text_length, 0, 0);
 }
 
 char *log_escape_header_name(apr_pool_t *mp, const char *text) {
-    return _log_escape(mp, text, strlen(text), 0, 1);
+    return _log_escape(mp, (const unsigned char *)text, strlen(text), 0, 1);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ char *_log_escape(apr_pool_t *mp, const unsigned char *input, unsigned long int
 /**
  *
  */
-int urldecode_uni_nonstrict_inplace_ex(char *input, long int input_len) {
-    unsigned char *d = (unsigned char *)input;
+int urldecode_uni_nonstrict_inplace_ex(unsigned char *input, long int input_len) {
+    unsigned char *d = input;
     long int i, count;
 
     if (input == NULL) return -1;
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ int urldecode_uni_nonstrict_inplace_ex(char *input, long int input_len) {
 /**
  *
  */
-int urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex(char *input, long int input_len, int *invalid_count) {
+int urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex(unsigned char *input, long int input_len, int *invalid_count) {
     unsigned char *d = (unsigned char *)input;
     long int i, count;
 
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ int html_entities_decode_inplace(apr_pool_t *mp, unsigned char *input, int input
                     while((j < input_len)&&(isxdigit(input[j]))) j++;
                     if (j > k) { /* Do we have at least one digit? */
                         /* Decode the entity. */
-                        char *x = apr_pstrmemdup(mp, &input[k], j - k);
+                        char *x = apr_pstrmemdup(mp, (const char*)&input[k], j - k);
                         *d++ = (unsigned char)strtol(x, NULL, 16);
                         count++;
 
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ int html_entities_decode_inplace(apr_pool_t *mp, unsigned char *input, int input
                     while((j < input_len)&&(isdigit(input[j]))) j++;
                     if (j > k) { /* Do we have at least one digit? */
                         /* Decode the entity. */
-                        char *x = apr_pstrmemdup(mp, &input[k], j - k);
+                        char *x = apr_pstrmemdup(mp, (const char*)&input[k], j - k);
                         *d++ = (unsigned char)strtol(x, NULL, 10);
                         count++;
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ int html_entities_decode_inplace(apr_pool_t *mp, unsigned char *input, int input
                 k = j;
                 while((j < input_len)&&(isalnum(input[j]))) j++;
                 if (j > k) { /* Do we have at least one digit? */
-                    char *x = apr_pstrmemdup(mp, &input[k], j - k);
+                    char *x = apr_pstrmemdup(mp, (const char*)&input[k], j - k);
 
                     /* Decode the entity. */
                     if (strcasecmp(x, "quot") == 0) *d++ = '"';
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ int normalise_path_inplace(unsigned char *input, int input_len, int win) {
              * purpose.
              */
             if ((count >= 5)&&(*(d - 1) == '.')&&(*(d - 2) == '.')&&(*(d - 3) == '/')) {
-                char *cd = d - 4;
+                unsigned char *cd = d - 4;
                 int ccount = count - 4;
 
                 /* Go back until we reach the beginning or a forward slash. */
diff --git a/apache2/msc_util.h b/apache2/msc_util.h
index a3e2ae76..9a969c70 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_util.h
+++ b/apache2/msc_util.h
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ char DSOLOCAL *log_escape_header_name(apr_pool_t *p, const char *text);
 char DSOLOCAL *_log_escape(apr_pool_t *p, const unsigned char *input,
     unsigned long int input_length, int escape_quotes, int escape_colon);
 
-int DSOLOCAL urldecode_uni_nonstrict_inplace_ex(char *input, long int input_length);
+int DSOLOCAL urldecode_uni_nonstrict_inplace_ex(unsigned char *input, long int input_length);
 
-int DSOLOCAL urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex(char *input, long int input_length, int *invalid_count);
+int DSOLOCAL urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex(unsigned char *input, long int input_length, int *invalid_count);
 
 int DSOLOCAL html_entities_decode_inplace(apr_pool_t *mp, unsigned char *input, int len);
 
diff --git a/apache2/re.c b/apache2/re.c
index dd2afb5f..8b5b7cc0 100644
--- a/apache2/re.c
+++ b/apache2/re.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ apr_status_t msre_rule_process(msre_rule *rule, modsec_rec *msr) {
                 action = (msre_action *)telts[k].val;
                 metadata = (msre_tfn_metadata *)action->param_data;
 
-                rc = metadata->execute(mptmp, (char *)var->value, var->value_len,
+                rc = metadata->execute(mptmp, (unsigned char *)var->value, var->value_len,
                     &rval, &rval_length);
                 if (rc < 0) {
                     apr_pool_destroy(mptmp);
diff --git a/apache2/re_tfns.c b/apache2/re_tfns.c
index 8bea8846..eaaebc01 100644
--- a/apache2/re_tfns.c
+++ b/apache2/re_tfns.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int msre_fn_urlDecodeUni_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
 static int msre_fn_urlEncode_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
     long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
 {
-    *rval = url_encode(mptmp, input, input_len);
+    *rval = url_encode(mptmp, (char *)input, input_len);
     *rval_len = strlen(*rval);
     
     return (*rval_len == input_len ? 0 : 1);
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int msre_fn_base64Encode_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
 {
     *rval_len = apr_base64_encode_len(input_len); /* returns len with NULL byte included */
     *rval = apr_palloc(mptmp, *rval_len);
-    apr_base64_encode(*rval, input, input_len);
+    apr_base64_encode(*rval, (const char *)input, input_len);
     (*rval_len)--;
 
     return 1;
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ static int msre_fn_base64Encode_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
 static int msre_fn_base64Decode_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
     long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
 {
-    *rval_len = apr_base64_decode_len(input); /* returns len with NULL byte included */
+    *rval_len = apr_base64_decode_len((const char *)input); /* returns len with NULL byte included */
     *rval = apr_palloc(mptmp, *rval_len);
-    apr_base64_decode(*rval, input);
+    apr_base64_decode(*rval, (const char *)input);
     (*rval_len)--;
 
     return 1;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static int msre_fn_md5_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
     apr_md5(digest, input, input_len);
 
     *rval_len = APR_MD5_DIGESTSIZE;
-    *rval = apr_pstrmemdup(mptmp, digest, APR_MD5_DIGESTSIZE);
+    *rval = apr_pstrmemdup(mptmp, (const char *)digest, APR_MD5_DIGESTSIZE);
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -285,11 +285,11 @@ static int msre_fn_sha1_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
     apr_sha1_ctx_t context;
 
     apr_sha1_init(&context);
-    apr_sha1_update(&context, input, input_len);
+    apr_sha1_update(&context, (const char *)input, input_len);
     apr_sha1_final(digest, &context);
 
     *rval_len = APR_SHA1_DIGESTSIZE;
-    *rval = apr_pstrmemdup(mptmp, digest, APR_SHA1_DIGESTSIZE);
+    *rval = apr_pstrmemdup(mptmp, (const char *)digest, APR_SHA1_DIGESTSIZE);
 
     return 1;    
 }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int msre_fn_hexDecode_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
     long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
 {
     *rval_len = hex2bytes_inplace(input, input_len);
-    *rval = input;
+    *rval = (char *)input;
 
     return 1;
 }
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int msre_fn_htmlEntityDecode_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *in
     long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
 {
     *rval_len = html_entities_decode_inplace(mptmp, input, input_len);
-    *rval = input;
+    *rval = (char *)input;
 
     return (*rval_len == input_len ? 0 : 1);
 }
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static int msre_fn_escapeSeqDecode_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *inp
     long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
 {
     *rval_len = ansi_c_sequences_decode_inplace(input, input_len);
-    *rval = input;
+    *rval = (char *)input;
 
     return (*rval_len == input_len ? 0 : 1);
 }
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int msre_fn_normalisePath_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input
     long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
 {
     *rval_len = normalise_path_inplace(input, input_len, 0);
-    *rval = input;
+    *rval = (char *)input;
 
     return (*rval_len == input_len ? 0 : 1);
 }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int msre_fn_normalisePathWin_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *in
     long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
 {
     *rval_len = normalise_path_inplace(input, input_len, 1);
-    *rval = input;
+    *rval = (char *)input;
 
     return (*rval_len == input_len ? 0 : 1);
 }
diff --git a/apache2/re_variables.c b/apache2/re_variables.c
index a7cf29e2..eecd449e 100644
--- a/apache2/re_variables.c
+++ b/apache2/re_variables.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ static int var_request_filename_generate(modsec_rec *msr, msre_var *var, msre_ru
 
     if (value != NULL) {
         int invalid_count = 0;
-        urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex(value, strlen(value), &invalid_count);
+        urldecode_nonstrict_inplace_ex((unsigned char *)value, strlen(value), &invalid_count);
     }
 
     return var_simple_generate(var, vartab, mptmp, value);