ircII 20180609
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from: @(#)eterna: NEWS,v 1.139 2017/09/13 23:23:41 mrg Exp
Changes in ircII 20170913:
o new /lastlog commands -saveall and -loadall that save and load the
current window's lastlog, allowing session restoring
o new REFRESH_WINDOW_LASTLOG binding that will fully redraw the
current window, using data from the lastlog, leaving it in a
scrollable manner
o fix bug in 20170404 and tabkey with nicks longer than 7 chars
Changes in ircII 20170704:
o fixes for the OSX fixes in 20170606
Changes in ircII 20170606:
o new window resizer now works, can get the old one at compile time with
--with-default-resize-method=old configure option
o more fixes for OSX and @-style assignment
o fix a window rebalance when not resizing bug
Changes in ircII 20170128:
o fix crashes on OSX in complex scripts using [] o fix reconnecting channels moving windows
Changes in ircII 20151120:
o fix a program hang upon invalid utf-8 sequences o /set log and /window log no longer double the output o /lastlog no longer adds trailing ^Os to log files
Changes in ircII 20150903:
o ircII now uses the final column of the display o contrib/noansi.c is a program to remove ANSI C colours
Changes in ircII 20150222:
o fix irc "realname" handling o fix SWITCH_CHANNELS binding o revert to old window size change handling for now
Changes in ircII 20141028:
o fix a new colour selection issue o fix bugs in new window resize code o fix compilation issues on NetBSD 5.x o fixes to option handling
Changes in ircII 20140824:
o HTTP proxy support for connecting to an IRC server has been added.
please see the PROXY/ and NO_PROXY/ prefixes for server names, the
new -R command switch and the new -proxy option for both /server
and /window server
o /wait without -cmd is no longer supported
o 4 new /set variables have been introduced to specify various
types of SSL certificate and keys: SSL_CA_CHAIN_FILE, SSL_CA_FILE,
SSL_CA_PATH and SSL_CA_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE. these can be used to
use different certificates, chains and private keys than the openssl
default
o add new "-e protocol level" option to set the default SSL level
for individual protocols. currently only supports IRC
o SSL support has been added for IRC. new -ssl, -sslnocheck, and
-nossl options to /window server and /server
use the --without-openssl flag to ./configure to build if openssl
is missing
Changes in ircII 20140317:
o support for $"..." prompting input has been removed. please use
the /input command instead
o support for /wait without -cmd is marked obsolete and will be
removed in the next release. please use /wait -cmd instead
o ircII now depends upon C99 compiler environment
o autoconf 2.69 is now used to generate ./configure
o support for Andrew Mail System has been removed
o support for non-POSIX signals has been removed
o /who with filter options, as well as /wait and other commands like
/userhost should now work concurrently on different servers
o provide more error on failed connections in some cases
o make IRCHOST and irc -h <host> also take a :port, and also support
[ip.v6.ad.dr] style addresses
o add some ./configure flags for developers
o fix some problems with /window add and /query on the same nick
o fix some deficiencies in the utf-8 support
o unfinished /stack command removed
o fix input scrolling when typing more than the screen width
also remove excessive cursor movement for input
o bugs fixed in multi-screen support; wserv no longer exits upon
a size change, and several potential fd-leaks plugged
Changes in ircII 20131230:
o re-add the utf-8 changes now that the scrolling is not slowed o scrolling is much faster now o fix compile time errors in on modern glibc systems o add /nuser command o wserv and ircio move into "libexec" dir.
Changes in ircII 20110228:
o /on channel_signoff works again o try to split ICB messages at word boundaries o disallow many IRC commands on ICB o /ping works on ICB o revert the utf-8 changes for large lastlog performance reasons.
there should be a re-implementation coming in the future.
o make /on nickname, /on channel_nick, $chanusers() and $onchannel()
work with ICB.
o make /save save /ignore'd things
Changes in ircII 20060725:
o remove dead /set use_old_msg variable o lex is no longer required for any part of ircII o fixed /set irchost vs /set irc_encoding problem o default status line now tells you when you are scrolled up o new variables status_scrolled and status_scrolled_lines o new status format modifiers %P and %s o fixed a bug with the input prompt being overtaken o /set translation has been removed. all encoding support now depends
on the existance of iconv(3) support, enhancing the capabilities and
correctness of codeset conversion. the translation and iso2022_support
variables have been replaced with input_encoding, display_encoding
and irc_encoding
o /msg -server <servergroup|servername|number>
now works to send message on specific servers ie, other than the
current window's server
o support new $IRCSERVERSFILE that overrides $LIBDIR/ircII.servers
Changes in ircII 20040820:
o /msg . now works for ICB mode as well o /topic now works by default for ICB o fix building on SunOS4 with GCC
Changes in ircII 20040216:
o various documentation updates o ircii now requires an ANSI C compiler (such as GCC) to compile o new /set switch_to_quiet_channels that allows switch_channels binding
to ignore "quiet" channels.
o fixed the --without-emacs-meta-keys option to really be the default
o /hush support in ICB
o new example script ``multichan'' for maintaining multiple server
and channel configurations.
o renamed /ON ICB_MOTD to ICB_CMDOUT and fixed it as well
o removed old "SED" useless encryption
o add /ON TOPIC support for ICB
o builds on solaris out-of-box again
Changes in ircII 20030709: o turned on SO_REUSEADDR for most connections o /DCC RAW works when disconnected again o several bugs fixed o new /set dccport and /set bind_local_dcchost variables to give
the user full control over how dcc requests are sent.
o new /on os_signal to give user-access to receiving UNIX signals
o /set beep_on_msg now works for ICB messages and groups (public)
o the --without-emacs-meta-keys configure option is now the default
o the emacs meta key bindings for M-b and M-d were fixed
Changes in ircII 20030315:
o fixed several display and status bugs introduced in 20030314
Changes in ircII 20030314:
o server's added by /server are no longer removed if they fail to connect o SEVERAL REMOTE HOLES FIXED in ctcp, status & other code o fix ICB /msg to names starting with a /. you can now /msg \/oink to send
a message to "/oink". if you previously were able to /msg \oink you now
have to /msg \\oink
o arithmetic "|" now works properly
o fix ICB /msg with a user the same name as the channel
o fix ICB group's and user's with comma's in them
o /notify and /timer always go to level crap now
o fix nickname response lossage
o fix $connect() which was broken recently
o fix "irc -h" which was broken recently
o fix "dcc close raw" which was broken recently
Changes in ircII 20021103:
o fix random bugs o fix a problem with new ICB group name changes message format o new /on icb_who and /on icb_motd o all high control chars should be now properly filtered avoiding
pretend output
o fix help page bugs
o fix meta5, meta6, meta7 and meta8, which behaved as if you had always
hitten them once you had (ie sticky forever)
o avoid crashes in /help
Changes in ircII 20020912:
o /join group can now move an ICB group to a different window o add ICB support for /join -force and /join -invite o echoing bold / inverse / underline chars immediately after one
another now works properly in all cases
o DCC and IPv6 now works. ircII can DCC CHAT via IPv6 with irssi
o new /set dcchost to change the dcc source host. this changes what
the -H flag sets at start up
o IPv6 support split into pure-IPv6 and new socket API support, with
replacements for the latter being provided if they do not exist
PLEASE NOTE: this may cause ./configure or build failures due to
gethostbyname(), getaddrinfo(), getnameinfo(), freeaddrinfo(),
inet_pton() or inet_ntop() lossage. please report via ircbug
o /dcc talk, /dcc summon, and /dcc tmsg are no longer supported
o /on ctcp_reply, /on notice, /on encrypted_notice and /on flood all
now provide the target of the /on as $1. PLEASE NOTE: this will
affect old scripts. use if (V > 20020902) to check for the new
behaviour
o nearly all reported bugs fixed
o /xecho -level should now work for channel traffic as well. PLEASE
NOTE: this will probably cause some messages to go to a different
window now than they used to - possibly a bug! please report any
such changes that do not seem correct
o connections to multi-homed hosts not listening on all IP addresses
now works in all cases
o new /setenv & /unsetenv commands
o /log core dump fixes
o help file fixes
o new `fkeys' script to make it possible to bind function keys
o irc -t is now the default. use -T to get ti/te sequences
o long ICB messages are now always split up correctly
o various minor bug fixes
o 2.8script/newaway/default scripts "n.o" alias unified
Changes in ircII 20020403:
o new /on dcc_list hook, for /dcc list output o /dcc list bug fixed o status clock gets very slow bug fixed o fix /window new server foo.com channel #foo,foo o fix build problem on BSD/OS 4.3 o new --disable-non-blocking to turn off non blocking connects o new /load autoquery, to automatically create a new query window
when /msg'ing. apparently like mIRC
o /whois works on ICB again
o multi-server connections should work much better now, including
when loaded from a script
o new help file for /window where, missing since forever
o server "." refers to the last connected server in this window, eg
`/window server .' and `/server .'
Changes in ircII 20020322:
o fix a severe bug in several window information functions
Changes in ircII 20011210:
o /save -all works properly now o new server server groups can be listed in $IRCSERVER by prefixing
:group: to the server name, eg, IRC/:lamenet:irc.lamenet.org:666
o fix /set status_voice
o add /server -group, allowing proper multi-network configuration
o fix tabkey for people who join channels
o fix many $functions() to work properly in multi-server context, and
no longer use the current window
o enhance $ignored()
o add missing docs for /set tab, decrypt_program, show_stars and
iso2022_support
o new /on window_list for /window list output hookery
o /window create now takes -xterm and -screen flags to force either a
xterm or screen window to be created, rather than forcing the choice
o /on flood support for ICB
o fixes for server passwords
o fix for linking on solaris
o don't send notices that are flooding as if they are public notices
o bug fix to keep track of my own nickname
o /on foo will now show fuzzy matches again "foo" instead of complaining
about ambiguity
o /window create should work properly now, no i really mean it this time
o random bug fixes
o /window create windows now have input buffers that do not interfere
with each other
o new $filestat() function
o /timer is now sub-second aware
o raw DCC core dump bug fixes
Changes in ircII 20020321:
o new /on raw_send o new /exec -filter option o fixed mIRC colour code handling o enhanced redirection to multiple targets o bug fix for $mid() o bug fix for when resizing to a smaller window o other bug fixes
Changes in ircII 20010612:
o dcc source address can be edited (usable with masquerade) o japanese support (ISO2022_SUPPORT) o new /set star_prefix to replace the standard "*** " prefix o new $windows(), $screens(), $notify() and $ignored() functions o fixes for /nick problems o new /set status_voice variable associated with new status_format
modifier %v, and voice on the current channel
o many bugs fixes
o /me support for ICB
o new AES/rijndael cipher (CBC mode) available
o ircII is now version as YYYYMMDD only
o new command line option -t to disable termcap ti/te sequences
o new /window nostatus for no status line at all
o new /set hide_channel_keys variable
o new /set {fore,back}ground_colour variables
o new /set xterm_geomoptstr variable
o no more (insecure) ``priviledge port'' support
o scrollback no longer goes beyond the end of the lastlog history
o new /cat command
o new $chatpeers() function
o new /set make_notice_msg variable
o /encrypt -showkeys option added
o lastlog level HELP added
o more bugs fixed
o additional /bind-able metakeys: meta5_character,
meta6_character, meta7_character, meta8_character
o forward and backward scroll *really* works!
o scrolling directly to the start also works!
o most /ignore requests are now honoured by the ICB mode
o new /set no_ask_password variable added
o new /set xterm_path variable added
o new /set irchost variable added
o IPv6 [se:ve:er]:port support added
o translation table support in dumb mode
o new $wincols() and $winrows() functions which return the
number of columns and rows in this window
o /set auto_unmark_away fixed after many years
o bunches of bugs fixed
o if /dcc get fails due to local permissions, the offer is not
removed any longer, allowing the problem to be fixed
o +c (colourless) and +R (registered users only) channel modes
o IRC 2.10 !channels supported
o vasprintf(3) support
o aliases of dynamic sizes!
o channels *really* should stay attached to windows properly
and hang around after reconnects, etc
o /join bug is gone
o new /on window_swap that is triggered when you swap windows
o /window bind has original behaviour; stick to windows not
channels
o ICB support extended
o IPv6 support has been integrated
o added hasvoice() and dcclist() functions. See help
o .ircquick file support for separate files to be executed
between and after connection to server
o standard GNU configure --srcdir and object directory support
has been added
o many more bugs have been fixed
o $servertype() function has been added, which returns ICB or IRC,
including server version
o SOCKS version 5 support has been added
o ICB support had been added
o CAST-128 support has been changed from EBC mode to CBC mode,
which makes it incompatible with interium releases of 4.4-Lite
o bugs fixed all over the place
o colour support added
o bugs in crypto code fixed. now works without crashing
o /exec -target ($T) works
o "window query" works
o new functions winvis() and querynick()
o allow "window channel #chan,key" to work
o various flash-style attacks have been fixed
o /timer, and several variables are now aware of the current
server context
o several translation tables have been updated and added
o broken servers are handled better
o long nick names are supported
o many bugs have been fixed
o support for irc2.10 has been added
o messages typically always go the right window now, rather than
just most of the time
o the paranoid may now easily turn of returning information
about oneself to various ctcp commands with --with-paranoid
o several enhancements to the encryption system:
- the old external program interface is changed to not leak
information via the command line
- a CAST-128 implementation has been added to provide strong
encryption for both normal IRC channels, messages, and also
DCC chat connections
- several bugs fixed
o ircII is now under a BSD-style copyright. thanks to troy rollo
and mike sandrof for helping this process so much, so quickly!
o fix core dumps in /queue
o documentation enhancements
o new script `nocolour' for dealing with mIRC-style colour codes
o fix several configuration time problems
o fix the "encryption_program"
o expand ctcp to dcc. queries only, no replies. dcc send, actions,
ctcp UTC, etc. work. prints more information when connecting
o fixes stupid "channel leave" bug
o add new configure switch `--paranoid' which turns of then uname
and finger information returned in ctcp version and finger replies
o avoid buffer overflows in dcc chat code, as noted on bugtraq
o fix problems with ctcp encryption
o setting the logfile will expand `~user' expressions
o fix the $rindex() function
Changes in ircII 4.4:
o tabkey works with nicknames with \'s in them o muchly updated /window server and /window channel system o more robust autoconfiguration o lots of bugs fixed o `idle()' functions returns idle time o `/dcc rename -chat old new' renames a dcc chat connection o `/set same_window_only' places channels in windows more often o `&' is expanded in GCOS fields, as per BSD o ctcp flood handling done in a more sane manner o non blocking connects (use -DNON_BLOCKING_CONNECTS). ircII will
attempt to figure out if this is available or not automatically,
when configuring
o new window commands `addgroup', and `delgroup'. these allow you
to define a group of windows, such that they are always connected
to the same server
o new `ircbug' shell command for reporting bugs
o SOCKS support
o new `imap' script
o new log level `BEEP'
o dcc works with `/server localhost', again
o `/set HELP_PATH' now works with ~user expansion
o lots and lots and lots of bug fixes
o new `undernet' script to make ircII understand undernet.org extras
o a bunch of general bug fixes. most of the submitted-via-ircbug (the
correct way!) have been fixed, or at least closely analyzed
o DYNAMIC_SLIP is not longer available, due to ircII simply handling
the case properly now
o `/window create' might be stabler. really this time
o removed `/set help_service' support from ircII
o added `help' script to replace `/set help_service' support
o almost all gcc -Wall warnings on a sane system fixed
o help files are once again distributed with ircII
o windows now default to having level of `NONE'
o better error reporting in some circumstances
o renamed `ircserv' to `ircio' due to continued believe that `ircserv'
was actually an IRC server
o `/server .' should reconnect to the server last connected in this
window
o fully prototyped source tree
o each window can have two status lines, using `/window double', and
the new `STATUS_FORMAT1' and `STATUS_FORMAT2' varaibles
o new variable `SAME_WINDOW_ONLY' that controls how disconnected
channels are placed (if at all) in other windows
o ircII no longer use lex/flex in the build process
o `/notify' can be more verbose
o `irc -b' loads the .ircrc before connecting to a server. beware
o irc 2.9 support
o many many new translation tables, polish, russian, etc
o hopefully more consistant message levels
o `/window server', `/server', then `IRCSERVER' variable, and command
line server lists all support the server:port:password:nickname
format
o `/window sticky <on|off>' to control whether channels follow server
changes, etc
o new `/squery' and `/servlist' commands, for ircd 2.9.x
o annoying bug in `/server -delete' fixed
0 several more bugs fixed
o window scroll now works better