viewvc/eggdrop1.6/NEWS

News - Updated 08 November 2000
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Whats new, first read the following documents:

     INSTALL
     README
     BOTNET
     UPDATES 1.5/1.6
     tcl-commands

All of these documents combined will fill you in on the latest changes to
eggdrop in version 1.6.x. All files are also available in html in doc/html/.

A lot of things have changed in this version so at a minimum read the
UPDATES1.5 and UPDATES1.6 text file. UPDATES shows whats been added and fixed
along the way.


CAUTION:

     1. Before you start the bot for the first time BACKUP your
     userfile if this is an upgrade from a previous version.

     2. DON'T USE YOUR OLD CONFIG FILE.. MAKE A NEW ONE.........

Changes made to Eggdrop 1.6.x from Eggdrop1.4.x

!CHANNELS

     Support for IRCNET !channels was added to eggdrop. Also this
     might be still a bit buggy, it should work basically. We
     appreciate bug reports!

+/-NODESYNCH

     This new channel setting replaces the old 'allow-desync' setting
     from global to channel functionality. This setting is usefull if
     you use some kind of chanserv or if you don't care about your
     channel being desynch.

ASYNCHRONOUS DNS MODULE

     Eggdrop 1.6 is shipped with a new module, the dns module. It
     replaces those old dns-lookups performed by eggdrop which could
     halt the whole bot during a time-out. We also added a new tcl
     command 'dnslookup', so scripts can look up IP's and hostname now
     asynchronously, too.

COMPRESS MODULE

     A new module called compress was introduced to eggdrop now. It
     provides gzip support to eggdrop (via tcl commands) and enables
     compressed userfile transfer.

DCC COMMANDS

     * ".nick" was renamed to ".handle". ".nick" will still be kept
       up to version 1.8.
     * ".chnick" was renamed to ".chhandle". ".chnick" will still be kept
       up to version 1.8.
     * .binds supports now wildcards

DOCUMENTATION

     A lot has happend to the documentation, nearly every file was changed
     or modified, so keep a look at them. Also we discovered html now and
     full html documentation is avilable now in doc/html.
     Additionally all possible settings in eggdrop are documented in
     doc/settings

EGGDROP.CONF.DIST

     eggdrop.conf.dist was replaced with three files, eggdrop.simple.conf,
     eggdrop.advanced.conf and eggdrop.complete.conf. This allows users to
     choose how detailed they want to configure their bot. eggdrop.simple.conf
     just contains the simplest configuration options, where
     eggdrop.advanced.conf goes more into details and eggdrop.complete.conf
     contains all possible settings.

LOGFILES

     Eggdrop uses strftime now to support different log files suffixes. The
     new setting is 'logfile-suffix'

NICK LENGTH

     To support longer nicknames as some irc servers do (dalnet I
     think) a settings was added for this one (nick-len).

PENALTY CALCULATION

     Eggdrop calculates penalty points on IRCNET now, so it won't
     flood itself off anymore. This feature also works on Efnet and
     Undernet. Should work on other networks, too

SHARE MODULE

     Share module got a new setting now (override-bots) which allows
     hub bots to override the leafs bot setting (botadress, telnet
     port and password). Please note, that this won't work with a 1.4
     or even 1.3 bot.

TCL COMMANDS

     * chnick was renamed to chhandle. The use of chnick is deprecated.
       chnick will is still accessible if you load compat.tcl
     * All three commands to add stuff to the queus (puthelp, putserv
       and putquick) support the '-next' parameter now which pushes
       data to the front of the queues.
     * A command to calculate md5 checksums was added (md5).
     * To support the new asynch dns module, the command 'dnslookup'
       was added.
     * Four new commands regarding exempts/invites were added
       stickexempt/unstickexempt, stickinvite/unstickinvite
     * New command wasop was added to check if a user had op before a
       mode change.
     * Three new tcl commands came with the compress module
       compressfile/uncompressfile and iscompressed
     * A new command to check whether the bot's nick is juped was
       added (isjuped)
     * binds NOTC and PART were upgraded so msg in them can be kept now.
     * fileresend command was added to support mIRC's dcc resume feature
     * a new bind called 'NEED' was added which can be used to trap
       events like need-op or need-unban but via a bind

     For more information about this changed or added tcl commands see
     doc/tcl-commands.doc

TRAFFIC ACCOUNTING

     Eggdrop counts the whole traffic which it generates and receives
     through irc,botnet and dcc now. You can access these statistica
     via the dcc command '.traffic'. Please note, that the counter
     gets reset every time a restart is done.

TRANSFER / FILESYS MODULE

     The filesys and transfer modules have changed completely. Both
     can handle now unlimited filename lengths and description sizes.
     Incomplete downloads from the bot can be resumed now.
     The db format of the filesys module was also changed to remove
     the limits imposed by the old format. There's nothing special for
     you to do as the old db is automatically converted to the new
     format when you first access it. You won't be able to downgrade
     to older versions after this though, so maybe you'll want to make
     a backup first.

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Copyright (C) 1997 Robey Pointer
Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001 Eggheads Development Team
1	johoho	1.12	News - Updated 08 November 2000
2	fabian	1.3	------------------------------------------------------------------------
3	fabian	1.1
4	fabian	1.3	Whats new, first read the following documents:
5	fabian	1.2
6	fabian	1.3	INSTALL
7			README
8			BOTNET
9	guppy	1.10	UPDATES 1.5/1.6
10	fabian	1.3	tcl-commands
11	fabian	1.2
12	fabian	1.3	All of these documents combined will fill you in on the latest changes to
13	guppy	1.10	eggdrop in version 1.6.x. All files are also available in html in doc/html/.
14	fabian	1.4
15			A lot of things have changed in this version so at a minimum read the
16	guppy	1.10	UPDATES1.5 and UPDATES1.6 text file. UPDATES shows whats been added and fixed
17	fabian	1.4	along the way.
18	fabian	1.2
19
20	fabian	1.3	CAUTION:
21	fabian	1.2
22	fabian	1.3	1. Before you start the bot for the first time BACKUP your
23			userfile if this is an upgrade from a previous version.
24
25			2. DON'T USE YOUR OLD CONFIG FILE.. MAKE A NEW ONE.........
26
27	guppy	1.10	Changes made to Eggdrop 1.6.x from Eggdrop1.4.x
28	fabian	1.2
29			!CHANNELS
30	fabian	1.3
31			Support for IRCNET !channels was added to eggdrop. Also this
32			might be still a bit buggy, it should work basically. We
33			appreciate bug reports!
34	fabian	1.2
35	fabian	1.4	+/-NODESYNCH
36
37			This new channel setting replaces the old 'allow-desync' setting
38			from global to channel functionality. This setting is usefull if
39			you use some kind of chanserv or if you don't care about your
40	johoho	1.7	channel being desynch.
41	fabian	1.4
42	fabian	1.2	ASYNCHRONOUS DNS MODULE
43	fabian	1.3
44	guppy	1.10	Eggdrop 1.6 is shipped with a new module, the dns module. It
45	fabian	1.3	replaces those old dns-lookups performed by eggdrop which could
46			halt the whole bot during a time-out. We also added a new tcl
47			command 'dnslookup', so scripts can look up IP's and hostname now
48			asynchronously, too.
49	fabian	1.2
50	johoho	1.6	COMPRESS MODULE
51
52			A new module called compress was introduced to eggdrop now. It
53	tothwolf	1.9	provides gzip support to eggdrop (via tcl commands) and enables
54	johoho	1.6	compressed userfile transfer.
55
56			DCC COMMANDS
57	fabian	1.3
58	fabian	1.4	* ".nick" was renamed to ".handle". ".nick" will still be kept
59			up to version 1.8.
60			* ".chnick" was renamed to ".chhandle". ".chnick" will still be kept
61			up to version 1.8.
62	johoho	1.6	* .binds supports now wildcards
63
64			DOCUMENTATION
65
66			A lot has happend to the documentation, nearly every file was changed
67			or modified, so keep a look at them. Also we discovered html now and
68			full html documentation is avilable now in doc/html.
69			Additionally all possible settings in eggdrop are documented in
70			doc/settings
71
72			EGGDROP.CONF.DIST
73
74	tothwolf	1.9	eggdrop.conf.dist was replaced with three files, eggdrop.simple.conf,
75	johoho	1.6	eggdrop.advanced.conf and eggdrop.complete.conf. This allows users to
76			choose how detailed they want to configure their bot. eggdrop.simple.conf
77			just contains the simplest configuration options, where
78			eggdrop.advanced.conf goes more into details and eggdrop.complete.conf
79			contains all possible settings.
80
81			LOGFILES
82
83			Eggdrop uses strftime now to support different log files suffixes. The
84			new setting is 'logfile-suffix'
85	fabian	1.2
86			NICK LENGTH
87	fabian	1.3
88			To support longer nicknames as some irc servers do (dalnet I
89			think) a settings was added for this one (nick-len).
90	guppy	1.13
91			PENALTY CALCULATION
92
93			Eggdrop calculates penalty points on IRCNET now, so it won't
94			flood itself off anymore. This feature also works on Efnet and
95			Undernet. Should work on other networks, too
96	fabian	1.2
97			SHARE MODULE
98	fabian	1.3
99			Share module got a new setting now (override-bots) which allows
100			hub bots to override the leafs bot setting (botadress, telnet
101			port and password). Please note, that this won't work with a 1.4
102			or even 1.3 bot.
103	fabian	1.2
104			TCL COMMANDS
105	fabian	1.3
106	johoho	1.6	* chnick was renamed to chhandle. The use of chnick is deprecated.
107			chnick will is still accessible if you load compat.tcl
108	fabian	1.3	* All three commands to add stuff to the queus (puthelp, putserv
109	fabian	1.4	and putquick) support the '-next' parameter now which pushes
110			data to the front of the queues.
111	johoho	1.7	* A command to calculate md5 checksums was added (md5).
112	fabian	1.3	* To support the new asynch dns module, the command 'dnslookup'
113	johoho	1.6	was added.
114			* Four new commands regarding exempts/invites were added
115			stickexempt/unstickexempt, stickinvite/unstickinvite
116			* New command wasop was added to check if a user had op before a
117			mode change.
118			* Three new tcl commands came with the compress module
119			compressfile/uncompressfile and iscompressed
120			* A new command to check whether the bot's nick is juped was
121			added (isjuped)
122			* binds NOTC and PART were upgraded so msg in them can be kept now.
123			* fileresend command was added to support mIRC's dcc resume feature
124	guppy	1.8	* a new bind called 'NEED' was added which can be used to trap
125			events like need-op or need-unban but via a bind
126	johoho	1.6
127			For more information about this changed or added tcl commands see
128			doc/tcl-commands.doc
129	fabian	1.2
130			TRAFFIC ACCOUNTING
131	fabian	1.3
132			Eggdrop counts the whole traffic which it generates and receives
133			through irc,botnet and dcc now. You can access these statistica
134			via the dcc command '.traffic'. Please note, that the counter
135			gets reset every time a restart is done.
136	fabian	1.2
137			TRANSFER / FILESYS MODULE
138	fabian	1.3
139			The filesys and transfer modules have changed completely. Both
140			can handle now unlimited filename lengths and description sizes.
141			Incomplete downloads from the bot can be resumed now.
142			The db format of the filesys module was also changed to remove
143			the limits imposed by the old format. There's nothing special for
144			you to do as the old db is automatically converted to the new
145			format when you first access it. You won't be able to downgrade
146			to older versions after this though, so maybe you'll want to make
147			a backup first.
148
149			------------------------------------------------------------------------
150	guppy	1.14	Copyright (C) 1997 Robey Pointer
151			Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001 Eggheads Development Team
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