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Last revised: March  10, 2003
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                                   News


  What's new? First, read the following documents:

    INSTALL
    README
    doc/BOTNET
    doc/UPDATES1.6
    doc/tcl-commands.doc

  All of these documents combined will fill you in on the latest changes to
  Eggdrop in version 1.6.x. All files, with the exception of UPDATES1.6, are
  also available in html format in doc/html/.

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

  If you are upgrading from a pre-1.6 version of Eggdrop:

    1. Before you start the bot for the first time, BACKUP your userfile.

    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. This might still be
     a bit buggy. We appreciate bug reports!

  +/-NODESYNCH

     This new channel setting replaces the old 'allow-desync' config file
     setting. It is useful if you use some type of ChanServ or if you don't
     care about your channel being desynched.

  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 timeout. We also added a new Tcl command, 'dnslookup', so
     scripts can now use DNS functions asynchronously, too. See
     doc/settings/mod.dns for more information.

  COMPRESS MODULE

     A new module called compress was introduced to Eggdrop. It provides
     gzip support to Eggdrop (via Tcl commands) and enables compressed
     userfile transfer. See doc/settings/mod.compress for more information.

  SHARE MODULE

     The share module has a new setting now (override-bots) which allows
     hub bots to override the leaf bots' bot settings (botaddress, telnet
     port, and password). Please note that this won't work with a version
     1.4 or below bot. See doc/settings/mod.share for more information.

  TRANSFER / FILESYS MODULES

     The filesys and transfer modules have changed completely. Both can now
     handle unlimited filename lengths and description sizes. Incomplete
     downloads from the bot can also now be resumed. The db format of the
     filesys module was 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, so you
     may want to make a backup first. See doc/settings/mod.transfer and
     doc/settings/mod.filesys for more information.


  UPTIME MODULE

     This module reports uptime statistics to http://uptime.eggheads.org.
     Go look and see what your uptime is! It takes about 9 hours to show
     up, so if your bot isn't listed, try again later. See
     doc/settings/mod.uptime for more information.


  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" now supports wildcards.

     * ".halfop" and ".dehalfop" have been added.

     * The 'optimise' file system command was renamed to 'optimize'. The
       old command will still be kept up to version 1.8.

     * Eggdrop now counts all of the traffic which it generates and receives
       through IRC, the botnet, scripts, and dcc. You can access these
       statistics via the dcc command ".traffic". Please note that the counter
       gets reset every time a restart is done.

     * ".modules" now works locally as well as remotely.

  CHANNEL MODES

     Support for IRCnet negative limits and DALnet's +R, +M, and +c channel
     modes has been added. Eggdrop now also supports halfops (+h).

  DOCUMENTATION

     A lot has happened to the documentation; nearly every file was changed,
     so take a look at them. Also, we have discovered html, and full html
     documentation is available now in doc/html. Additionally, all possible
     settings for Eggdrop are documented in doc/settings.

  CONFIG FILES

     * To support longer nicknames, as some IRC servers do, a new 'nick-len'
       setting was added.

     * Eggdrop uses strftime now to support different logfile suffixes. The
       new config file setting is 'logfile-suffix'.

     * A new 'pidfile' setting was added to allow you to specify the name
       of Eggdrop's pid file.

     * The 'strict-servernames' setting was removed.

  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, and should work on other networks as well.

  TCL COMMANDS

     * The 'chnick' command was renamed to 'chhandle'. The use of 'chnick'
       is deprecated. 'chnick' is still accessible if you load compat.tcl.

     * All three commands to add data to the queues (puthelp, putserv and
       putquick) now support the '-next' parameter which pushes data to the
       front of the queue.

     * A command to calculate md5 checksums, 'md5', was added.

     * To support the new asynch dns module, the command 'dnslookup' was
       added.

     * Four new commands regarding exempts/invites were added: stickexempt,
       unstickexempt, stickinvite, and unstickinvite.

     * A new 'wasop' command was added to check if a user had op before a
       mode change.

     * 'washalfop', 'ishalfop', and 'botishalfop' have been added.

     * Three new Tcl commands were added as part of the compress module:
       compressfile, uncompressfile, and iscompressed.

     * A new command to check whether the bot's nick is juped was
       added (isjuped).

     * The fileresend command was added to support mIRC's dcc resume
       feature.

     * A new bind type called 'NEED' was added which triggers when the bot
       needs op, unban, limit, key, or invite.

     * LOST and TOUT bind types were added.

     * Two new commands, 'channame2dname' and 'chandname2name', were added
       to allow scripts to support !channels.

     * A new evnt type, loaded, was added.

     * The 'setudef', 'renudef', and 'deludef' commands were added to allow
       for user-defined channel settings.

     * A 'traffic' command was added which returns a list of sublists
       containing information about the bot's traffic usage in bytes.

     * The CTCP bind type now supports wildcards.

     * A 'handlen' variable was added (set to the value of the HANDLEN
       define in eggdrop.h. 'nick-len' was also renamed to 'nicklen' (the
       old variable will remain until version 1.8.

     * The 'channel get' command was added to allow channel settings to be
       easily retrieved.

     * The 'server' variable now contains the server's realname instead of its
       serverlist entry regardless of the 'strict-servernames' setting.

     * The 'serveraddress' variable was added, which contains the server's
       serverlist address and port.

     * The 'onchan', 'botonchan', 'botisvoice', 'botisop', 'onchansplit',
       'isop', 'isvoice', and 'handonchan' commands no longer require an
       argument.

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

  TRAFFIC ACCOUNTING

     Eggdrop now counts all of the traffic which it generates and receives
     through IRC, the botnet, scripts, and dcc. You can access these statistics
     via the dcc command '.traffic'. Please note that the counter gets reset
     every time a restart is done.
  ________________________________________________________________________

Copyright (C) 1997 Robey Pointer
Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Eggheads Development Team
1	wcc	1.19	News
2	wcc	1.27	Last revised: March 10, 2003
3	wcc	1.21	_________________________________________________________________
4	fabian	1.1
5	wcc	1.21	News
6	fabian	1.2
7
8	wcc	1.21	What's new? First, read the following documents:
9	fabian	1.4
10	wcc	1.21	INSTALL
11			README
12			doc/BOTNET
13			doc/UPDATES1.6
14			doc/tcl-commands.doc
15	fabian	1.2
16	wcc	1.21	All of these documents combined will fill you in on the latest changes to
17			Eggdrop in version 1.6.x. All files, with the exception of UPDATES1.6, are
18			also available in html format in doc/html/.
19	fabian	1.2
20	wcc	1.21	A lot of things have changed in this version, so at a minimum, read the
21			UPDATES1.6 text file. UPDATES shows what's been added and fixed along the
22			way.
23
24			If you are upgrading from a pre-1.6 version of Eggdrop:
25
26			1. Before you start the bot for the first time, BACKUP your userfile.
27
28			2. DON'T USE YOUR OLD CONFIG FILE. MAKE A NEW ONE!
29
30			_________________________________________________________________
31	fabian	1.3
32	guppy	1.17	Changes made to Eggdrop 1.6.x from Eggdrop1.4.x:
33	fabian	1.2
34	wcc	1.19	!CHANNELS
35	fabian	1.3
36	guppy	1.17	Support for IRCnet !channels was added to Eggdrop. This might still be
37			a bit buggy. We appreciate bug reports!
38	fabian	1.2
39	wcc	1.19	+/-NODESYNCH
40	fabian	1.4
41	guppy	1.17	This new channel setting replaces the old 'allow-desync' config file
42	wcc	1.19	setting. It is useful if you use some type of ChanServ or if you don't
43			care about your channel being desynched.
44	fabian	1.4
45	wcc	1.19	ASYNCHRONOUS DNS MODULE
46	fabian	1.3
47	wcc	1.19	Eggdrop 1.6 is shipped with a new module, the dns module. It replaces
48			those old dns-lookups performed by Eggdrop which could halt the whole
49			bot during a timeout. We also added a new Tcl command, 'dnslookup', so
50			scripts can now use DNS functions asynchronously, too. See
51			doc/settings/mod.dns for more information.
52	fabian	1.2
53	wcc	1.19	COMPRESS MODULE
54	johoho	1.6
55	wcc	1.19	A new module called compress was introduced to Eggdrop. It provides
56			gzip support to Eggdrop (via Tcl commands) and enables compressed
57			userfile transfer. See doc/settings/mod.compress for more information.
58	guppy	1.17
59	wcc	1.19	SHARE MODULE
60	guppy	1.17
61			The share module has a new setting now (override-bots) which allows
62	wcc	1.19	hub bots to override the leaf bots' bot settings (botaddress, telnet
63			port, and password). Please note that this won't work with a version
64			1.4 or below bot. See doc/settings/mod.share for more information.
65
66			TRANSFER / FILESYS MODULES
67
68			The filesys and transfer modules have changed completely. Both can now
69			handle unlimited filename lengths and description sizes. Incomplete
70			downloads from the bot can also now be resumed. The db format of the
71			filesys module was changed to remove the limits imposed by the old
72			format. There's nothing special for you to do, as the old db is
73	guppy	1.17	automatically converted to the new format when you first access it.
74			You won't be able to downgrade to older versions after this, so you
75	wcc	1.19	may want to make a backup first. See doc/settings/mod.transfer and
76			doc/settings/mod.filesys for more information.
77	guppy	1.17
78
79	wcc	1.19	UPTIME MODULE
80	guppy	1.17
81			This module reports uptime statistics to http://uptime.eggheads.org.
82	wcc	1.19	Go look and see what your uptime is! It takes about 9 hours to show
83			up, so if your bot isn't listed, try again later. See
84	guppy	1.17	doc/settings/mod.uptime for more information.
85
86	johoho	1.6
87	wcc	1.19	DCC COMMANDS
88	fabian	1.3
89	fabian	1.4	* ".nick" was renamed to ".handle". ".nick" will still be kept
90			up to version 1.8.
91	guppy	1.17
92	fabian	1.4	* ".chnick" was renamed to ".chhandle". ".chnick" will still be kept
93			up to version 1.8.
94	guppy	1.17
95	wcc	1.19	* ".binds" now supports wildcards.
96	guppy	1.17
97	wcc	1.23	* ".halfop" and ".dehalfop" have been added.
98
99	guppy	1.17	* The 'optimise' file system command was renamed to 'optimize'. The
100			old command will still be kept up to version 1.8.
101
102			* Eggdrop now counts all of the traffic which it generates and receives
103	wcc	1.19	through IRC, the botnet, scripts, and dcc. You can access these
104			statistics via the dcc command ".traffic". Please note that the counter
105			gets reset every time a restart is done.
106	guppy	1.17
107	wcc	1.27	* ".modules" now works locally as well as remotely.
108
109	wcc	1.19	CHANNEL MODES
110	guppy	1.17
111			Support for IRCnet negative limits and DALnet's +R, +M, and +c channel
112	wcc	1.22	modes has been added. Eggdrop now also supports halfops (+h).
113	johoho	1.6
114	wcc	1.19	DOCUMENTATION
115	johoho	1.6
116	wcc	1.19	A lot has happened to the documentation; nearly every file was changed,
117			so take a look at them. Also, we have discovered html, and full html
118	guppy	1.17	documentation is available now in doc/html. Additionally, all possible
119			settings for Eggdrop are documented in doc/settings.
120
121	wcc	1.19	CONFIG FILES
122	guppy	1.17
123	wcc	1.18	* To support longer nicknames, as some IRC servers do, a new 'nick-len'
124	guppy	1.17	setting was added.
125	fabian	1.2
126	guppy	1.17	* Eggdrop uses strftime now to support different logfile suffixes. The
127			new config file setting is 'logfile-suffix'.
128	fabian	1.3
129	guppy	1.17	* A new 'pidfile' setting was added to allow you to specify the name
130			of Eggdrop's pid file.
131	guppy	1.13
132	wcc	1.26	* The 'strict-servernames' setting was removed.
133
134	wcc	1.19	PENALTY CALCULATION
135	guppy	1.13
136	guppy	1.17	Eggdrop calculates penalty points on IRCnet now, so it won't
137			flood itself off anymore. This feature also works on EFnet and
138			Undernet, and should work on other networks as well.
139
140	wcc	1.19	TCL COMMANDS
141	guppy	1.17
142	wcc	1.19	* The 'chnick' command was renamed to 'chhandle'. The use of 'chnick'
143			is deprecated. 'chnick' is still accessible if you load compat.tcl.
144	fabian	1.2
145	wcc	1.19	* All three commands to add data to the queues (puthelp, putserv and
146	guppy	1.17	putquick) now support the '-next' parameter which pushes data to the
147			front of the queue.
148
149	wcc	1.19	* A command to calculate md5 checksums, 'md5', was added.
150	fabian	1.3
151	wcc	1.19	* To support the new asynch dns module, the command 'dnslookup' was
152	guppy	1.17	added.
153	fabian	1.2
154	guppy	1.17	* Four new commands regarding exempts/invites were added: stickexempt,
155			unstickexempt, stickinvite, and unstickinvite.
156	fabian	1.3
157	wcc	1.19	* A new 'wasop' command was added to check if a user had op before a
158	johoho	1.6	mode change.
159	wcc	1.23
160			* 'washalfop', 'ishalfop', and 'botishalfop' have been added.
161	guppy	1.17
162			* Three new Tcl commands were added as part of the compress module:
163			compressfile, uncompressfile, and iscompressed.
164
165	johoho	1.6	* A new command to check whether the bot's nick is juped was
166	guppy	1.17	added (isjuped).
167
168	wcc	1.19	* The fileresend command was added to support mIRC's dcc resume
169	guppy	1.17	feature.
170
171			* A new bind type called 'NEED' was added which triggers when the bot
172			needs op, unban, limit, key, or invite.
173
174	wcc	1.19	* LOST and TOUT bind types were added.
175	johoho	1.6
176	wcc	1.19	* Two new commands, 'channame2dname' and 'chandname2name', were added
177			to allow scripts to support !channels.
178	guppy	1.17
179			* A new evnt type, loaded, was added.
180
181	wcc	1.19	* The 'setudef', 'renudef', and 'deludef' commands were added to allow
182			for user-defined channel settings.
183	guppy	1.17
184	wcc	1.19	* A 'traffic' command was added which returns a list of sublists
185	guppy	1.17	containing information about the bot's traffic usage in bytes.
186
187			* The CTCP bind type now supports wildcards.
188
189	wcc	1.19	* A 'handlen' variable was added (set to the value of the HANDLEN
190			define in eggdrop.h. 'nick-len' was also renamed to 'nicklen' (the
191			old variable will remain until version 1.8.
192	wcc	1.20
193			* The 'channel get' command was added to allow channel settings to be
194			easily retrieved.
195	wcc	1.26
196			* The 'server' variable now contains the server's realname instead of its
197			serverlist entry regardless of the 'strict-servernames' setting.
198
199			* The 'serveraddress' variable was added, which contains the server's
200			serverlist address and port.
201	wcc	1.27
202			* The 'onchan', 'botonchan', 'botisvoice', 'botisop', 'onchansplit',
203			'isop', 'isvoice', and 'handonchan' commands no longer require an
204			argument.
205	wcc	1.19
206	guppy	1.17	For more information about changed or added Tcl commands, see
207	wcc	1.19	doc/tcl-commands.doc.
208	fabian	1.2
209	wcc	1.19	TRAFFIC ACCOUNTING
210	fabian	1.3
211	guppy	1.17	Eggdrop now counts all of the traffic which it generates and receives
212	wcc	1.19	through IRC, the botnet, scripts, and dcc. You can access these statistics
213	guppy	1.17	via the dcc command '.traffic'. Please note that the counter gets reset
214			every time a restart is done.
215			________________________________________________________________________
216	fabian	1.3
217	guppy	1.14	Copyright (C) 1997 Robey Pointer
218	wcc	1.25	Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Eggheads Development Team
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