3.5(.dev) --

 * Fixed: Channel stats would be desynched after bot being kicked and rejoining.
 * Added: New debug command: INJECT <rest>. Inject data as if it came from the server itself.
 * Fixed: prot_action enforced protection levels above SET PROT.
 * Fixed: Apparently Eggheads changed the uptime protocol without telling anyone.
 * Changed: Branchless more compact base64 conversion for RANDSRC in send_spy().
 * Changed: New botnet connection announced on spy status instead of spy botnet.
 * Changed: Adjusted output of INFO command.
 * Changed: Rewrote how SERVERGROUP works. Config files might need changes.
 * Removed: SERVERGROUP command.
 * Changed: Nicks/Wantnick/Userhost dynamically allocated only for 'too long' strings.
 * Removed: IDWRAP code. It was my personal thing.
 * Changed: on_msg now matches commands using a hash function instead
            of iterating through the list of commands using strcasecmp.
 * Added: More help files; BOOT, DEBUG, NOTE, READ
 * Changed: Updated several helpfiles.
 * Changed: Table of builtin commands taken out of gencmd.c and put into
            commands.h for easier editing.
 * Added: ESAY $load to show system CPU loadavg (HOSTINFO feature).
 * Changed: Bumped version because of undocumented changes.

3.2 -- October 21, 2025.

 * Added: Server maxontime is actually used.
 * Fixed: Crash in SETPASS
 * Fixed: FORGET command Issue #20
 * Added: Support for a posfix.sh command at the end of the compilation
          process for developers.
 * Added: Host info added to CORE (with HOSTINFO support).
 * Plenty of unlisted changes...
 * Changed: Do not log commands until all the checks are done.
 * Added: Debug info on code layout in debug files.
 * Changed: HOSTINFO changed to SYSINFO.
 * Fixed: Compiler warnings.
 * Changed: More code layout adjustments.
 * Added: Superuser doing AUTH with no arguments will list active auths.
 * Changed: Default uptime host set to uptime.eggheads.org.
 * Fixed: CHAT crash bug.
 * Changed: Reorder HELP command list to alphabetical order.
 * Added: Binary as source for CV command.
 * Added: Newbie warning about using -f with sessions support.
 * Added: CALC command (still alpha code).
 * Added: Spy RANDSRC: generate randomness from IRC activity.
 * Fixed: away.txt grammar (m4t).
 * Fixed: 8ball.txt language fixes.
 * Changed: ESAY overflow adjustment.
 * Changed: January 15, 2025: Proton no longer single. Sorry to all the ladies.

3.1 -- May 25, 2020.

 * Fixed: If the network interface goes down, the mech will mark all servers as unconnectable,
          permanently, so even when the network comes back up... Fixed!
 * Fixed: Bug with bigsay characters defined with blank lines.
 * Changed: Session config is saved to "filename.sessiontemp" and once the save is complete
   its moved to "filename.session", just in case something happens that might create a corrupt
   session file (eg, SIGSEGV).
 * Added: SERVERSILENCETIMEOUT, maximum idle timer for server connection. in case of lost FIN packets
 * Fixed: Compiles clean with -std=c89
 * Added: $guid to esay variables
 * Added: New bigsay font: spider, use with .bigsay -spider cowabunga!
 * Fixed: Error in printing pointers would make lots of debug output go missing
 * Changed: Debug output (./energymech -d -o <file>) now appends instead of truncating
 * Fixed: Botnet auth messages now propagate correctly throughout the botnet
 * Added: Newbie mode warnings about config/userfiles readable by others (exposing passwords)
 * Fixed: Issue #25, clients lost when doing reset, no more
 * Fixed: compiler warnings and missing defines/conflicting defines with certain options
 * Added: configure now saves the options selected in ./myconfig for later re-use
 * Fixed: Missing ifdef BOTNET in user.c
 * Added: Git version hash included in version string if git environment is found.
 * Added: RAND command (toybox). Usage: RAND [[min[-| ]]max|"nick"|"luser"]
 * Added: Energymech can now link with libmusl (--with-libmusl[=/PATH/TO/musl-gcc])
 * Added: (ALPHA) Perl scripting support (PERL, PERLSCRIPT)
 * Changed: Trivia question file must be placed in ./trivia/*
 * Changed: If compiled with debug, Free() on unknown memory no longer shuts down the bot,
            now it just ignores the panic and swallows the (possible) leak.
 * Added: Experimental code to suppress certain commands to run on only one bot even
          if command is issued in public.
 * Added: Some example ascii art: bbw, camel, goatse, mech, phooler
 * Added: New command: CQ (Clear sendQueue), removes all previously buffered output.
 * Added: New toybox command: ASCII, load an ascii file and line buffer it to target.
 * Fixed: Crash bug in BIGSAY
 * Added: Signal handlers for SIGILL and SIGABRT ifdef DEBUG
 * Added: New command: CRASH, for debugging/development...
 * Changed: configure now defaults to optimizing for code size (--optimize=size).
 * Added: configuration option --optimize=speed or --optimize=size
 * Added: ALPHA/BETA/STABLE status to individual features in configure.
 * Fixed: If bot guid is changed or deleted in the config, and the bot is reset, the
          connection associated with the removed guid will be cleaned up and closed
          instead of lingering.
 * Added: Support for read only userfiles. If you prefix the filename with < the file
          will never be written to, only ever read.
 * Added: Bots now recover Ontime after a reset.
 * Added: URL capturing with command to display recent URLs seen by the bot. Also spy
          source "URL" for spy channels.
 * Fixed: Rewrite of is_safepath() to conform with standard C
 * Fixed: Potential crash bug in send_uptime()
 * Fixed: Potential crash bug in debug()
 * Added: New host information commands: HOSTINFO, MEMINFO, CPUINFO.
 * Added: New configuration option: hostinfo
 * Fixed: Custom ld script finetuning the code order.
 * Changed: Rewrite of ALIAS aliasing routine, adding features.
 * Fixed: RawDNS, again...
 * Fixed: Save procvars only once in session file.
 * Added: Support for SHA password hashes.
 * Added: ESAY $cap will display compile time capabilities.
 * Fixed: Potential memory corruption bug in do_user().
 * Fixed: Aliases saves to session file.
 * Added: CORE & INFO (statistics) can now be output redirected.
 * Added: SPY to files saved in sessions.
 * Fixed: HELP command should now be working properly again.
 * Fixed: StrlenX/Strlen2 code cleanup.
 * Fixed: Various compiler warnings.

3.0.99p3 -- July 24th, 2009.

 * Added: Python scripting support (supplied by S.Marquis)
 * Added: Users are copied to other local bots.
 * Fixed: Obscure configure options for new features.
 * Fixed: Updated help files.
 * Fixed: Local bots should now auto-op eachother (if AOP is set).
 * Fixed: Filenames for various functions is now sanity checked.
 * Fixed: Saving greet updates to userfile.

3.0.99p1 -- May 11th, 2009.

 * Added: Scripting hook for dns (only if compiled with rawdns support)
   Usage(TCL): mech_dns <hostname> <callback_proc>
 * Added: Scripting hook for commands
   Usage(TCL): mech_hook command <name_of_command> <tcl_proc_to_run>
 * Added: DNS command (only if compiled with rawdns support)
   Usage: DNS <nick|host>
 * Added: Shit records to debug dump file.
 * Added: CHANBAN feature
 * Added: Spy channels can now be created cross-bot.
   Usage: SPY [STATUS|MESSAGE|RAWIRC|[guid":"|botnick":"] [channel|">" filename]
 * Added: IRCd extension flags are now recovered in a reset.
 * Added: BANLIST command also lists +e and +I masks (ircnet)
 * Added: Recognizes IRCd extensions from the 005 line such as ircnet modes (+e/+I)
 * Added: SERVERGROUP command and SERVERGROUP setting (per bot setting)
   Usage: SERVERGROUP [identifier]
   Usage: SET SERVERGROUP <identifier>
 * Fixed: async dns should eat less cpu if it bugs.
 * Fixed: Bot can connect to undernet servers presenting an additional
   challenge if there is no ident.

3.0.3 - August 27th, 2008.

 * Fixed: DNS query recursion flag was set incorrectly.

3.0.2 -- May 8th, 2006.

 * Fixed: Critical crash bug in parse_notice

3.0.1 -- August 28th, 2005.

 * Fixed: Socket corruption when terminating a DCC or telnet chat.
 * Fixed: Bouncer using virtual host.
 * Fixed: Bouncer timeout after irc connection.
 * Added: Status message for trying a new server.
 * Fixed: BNCPORT setting now reacts when altering a live port
 * Added: DIE in config file
 * Fixed: When users are added or modified, the channel user
   list will update to reflect the proper user levels.
 * Fixed: Greet will now display properly in userlist.
 * Fixed: ALTNICK in sample.conf
 * Fixed: Cygwin uptime bot type WINMECH
 * Fixed: Makefile flaws
 * Fixed: Server removal (server -host)
 * Fixed: DNS timeout server cycle
 * Fixed: Channel spy source.

3.0 -- August 1st, 2005.

 * Added: "USER +handle" now works aswell as "USER + handle"
 * Fixed: bus error on sparc in async dns
 * Fixed: crash bug in LINK command (faulty arguments)
 * Fixed: ENFPASS
 * Fixed: botnet verify
 * Added: +NS (non shared) and +RO (readonly) user flags.
 * Added: CMD command
 * Removed: ADDLINK/DELLINK commands, use LINK +/-
 * Added: Verify over botnet
 * Added: botnet spy source
 * Added: Multiple channels per user record
 * Added: sendQ for certain command output
 * Fixed: faulty error message in KB/SITEKB/SCREW
 * Added: reset recovers server name
 * Added: Telnet connections are now recovered in reset.
 * Added: Shitlist output now shows all relevant information.
 * Added: Action levels to the KS feature.
 * Fixed: commands that output tables now output better formatted tables
 * Fixed: bots crashing when they are kicked (themselves)
 * Fixed: botnet bots given op without matching access 200.
 * Fixed: a few commands crashing when given no arguments.
 * Fixed: USER command setting a users access to zero every change.
 * Added: Auto-detecting MODES setting on networks with 005 reply.
 * Changed: OPMODES renamed to MODES, affecting how many modes per line.
 * Removed: BANMODES setting.
 * Fixed: Compiled OK with GCC 3.4.3
 * Removed: ADD, DEL commands, use USER +/- instead.
 * Fixed: ESAY no longer suffers from buffer overflow problems
 * Fixed: AUB will no longer unban Shits level 3+
 * Fixed: Session file now saves all (?) new options and settings
 * Fixed: NCL (Nick flood kicks) now work properly.
 * Changed: "NETPASS" setting renamed to "LINKPASS"
 * Changed: file comment char changed to ; (semicolon)
 * Removed: ADDSERVER, DELSERVER commands, use SERVER +/- instead.
 * Added: telnet. you can connect to the bot via the botnet listen socket.
 * Added: Its now possible to use an internal md5 version if your
   system does not provide one. ./configure --md5=internal
 * Added: Settings now have access levels associated with them.
   It should be impossible to view/set/access a setting if your
   level is insufficient.
 * Added: USER command now accepts option +/-host
   Usage: USER <handle> <+HOST|-HOST> <mask>
 * Removed: HOST command.
 * Added: the mech now accepts certain chars at the end of its
   nickname when you give it commands, ex: "mechname," works
 * Added: Notify no longer loads automatically, you need
   to put "NOTIFY -RELOAD" in the configuration file.
 * Added: Notify nicks can now be added and removed online
   Usage: NOTIFY [+ <nick> [mask(s)] [:comment]]
   Usage: NOTIFY [- <nick>]
 * Added: DCC file receive and settings for DCC control
   Usage: SET DCCANON <number>
   Usage: SET DCCUSER <number>
   Usage: SET DCCFILES <mask [...]>
 * Removed: REPORT command, use `SET [channel]' for the same functionality
 * Changed: commands can now be disabled permanently (until bot is restarted)
   Usage: CHACCESS <command> disable
 * Added: DYNLIMIT string setting to configure the dynlimit feature
   Usage: SET DYNLIMIT xx:yy:zz
   where xx is the number of seconds between each mode update, 20-600 seconds
   where yy is the number to divide the current user number with to get the
   window size, 5-50 (ex, 100 users on channel divided by 10 = window of +/-10)
   where zz is the minimum window size, 1-50.
   default values are 90 seconds, window 10 and minimum 4; "90:10:4"
 * Removed: DYNLIMIT toggle
 * Added: userlist sharing over botnet
 * Added: MD5 bot linking password exchange support
 * Added: TCL: `hook dcc_complete - callback'
   callback arguments: to, filename, cps
 * Fixed: Compiled OK with GCC 3.4.2 (with -fno-strict-aliasing)
 * Added: internally generated html for /internalstatus.html
   and /internaldebug.html (if compiled with debug support)
 * Added: INFO command shows basic statistics for all channels
 * Changed: SERVERLIST command removed, SERVER command with
   no arguments now lists all known servers
 * Added: Support for Undernet WALLCHOPS command (WALL)
 * Fixed: MODE command now working as intended
 * Added: tcl_dcc_sendfile <to> <filename>
   returns filesize on success
 * Changed: E3 now accepts nicks of any length
 * Added: DCC filesend: SEND [to] <filename>
 * Added: now using async/rawdns to lookup uptime hostname
 * Added: now using async/rawdns to connect to irc servers
 * Changed: timestamp in log format now includes year, month, date
 * Fixed: crash bug with `SETPASS <user> none'
 * Fixed: crash bug with HELP commands having no arguments
 * Added: ALTNICK setting for desired alternate nicks
 * Fixed: Removed lingering prototypes in h.h			[ wy|d + Deke ]
 * Added: MD5 support for password encryption
 * Fixed: mech.session now gets saved on SHUTDOWN               [ endorphin ]
 * Added: CTIMEOUT setting for connection timeouts
 * Added: NOTE command to send notes to users in the userlist
   Usage: NOTE <handle>
 * Fixed: Respawn counter now works properly when bot restarts
 * Added: dynamode.c, dynamic altering of +l limit according
   to the number of users present in the channel
 * Fixed: `SETPASS <user> none' bug regarding min pass len
 * Changed: SeenList is now kept on process level
 * Added: UMODES setting to control the modes that the bot
   sets for itself when connecting to servers
 * Changed: ESAY $tog() has been changed into a full-featured
   system that handles all settings; $tog() renamed to $var()
 * Fixed: ESAY $tog() parsing bug causing bad output
 * Added: Something that still looks like a HTTP interface
   this is a very sketchy feature sofar tho
 * Added: Chosen commands {now=HELP,USAGE} can be redirected
   to other users or channels
 * Added: ONJOINFILE channel setting, wonder why :]
 * Added: greets (readded from old times)
 * Added: Keep debug fd and server sockets when using
   the RESET command. Even tho it execs, it's never
   disconnected from the server.
 * Fixed: Auths not timing out if user was visible in           [ found by endorphin ]
   an old (kicked/parted) channel userlist
 * Removed: TOG command, use SET instead
 * Changed: aliases are now way powerful
 * Added: All types of SPY can be redirected to
   channels and/or files.
   Usage: SPY <channel|STATUS|MESSAGE> [channel|">" filename]
   Usage: RSPY <channel|STATUS|MESSAGE> [nick|channel|">" filename]
 * Removed: CHANLOG toggle
 * Removed: STATMSG, SPYMSG, RSTATMSG, RSPYMSG
 * Added: Short delay for server reconnect actions
 * Fixed: Random server disconnects
 * Removed: USTATS, stupid redundant command
 * Removed: SHITLVL command, use RSHIT+SHIT instead
 * Removed: All linking and telnet code is gone and
   pipeuser code is now broken
 * Changed: config file is now a list of `real' commands
 * Changed: CMDCHAR <char> --> SET CMDCHAR <char>
 * Changed: AUTOLINK --> TOG AUTOLINK <0|1|ON|OFF>
 * Changed: USERFILE <file> --> SET USERFILE <file>
 * Changed: HASONOTICE --> TOG ONOTICE <0|1|ON|OFF>
 * Removed: IWM toggle, didnt do anything useful
 * Fixed: Random disconnects from DCC
 * Added: Extra entries in randinsult.e
 * Fixed: Merged endo's seen-ago patch				[ endorphin ]
 * Added: Uptime reporting client code
 * Fixed: WinGate proxy now works again...
 * Added: Fastnick option hidden in src/config.h
 * Fixed: Bot not knowing it was opped when joining		[ found by endorphin ]
   empty channels.
 * Changed: Split mech.help into ./help/* files
 * Fixed: No-key-saved in session file plus some small
   optimizations...