Latest news for Eggdrop 1.6
News - Updated 21 March 2000
What's new, first read the following documents:
All of these documents combined will help fill you in on the latest changes to eggdrop in version 1.6.x. Further down the file is changes made from the 1.3.x to the 1.4.x version of eggdrop.
Alot of things have changed in this version so at a minimum read the UPDATES1.5, UPDATES1.6 and Botnet text files. UPDATES shows what's been added and fixed along the way. BOTNET gives a comprehensive step by step guide on linking bots and the new bot flags.
CAUTION:
- Before you start the bot for the first time BACKUP your userfile if this is an upgrade from a previous version.
- 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!
Asynchronous dns module
Eggdrop 1.5.1 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.
+/-nodesynch
This new channel setting replaces the old 'allow-desync' setting from global to channel functionality. This setting is useful if you use some kind of chanserv or if you don't care about your channel being desynch.
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.
Share module
Share module has a new setting (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
- All three commands to add stuff to the queues (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.
Traffic accounting
Eggdrop counts the whole traffic which it generates and receives through IRC, botnet and dcc now. You can access these statistics via the dcc command '.traffic'. Please note, that the counter gets reset every time a restart is done.
Transfer / Filesys modules
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.
Changes made to Eggdrop 1.4.xx from Eggdrop1.3.xx
Sharing
Sharing has changed a little. You will notice that a resync buffer is kept for share bots when they disconnect. This allows for them not to have to send the entire userfile again when they reconnect. This is a much more efficient approach to syncing the user files.
Botflags
Bot flags have changed. It is recommended that you read the BOTNET document to learn more about linking bots. Major changes in how you configure a passive and aggressive bot.
Userflags
User flags have changed. You still have the basic flags but others have been added. Some changes to this are that if someone has a global +n they will automatically be given all the global flags available. You will also notice there are no more capital letters; each flag has its own unique letter. An example is the B flag, in previous versions, it stood for a botnet master. The new flag is t. For more information on these changes, see the .help whois for a list of all flags. 1.3.24 introduces a new flag (+w) for +stopnethack procedure flexibility.
Languages
Almost everything the bot says now is in language file. This should allow the bot to be more versatile for other people that do not speak English. As soon as we start getting the translations in there will be a directory on ftp.eggheads.org that will contain ready to use language files. Look for it real soon.
Commands
.voice and .devoice commands where added in dcc chat. This will voice a user on a channel if the bot is oped. Likewise for the .devoice command.
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