
v0.04 beta1:
Aug 20 2003

    - ^L and ^R keys swapped
    - fixed stiupid bug with socket leaks after /load
    - some cosmetic improvements, empty `ps'
    - base64 encoding taken from FreeBSD
    - added protocol ProChat (early alpha, testing needed!)
    - added `/bcast' command for online broadcast messages toggling
    - scroll percentage indicator, `percent' option
    - getopt(), inet_aton() for -DWIN32 from FreeBSD libc
    - rewritten and structured packets make/parse code
    - added `packet_vchat' configuration
    - `users_refresh' configuration obsoletes `users_timeout'
    - `\,Enter' escaping in input line for LF

v0.02f2 bugfix:
Aug 8 2003

    - at last corrected doc install in Makefile (genix@sendmail.ru)
    - fixed bug with `static' on gcc 3.2.1 (voids@altlinux.ru)

v0.02f1 bugfix:
Jul 15 2003

    - fixed weird bug with weak rand() on FreeBSD

v0.02 release:
Jul 1 2003

    - SIGHUP reload configuration file, SIGWINCH refresh screen
    - unbinded F6-F8, F5 now refresh users, as in Vypress Chat
    - removed -DSOUND, -DPACKET_QCHAT, -DPACKET_XOR as useless
    - fixed /add topic segfault (thx 2 wu2ftpd@medeina.lt)
    - fixed default topic on new channels (thx 2 Andy)
    - fixed bug with user leaves #Main channel (thx 2 Andy)
    - source cleanup, updated docs

v0.02r beta8:
Jan 1 2002

    - CygWin32 version
    - `head_nick', `head_top', `head_users' configuration
    - new `ec' sample script
    - changed `-v' parameter to `show version'
    - added private rejoin
    - simple TCP server (laggy)
    - `/status' command
    - `/favorite  ', `/ignore  ', `/ban  ' commands clear proper list
    - fixed user sort with favorites
    - turkish `README.tu' (kafein <mustog@yahoo.com>)
    - turkish interface `mesg_tu.h' (kafein <mustog@yahoo.com>) (-DTU)
    - fixed BUG with info in qChat protocol (Genix <genix@sendmail.ru>)
    - fixed BUG with autoanswers in qChat protocol (Genix <genix@sendmail.ru>)
    - some cleanup code for FreeBSD
    - continue development, now on FreeBSD

v0.02r beta4:
Sep 20 2001

    - man page (Genix <genix@sendmail.ru>) (!)
    - favorite users
    - `/favorite' command and `favorite' configuration
    - added `mesg_??.h' for easy interface translation (-DEN) (-DRU)
    - fixed -DPACKET_XOR BUG (Genix <genix@sendmail.ru>)
    - `/version' command
    - `/dnd  ', `/away  ', `/off  ' commands clear proper autoanswers
    - `/topic  ' command clear the topic
    - `topic' configuration removed
    - `beep_*' configuration
    - `beep' configuration removed
    - system sound on `nick', `topic', `mode', `info'
    - fixed bug with qC packet length < 10 bytes (<viocudinti@yahoo.com>)
    - `/!' shell command (-DEXEC) (BUGGY! ;)
    - `/load' & `/save' without parameters uses ~/.echatrc
    - fixed -1 user BUG
    - fixed leave channel #Main BUG
    - added short commands `/dd', `/aw', `/of', `/o'
    - `/normal' command
    - `packet_bcast' configuration
    - support multiple addresses (!!!)

v0.01r release:
Nov 1 2000

    - fixed some docs
    - fixed address in info
    - F1-F8 switch channels
    - little interface impovements
    - ^B bottom of screen history
    - rewritten .rc parser
    - fixed `/gender' command
    - first release

v0.01r pre4:
Sep 27 2000

    - single command line history for all channels
    - removed bug with ` ' in nicks
    - `/load' and `/save' commands now must be with filename
    - `/reload' command changed to `/load'
    - changed rc load sequence to $HOME -> ./ -> /etc
    - `color_msge' configuration changed to `color_mesg'
    - `style' configuration inverted
    - cosmetical changes in interface
    - sending to single IP (!!!)
    - fixed bug with showing message > 500 bytes
    - IP banning
    - `ban' configuration, `/ban' command
    - quickChat protocol support (Pavel <shpac@mail.ru>)
    - `packet_qchat' configuration

v0.01r pre3:
Sep 3 2000

    - eliminated nasty BUG in window_init()
    - XOR "encrypt" packets - no plain text on the wire ;)
    - `packet_xor' configuration
    - `/ignore', `/info', `/beep' commands without a nick
    - `ignore' configuration separator changed from `#' to `:'
    - FreeBSD port (Eugene E. Zaitsev <eugene@zaitsev.org>) (!!!)
    - `/save' command - config file saving
    - `/reload' command - config file reloading
    - auto refresh users list
    - `log_*' files may start with ~
    - now you can use multiple nicks with `ignore', `info' and `beep'
    - changed autoanswers configuration (sorry...)
    - one... may be two bugs fixed... we going to be stable ;)

v0.01r pre2:
Aug 8 2000

    - `chat_busy' configuration removed ;)
    - `seconds' configuration
    - normal channels & chats support (!!!)
    - ^K invert sort of userlist
    - packets dupe-check buffer
    - separate logging for main, messages, privates
    - `/ignore' command isn't buggy anymore ;)
    - removed bug with rename on private chat
    - fixed bug with ` ' & `:' in nicks
    - as usual a lot of bugs fixed

v0.01r pre1:
Jun 28 2000

    - `/clear' command
    - `/exec' command (one way only ;)
    - `/talk' command - private chat (!!!)
    - `/verbose' command
    - line editing (!!!)
    - atomic write to the logfile
    - added SO_REUSEADDR option to the binded socket (-DPORTREUSE)
    - organized help command
    - fixed some bugs
    - >100kb sources ;)

v0.01r beta9:
Jun 8 2000

    - `/join' command
    - `/leave' command
    - `/channel' command
    - simple channels support
    - `chat_busy' configuration
    - `ignore' configuration
    - command line parameters (!!!)
    - `/my' command
    - `/gender' command
    - `/add' command
    - enhanced Makefile (just like in Samba)
    - totally rewritten screen history
    - terminal sounds (-DSOUND)
    - added `ec' simple shell script
    - distinct autoanswers for dnd,away and offline
    - `/ignore' command (buggy :( )
    - `/me' command
    - `/here' command
    - ^E charset recoding (-DCHARSET)
    - `color_*' configuration
    - `status_str' configuration

v0.01r beta8:
May 20 2000

    - bug fixing

v0.01r beta7:
May 16 2000

    - first record in NEWS
