Release notes for ircu2.10.02

These are the release notes for ircu2.10.02.

This release is a beta release - in that it is not yet know how stable it is. Please compile with -g and give coder-com feedback asap.

This release has a lot of new features and changes, it contains over 60 patches.
Here are the most important changes in order of importance:

• Lots and lots of bug fixes and code optimizations. More info.
• Modeless +channels (channels starting with a '+') are added back in. More info.
• New commands CPRIVMSG and CNOTICE: Private messages within the channel context. More info.
• PART now allows a comment. More info.
• A failing NICK change (for instance when the nick is already in use) will not cause the nick-flood limiter to be triggered anymore.
• The possibility to set local "G-lines" (which is a contradiction since 'G' means Global). More info.
• Invited users now also can join through a channel limit (+l).
• Channel service bots with umode +k set (i.e., X/W) will not show the channels they are on anymore in a /WHOIS X.
• Channel service bots (umode +k) can not accidentally be killed anymore.
• A channel limit can now be seen from outside the channel (with /MODE #channel).
• The release now compiles clean with glibc (as shipped with for instance RedHat 5.0 linux). More info.
• The interface to bind to, can now be specified on the command line. More info.
• Its now standard allowed to connect 4096 local clients (assuming your kernel is patched to support this too).
• Hopefully all reported problems related the the configuration script have been solved. Please mail me when any problem remains.
• NOTE is completely removed.
• FreeBSD should now produce core dumps again when crashing.

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