ChangeLog

BSFlite ChangeLog

0.85 - 9/10/2010

 * Pretends to be iChat instead of an old version of AIM,
   due to AIM blocking older clients

 * Please note that bsflite is no longer in active development.
   Any updates at this point will be minor. Since I do not use
   AIM myself these days I am interested in finding somebody
   interested in taking over bsflite development.

0.84 - 10/19/2008

 * Removed rate limit warning messages

 * Added missing proxy information to manual page
 
 * Fixed bug introduced in 0.83 where DOS/Win32 did not get any input

 * Makefile now properly uses 'make -C' for building subdirectories

 * miscellaneous DJGPP cleanups

0.83 - 12/12/2007

 * Log to a single file (option "single_log")
   To review, use the command "lg"

 * Added BeOS (R5) support.

 * Ported to AmigaOS w/ GeekGadgets.

 * Added 'v' command to set/unset invisible status.

 * Fixed a mysterious bug where buddies would sign off repeatedly

0.82 - 11/07/2006

 * Added port to Watcom C for Win32, which exposed a bug
   in how I implemented callbacks (fixed).

 * Fixed small bug where idle time was interpreted as
   an away message for certain users.

 * Inserts newline if user's away message is blank.

 * Added R! command to manually reconnect.

 * Added auto_reconnect config option.
 
 * Cleans up after itself on quit.
   (i.e. no more memory leaks on exit)
   Added imcomm_delete_handle() and imcomm_delete_handle_now().

 * Added 'idletime' config option to set when bsflite considers
   the user to be idle. (thanks to Dan Ponte for the patch)

 * Changed 'll' to 'L,' which is an expansion alias like 'I'
   and 'r.' 'll' still works.

 * Created an actual manpage.

 * Code cleanup: rewrote input.c using callbacks.
                 wrote a new config file parser.

 * Profile display now includes idle time if user is in buddy list.

 * Changed character set on profile & away messages to iso-8859-1

 * Many improvements to color support, including Windows support.
   Can now be turned on and off via config directive 'colors'

 * Buddies are now marked offline in the log files when quitting bsflite.

 * Display version information when bsflite starts

 * Fixed bugs when displaying logs containing newlines

0.81p2 - 02/13/2006

 * For some reason some IM's contain an extra bit of information
   that imcomm choked on, so certain incoming messages would not
   be shown. I made tlv_split() in imcomm ignore the number of tlv's
   the server tells us, and this fixed it.

0.81p1 - 01/31/2006

 * Fixed a bug that made AOL's Triton client ignore incoming IM's
   from bsflite.

0.81 - 01/08/2006

 Changes by neutronscott (thanks):
   * Wordwrap works with <br> on incoming messages.
   * Fixed buddy list size bug when squelch_connect is on
   * Moved beep_on_incoming from compile-time to a config option

 * Outgoing messages are displayed with HTML removed.

 * HTML links are now displayed in-line

 * Fixed most problems relating to buddy list management.

 * Added raw input mode, toggled by ctrl-R, to input HTML characters.

 * Added command 'z!' to reload away messages and profile while running.

 * Added 'p' command for pasting messages.

 * Removed the 'b' command due to multiple reports of crashes.

 * Made improvements to the wordwrap routine, which should fix crashes
   when pasting or receiving a long link or other long, uninterrupted
   line.

 * Replaced getchar() with read(), eliminating the odd bug when pasting a
   line - you don't need to press another key to get display the line.

 * Added option "set_window_title" that sets the xterm/screen window title
   with your screen name.

 * Added 'I' command to request profile of the last person who sent you
   a message.

 * 'wf' command now displays idle times. This was actually sent to me in a
   patch by Matt Walters a long time ago, but I just cleaned it up and
   implemented it now.

 * New config option "oscarport"

 * Fixed some memory leaks in bsflite and imcomm. Thanks to Toby Peterson for
   submitting this patch.

 * Added support for connecting through proxy servers.
   Added to config file:
    - proxy <proxy server> - the hostname or IP of the server
    - proxyport <port> - port on which the proxy is listening
    - proxytype <type> - currently either socks5 or https

   Authentication should be added soon.

 * Made timestamps a run-time option. Add 'timestamps false' to
   the config file.

0.80 - 04/13/2005

 * Changed keepalive messages to FLAP channel 0x05 messages, as recommended.

 * Re-implemented idle time reporting. Any keystroke in bsflite now resets
   your idle time, rather than only on sending a message.

 * New option "respond_idle_only" to send away message auto-response only
   when away and idle.

 * Fixed the terminal line erasing problem previously detailed in the README
   both in UNIX (using vt100 sequences), Windows (using console functions)
   and DOS (using conio functions). Plan 9 is unaffected since the rio
   terminal properly supports reverse line wrap.

 * Screen names longer than 16 characters are trimmed to the first
   13 characters plus "..." in the buddy list display. Use 'wf' to
   see the entire name. This is necessary now with @mac.com and
   @thematrixonline.com accounts.

 * New command 'G' : write away messages in ~/.bsflite/awaymessages,
   one per line, and use 'G' to set them.

 * Finally added server-side buddy lists. Buddy add/delete now stores the
   information on the server. If you have a buddies file, run this
   new version with it once, then delete it.

 * Optional "netspeak cleaner" - see cleaner.c and config file

 * Cleaned up and sped up login sequence.

 * Fixed a mysterious bug where mobile users would disappear from the
   buddy list even though they were online.

 * imcomm now supports sending more than one packet at a time, which
   seems to be how other clients do some things. The fetch awaymsg/profile
   command now takes advantage of this, which seems to improve the rate
   limit situation a bit. Also, the 'b' command works most of the time
   without triggering a rate limit warning.

 * Buddy list display now adjusts with screen size.

 * Added a configuration file. See config-example for details.

 * Changed default paths to ~/.bsflite/[config,log,profile,buddies,icon]
 
 * Fixed the endlessly repeating error messages on certain platforms.

 * l command now shows the last 20 lines instead of 10.

 * Implemented MD5-based login in IMComm instead of the old, "roasted"
   password algorithm. This improves things on three fronts:
    - your password is no longer sent in plaintext
    - you can login with a @mac.com account
    - you can login with an ICQ UIN
   This is the way the official client has done things for a while. I used
   MD5 routines developed by L. Peter Deutsch (md5.c, md5.h in imcomm/)
   for this, at least until I become inspired enough to write my own.

0.73 - 02/06/2005

 * Fixed a small compilation bug on 64-bit architectures.

 * Now shows a different prompt when away message is set.

 * Profile/away display now at least shows line breaks, so things are a bit
   easier to read. It's still a little buggy as before, and no other HTML is
   supported.

 * HTML stripper now strips &nbsp;

 * Ported to Bell Labs' Plan 9 operating system. I believe this is the first
   AIM client for this platform, so it's quite neat. Thanks a bunch to Thomas
   Miller for giving me the idea and support, and Takeshi Yamanashi and the
   rest of tip9ug.jp for providing a Plan 9 system to use while I got my own
   system set up (and for helping me get that set up, too). Thanks!

 * Added a 5-minute keepalive to IMComm by default.

 * Added two new commands: A and P, to get just the away message or profile
   for a user.

 * Finally displays error message when IM is sent to a user who is not
   online.

 * Added support for talking to users with @mac.com accounts.

 * Buddy icon support (and accompanying changes in imcomm's structure)
   added. This is still somewhat experimental.

 * Support added for sending and receiving messages to and from ICQ users.
   ICQ users can add your screen name to your contact list, and you can add
   their numeric UIN's to your buddy list.

0.72 - 11/22/2004

 * Tab completion now works for 'i' and 'l' commands

 * New command 'b' to scan through buddy list and fetch all away messages.
   (currently triggers rate limit - a fix for this is planned...)

 * Changed format of profile and away message display to acommodate the 'b'
   command.

 * Implemented away message auto-response (IMComm updated to support this,
   too.) This'll send a message the first time someone sends you an IM while
   you're away.

 * Rate limit excess information. If you exceed the rate limit (which happens
   if you request too many users' information, for example, since one request
   sends out two commands to the server a bit quickly. Again, this is being
   worked on...) the prompt changes to <!> as a warning, and then to <!!> if
   you exceeded it. While at <!!> you cannot send any messages/commands. Note
   that the server does not tell us when you've been cleared, so the prompt
   will remain <!!> until you send a message after being cleared.

0.71 - 07/19/2004

 * MAJOR enhancements to IMComm, which will now be released also as a
   standalone library. Most notable fixes include a few memory errors, a
   general code cleanup (got rid of old nasty type conversions and created
   a new packet-building structure) and the reintroduction of a full
   packet at a time receiving option. This is default on ALL platforms.
   So far, I've found it to be noticeably faster than one-byte-at-a-time
   mode, and is even faster than the old full packet code.

 * Ignores SIGTSTP (ctrl-Z)

 * Minor format changes. Prompt is now '::'.

0.70 - 06/11/2004

 * New buddy list display shows two buddies per line, separating
   into sections (online, idle, away, gone (away and idle))

 * HTML stripper now strips off \r, meaning some profiles and away messages
   are more or less readable now (especially those from Trillian users)

0.60 - never released

 * Buddy list is now sorted by alphabetical order in the structure.
   'wf' will display it in this order, 'ws' will display it sorted by online
   status (though it'll also be alphabetized within the sections.)

 * 'ws' is now the default for 'w'

 * Began fixing braindead code in aim.c

 * Cleanup in input.c, moved buddy list functions to out.c

0.52 - 01/05/2004

 * New command 'ws' shows buddy list sorted by online status.

 * Buddy signoff routines now properly free all the data in the struct.
   (which reminds me, I need to rewrite some braindead code in that file.)

 * Improved buddy list display now shows properly formatted screen names.

 * Fixed a bug in input routine that prevented 8-bit characters from being
   entered.

 * Added configurable formats in bsf.h. Right now, you can change the prompt
   as well as an HTML format (font, colors) for outgoing messages.

0.51 - 12/31/2003

 I've lost track of all the changes I've made (it's been a while!), but the
 most significant I can remember are:

 * IMComm no longer reads the entire AIM packet at once. After receiving 
   the header's 6 bytes, it then reads each byte as it comes in. I have not 
   noticed any performance losses after changing this. This should make 
   slower connections not as noticeable - I tested it on a cell phone modem 
   and it worked well.

 * ANSI colors - yes, I admit it, I added colors. You may enable them in
   the Makefile. I did not finish making the color scheme, so it's up to you; 
   the format is specified in colors.h.