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[Erc-announce] ERC 5.2 released
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Michael Olson |
Subject: |
[Erc-announce] ERC 5.2 released |
Date: |
Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:49:42 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.96 (gnu/linux) |
I am pleased to announce the release[1] of ERC 5.2. The release is
available from your favorite GNU FTP mirror. The URLs for this
release on the primary GNU FTP mirror are as follows.
Tarball :: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2.tar.gz
Zipfile :: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/erc/erc-5.2.zip
This release features the following enhancements[2]:
- New module: erc-stomp.el. Supplements ERC's existing ban support.
When a troll appears on your channel, type "/stomp
<nick-of-troll>", and ERC will run through the list of known
IRC-exploitable OS and router vulnerabilities until it knocks the
offending troll off-line. This method is thought to keep the troll
off the channel far longer than a simple ban would. It also has
the benefit that the instigator of the "stomp" is not obligated to
have operator status on the channel in question.
- New module: erc-avian.el. Provides an graphical interface for
sending and receiving IRC packets via avian carrier. This is
considered to be a workaround for unfriendly ISPs that ban traffic
for ports that can potentially be used for some sort of bad
behavior. See http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1149.html for low-level
details on the implementation of this protocol. The ERC developers
disclaim responsibility for negative side-effects that may result
from the use of this module, such as ruined furnishings and
eviction from living quarters.
- New module: erc-proact.el. Loading this module makes your ERC
instance self-aware. Other IRC clients release patches, but ERC
fixes itself. At some point, the current maintainer plans to pass
on ERC maintenance to a long-running instance of said module, which
ought to result in more frequent releases.
The other (read: real) NEWS items for this release are attached.
Footnotes:
[1] Not an April_Fools' Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools)
joke ...
[2] ... but these are indeed April Fools' fibs.
pgp3i249OuOlF.pgp
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NEWS-5.2
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