changelog.txt

Change Log:

v106 - TBA:

  - Fix for termsizes beyond 80x25, such as 132x37. This is dependent on the
    drop file used though; CHAIN.TXT reports *both* the user's terminal rows
	and columns, while others report only the rows, and others don't report 
	either, in which case 80x24 is used as the default.
  - Improved message routing from umrc-bridge to local umrc-client instances.
  - Sort theme name listings on 'Nix systems.
  - Fix for properly handling GOODBYE packets.
  - Fix for scrollback percentage indicator.
  - Fix for joining long room names FROM other long room names.
  - Various fixes to string management all throughout to address potential 
    crashes and memory leaks (Claude AI assisted).
  - uMRC now builds for FreeBSD.
  - New theme: Violet.


v105 - July 14, 2026:

  - Windows x86_64 build now ships with a 64-bit ODoors62.dll library file,
    meaning the entire package is now 64-bit.
  - Added new client command: /cls
    Clears the visible chat area by inserting a screen's worth of rows to the 
    chat history.
  - Added ESC key as an alternate key for clearing the input line, instead of
    END only.
  - Fix for redisplaying input buffer text if there was any text in the input
    buffer before entering scrollback.
  - Fix for status bar display when accessing scrollback or mentions with a 
    hotkey (i.e.: UP & PGUP).  
  - /mentions now includes direct messages in addition to standard mentions.
  - Modified OpenDoors library to add handling for ESC[F sequence sent from
    certain terminals when pressing the END key.
  - Fix for users who /join without supplying a room name.
  - Reorganized the help file, getting it down to one page.
  - Various security and performance fixes (Claude AI assisted).
  - New theme contributed by Winzlo!


v104 - June 11, 2026:

  - Color options added to themes. Colors default to bright white on black if
    not specified. See bitchx.ans and plate.ans theme files for example usage.
  - Fixed an issue where umrc-bridge would not auto-retry connections on failed
    SSL handshakes. MRC host reconnections are now more reliable than ever 
	before.
  - Fix for text color showing up gray at the top of the visible scrollback.


v103 - April 18 2026:

  - Lots of bug fixes:
     . umrc-bridge now strips nonprintable control characters from incoming
       message packets, to prevent them from jamming up the terminal. This
       addresses an issue caused when a BBS includes control characters in
       their BBS info.
     . Fixed flawed latency calculation and display.
     . Fixed the PGUP & PGDN scroll distance, as it was scrolling by one too
       many rows in either direction.
     . Fixed an issue with the "fromSite" containing spaces; replaced them
       with underscores per the MRC protocol.
     . Added many previously missing packet fields, ensuring protocol
       compliance.
     . Fixed an issue where lengthy CTCP responses from certain clients
       (e.g.: HexChat) could crash umrc-client.
     . Fixed an issue where topic lines 55 characters or longer would crash
       the client, probably just on Windows.
  - Added support for Linux-arm64 platforms.
  - Added /set command to access chatter settings menu without having to
    exit chat.
  - Setup utility now accepts the previously selected/entered BBS type as a
    default if nothing was selected. This makes reconfigurations easier.


v102 - April 3, 2026:

  - Improved string handling all throughout the code, preventing
    potential crashes.
  - Default max minutes in local sysop mode raised from 60 to 1000.
  - Fixed some flawed wrapping logic for long words. Hopefully for
    the last time.
  - Added a platform identifier in parentheses next to uMRC in CTCP
    VERSION responses (w = Windows, l = Linux, m = macOS).
  - Input color cycling is disabled anytime input text is masked,
    to prevent masked text becoming unmasked if inadvertently pressing
    an arrow key.
  - Fixed a crash that could occur while using TAB username autocompletion
    on macOS.
  - umrc-bridge now makes unlimited reconnection attempts by default,
    instead of 10 in previous versions. This may still be changed to
    a finite value if the sysop wishes with the -r option. At least one
    successful connection must be established, otherwise umrc-bridge
    will fail after 10 tries. This is in case the MRC host is offline,
    or the URL is wrong, etc.
  - The number of seconds to wait before umrc-bridge retries the
    connection can now be specified with the -w option (e.g.: -w10 to
    wait 10 seconds before making another connection attempt). Default
    is 5 seconds if omitted or a zero or negative value.
  - umrc-client now takes an OPTIONAL -IP parameter, so that sysops
    may include the user's IP address (if the BBS is capable). If used,
    umrc-client reports the user IP to the host, which grants the host
    greater control over banning users without banning an entire BBS.
    Usage: -IPxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (no space between "IP" and the actual IP)
           On Synchronet, %i specifies the user's IP: -IP%i
           On Mystic, %4 specifies the user's IP: -IP%4
           Check your BBS's documentation.
  - Improved BANNER and NOTIF display, now that banners are sent a
    from the host when using the /BANNERS command.
  - Latency values greater than 999 are now displayed as ">999".
  - Latency values are now color-coded. Greater than 200 is yellow, and
    greater than 400 is red. Any other color is white.
  - Latency stat has been removed from the title screen, since it's not
    helpful information out of chat, and potentially problematic to
    include in the external stats file (mrcstats.dat).
  - Buffer display turns red when length is over 135, to warn when
    reaching the maximum input length.
  - Fixed an issue in setup where the background color wouldn't reset to
    black after the SSL Y/N prompt on Linux and macOS.


v101 - February 6, 2026:

  - Fixed an app crash that would occur in umrc-client when receiving
    a packet with a longer-than-normal (allowed) body.
  - Added a pipe color code guide to all text entry fields where pipe
    color codes are allowed.
  - Improved wrapping of long, unbroken chat text.
  - User's chat text color is now indicated by the color of the blinking
    input cursor.


v100 - January 27, 2026:

  - Added a new command line option to umrc-bridge to set the maximum
    number of reconnection attempts: -r[x] where x is the maximum number
    of failed attempts allowed. If not set, the default is 10. Specify
    a 0 for infinite attempts.
  - Basic twit list implemented. Added an additional help file called
    helptwit.txt containing usage.
  - Added a /nick chat command, which lets users edit their display name
    (aka nick) without leaving chat.
  - uMRC now compiles for Linux. Many sections of code have been
    refactored to allow cross-compiling for both Windows and Linux.
  - Backspace and DEL keys now both act like a backspace, in order to
    ensure compatibility across platforms.
  - Improved text input handling all throughout umrc-client.
  - Fixed an issue where laying down on the PGUP or PGDN keys for too
    long would crash the door. This required a modification to OpenDoors
    to redefine the behavior of these keys, so going forward a customized
    version of OpenDoors will be necessary to run the door, and will be
    included in the project files and releases. This fixes a particularly
    horrible way the PGUP and PGDN keys were handled, and the responsiveness
    of these keys is now much faster as a result. Fixing this issue did also
    lead to the realization that laying on the ESC key similarly crashes the
    door, with no fix as of yet.
  - Updated LibreSSL libraries for Windows from 2.5.5 to 4.2.1, the latest
    available version as of this update (from October 2025).
  - Display the "Quit to" BBS name it all its pipe code colorful glory.
  - Chat message area now scrolls up the number of carriage returns that
    was added while wrapping the message.
  - Fixed pipe-code color to ANSI translation for strings containing dim
    colors immediately after background colors.
  - Fix for incoming and outgoing /ctcp commands.
  - Fix for direct msgs (/msg /t /r) sent to users not in the same room.
  - Fix to strip forward slashes from BBS and platform stings to ensure
    proper formatting in the handshake string.
  - Added error logging from umrc-client (e.g.: connection drops, etc.)
  - New "anet" themes contributed by StingRay!


v099b - December 10, 2025:

  - Further line wrapping adjustments.
  - Fixed a line wrapping issue while displaying long unbroken messages in
    scrollback.
  - Added a missing end-parenthesis for /t /msg DirectMsgs.
  - Fixed casing of auto-completed user names (using the tab key).


v099 - December 9, 2025:

  - Added a dark gray row of dots to the bottom of the screen, to make the
    input line slightly more obvious.
  - Fix for changing colors with left/right while typing past the screen width.
  - Nonalphanumeric characters are stripped from the sysop name before being
    passed over to the host in the BBSMETA packet.
  - Option T is no longer visible on the main menu, but it's still a valid
    selection. Changed the verbiage to instruct users to include the info when
    submitting an issue.
  - Removed WildCat! from the BBS_TYPES in the setup program.
  - Added logic so that the "%s has disconnected." string only gets sent to the
    host if the user has not logged off cleanly. In other words, this string
    should only get sent by the bridge in the event that the user drops carrier,
    or something else unexpected happened to terminate their session. It's not
    needed if their exit was already announced.
  - Added an extra gray dash - in front of the default join and exit messages,
    to keep them consistent with other systems.
  - Clear both the room and topic strings when leaving chat.
  - Added /theme in help.txt.
  - Included two theme contributions from xbit: l33t and stars.


v095 - December 7, 2025:

  - Shortened the displayable text input area by one character, as it was
    causing some terminals to drag it up the screen while typing strings
    longer than the terminal width.
  - Fix for NOTME messages announcing users joining rooms the user is not
    in.


v094 - December 6, 2025:

  Changes:

  - Fixed some nasty text input issues that happen when % symbols appear
    in the chat text or input text, or when cycling through colors for
    lines longer than the input area.
  - Basic errors written to a log file named "umrc.log".
  - Optional verbose logging can be enabled in umrc-bridge with -V command
    line switch.
  - Reset mention counter to 0 when user leaves chat.
  - Fix for messages not getting line-wrapped while chat is paused in
    scrollback mode.


v093 - December 5, 2025:

  Changes:

  - Added /theme chat command. User types /theme by itself to list the
    available themes, or includes the name of theme as a parameter to
    set the theme.
  - A few more themes added, others edited.
  - Fix for /join, which was passing the new room for both the first
    and second parameters of the NEWROOM server command.
  - Further tweaks for line wrapping logic in the client.
  - Further tweaks for partial packet correction in the bridge.
  - Fix for sendPacket returning an invalid error code on failure when
    using SSL in the bridge.
  - Blinking chat input cursor is now a shaded block, instead of an
    underscore. Hopefully more obvious to the user that's where the input
    line is.


v092 - November 30, 2025:

  Changes:

  - Basic theme options added. Themes are standard ANSI files
    containing 2 lines and can be edited by the sysop.
  - Added a timestamp and retry counter to umrc-bridge as visual
    feedback for the sysop.
  - Improved receipt of inbound data in umrc-bridge in SSL mode,
    greatly reducing partial packets.
  - Chatter default display name suffix simplified to one character,
    instead of a string of alphas based on the BBS name.
  - Fixed an issue where displaying time warnings in the main
    menu would crash umrc-client.
  - Scrollback scrolling optimizations.
  - Fixed an issue with setup that would cause input to loop
    endlessly. Also changed the default values for website and
    SSH to "NONE".
  - Fixed an issue where topic lines of certain lengths would
    cause the umrc-client to crash when joining a room.
  - General code cleanup.



v091 - November 28, 2025:

  Fixes:

  - umrc-bridge will attempt to reconnect to the MRC host if the
    connection drops (up to 10 times). Upon successful reconnect,
    any users logged in will be notified.


v090 - November 26, 2025:

  Fixes:

  - Fixed issues with chat message display timing.
  - Reworked mention handling.


v002 - November 25, 2025:

  Fixes:

  - PGUP/PGDN keys now work in remote door mode as well as local mode.
  - Timeout warning messages are now shown in the chat window
    instead of overlapping into the status & input area.
  - Room & topic line now clears entirely whenever the topic changes.


v001 - November 23, 2025:

  Initial working build.