# $Id: whatsnew.txt,v 1.1 2009/11/16 02:16:55 avenj Exp avenj $

Some features present in oftc-hybrid/bc6+:

- Channel modes	(Also see /QUOTE HELP CMODE)
   * +c - stripcolor: strip color control codes
   * +p - paranoia: controls whether halfops may invite other users to
          the channel & whether they may kick other users.
   * +S - ssl-only: only users using encrypted (ssl) client connections
          can join
   * +R - only registered & identified users can join
   * +M - moderate-unregistered: anyone can join the channel, but only
          registered & identified users can talk

   * +h <nick> - halfop: a halfop user can do everything a normal op can do,
        _except_ set other (half)ops or kick other ops

   * +q <user@host> - quiet
        Same syntax as bans (+b) but user can still join (just cannot speak)
   * +e <user@host> - exempt
        Same syntax as +b/+q but with reverse effect, user is exempt from bans
   * +I <user@host> - invite exemption
        User can join past invite-only (+i). Same syntax as +b/+q/+e
  new as of oftc-hybrid7/bc4:
   * +d <gecos> - gecos (realname) deny
        Ban based on GECOS (realname) field, * and ? wildcards accepted.

- User modes (Also see /QUOTE HELP UMODE)
   * +g - callerid: only allow clients accepted with /accept to message you
   * +G - soft-callerid: only allow clients accepted with /accept or on
          common channels with you to message you
   (See also modeg.txt at http://blackcobalt.net/doc/users/)

bc5+ provides /REMOVE -- remove is similar to kick, but forces the user to
part the channel (versus kicking the user from the channel). This defeats
most auto-rejoin implementations.

NickServ has support for autojoin lists. This allows users to configure
 lists of channels that they wish to automatically join when identifying
 to NickServ.
  -> /msg NickServ help ajoin

SSL is enabled on port 6669 on ircd.blackcobalt.net and eris.oppresses.us
 (Servers are also using cryptlinks for server->server communication)

We no longer use IP cloaking. It makes creating ban hostmasks challenging.

We now have support for KNOCK (requesting access to +i channels)
 See /QUOTE HELP KNOCK
 Channel mode +p will disallow KNOCK