[hybrid] [coders] hybrid open proxy monitor (HOPM) release notification - hopm-1.0.0beta2

[Michael Wobst]

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ircd-hybrid/hopm/beta/hopm-1.0.0beta2/hopm-1.0.0beta2.tgz
md5: 798fa142424c4d524d887d943e632cf5  hopm-1.0.0beta2.tgz
sha1: 47dce0f7b8512fb749b60dced58a630b1446e032  hopm-1.0.0beta2.tgz

-- Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.0beta2 (2014-12-31)
o) Added irc::readtimeout configuration option
o) Many code cleanups and optimizations
o) Worked towards IPv6 support
o) Fixed reference.conf from causing syntax errors
o) hopm now uses poll() for I/O event notification instead of select()


-- Noteworthy changes in version 1.0.0beta1 (2014-12-25)
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o) NOTE: this is the first release of the hybrid open proxy monitor (HOPM)
    fully based off the discontinued blitzed open proxy monitor (BOPM)
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o) Modernized and cleaned up build system
o) The configuration parser now does support time and size units
o) The configuration parser now does support c++ style comments
o) Fixed a memory leak in conjunction with manual scans
o) Fixed weird behaviour in the command parser
o) Code hardening. Replaced occurences of strcpy/strcat with 
strlcpy/strlcat, etc.
o) Various code cleanups and optimizations
o) The irc::away configuration option is now optional


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BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
  the bug by EMAIL to bugs at ircd-hybrid.org
  Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
  hopm.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
  information masked).

DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hopm issues,
  including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
     https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
  This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.

Questions/comments directed to bugs at ircd-hybrid.org

Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL

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