mIRC 7.32

v7.29 [01-18-13]

This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

• SSL certificate hashes are now stored in the servers.ini file for all certificates and a warning is displayed if a certificate has changed since the last connection.
  
  
• An issue with the /help command not displaying the correct location of a search term has been fixed.
  
  
• The /run command has been changed to improve backward compatibility with older scripts.
  
  
• The way the Escape key works has been changed so that it clears the contents of the current editbox if the "Escape key minimizes window" option is not enabled.
  
  
• A /hotlink bug that prevented hotlink popup menus from being displayed has been fixed.
  
  
• The maximized window position is now saved correctly when the "on startup minimize mIRC to tray" option is enabled.
  
  
• Urls in your own messages are now once again saved to the urls list.
  
  
• An issue with the "Hide tips when locked" option, that caused tips to flicker briefly in view, has been fixed.
  
  
• The editbox buffer feature has been improved and should now work more reliably in different contexts.
  
  
• The /vol -v command now correctly sets the master volume on newer versions of Windows.
  
  
• Other changes and bug fixes.

In total there have been around 21 changes to this version and although most of them are only small fixes and tweaks, we hope that they result in a more useful and stable mIRC for you. For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.27 [10-21-12]

This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

• A "Mark As Read" option has been added to the treebar, switchbar, toolbar and MDI popup menus to allow you to clear all flashing/highlighted windows.
  
  
• The $hfind() identifier has been extended to allow results to be saved to a @window listbox or passed to a command.
  
  
• An SSL connection issue has been fixed that prevented mIRC from connecting to servers with certificates that used unrecognized date formats.
  
  
• A hotlink display issue has been fixed that caused text to flicker when hovering the mouse over a link.
  
  
• SSL support for Subject Alternative Names (SAN) has been added when verifying whether a certificate is valid for the connection.
  
  
• A number of issues with the reload logs feature have been fixed, including incorrect line indentation and missing lines at the end of a log in some situations.
  
  
• An issue with the split long messages feature has been fixed which occurred when handling color formats in some contexts.
  
  
• An Address Book bug that prevented removal of an existing timed unignore has been fixed.
  
  
• The way incremental search works in channel nickname listboxes has been changed so that it behaves more like Windows explorer.
  
  
• The /localinfo -p option has been changed to use a random UPnP port outside the first 1056 services port range as some routers block these ports.
  
  
• An $inellipse() bug caused by a compiler optimization issue has been fixed.
  
  
• Other changes and bug fixes.

In total there have been around 27 changes to this version and although most of them are only small fixes and tweaks, we hope that they result in a more useful and stable mIRC for you. For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.25 [06-16-12]

This is a small update that addresses a number of issues reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

• Portable support has been improved for when mIRC is used on more than one computer through file hosting services like dropbox.
  
  
• A Treebar option has been added that allows you to choose a different font using the right-click popup menu.
  
  
• The editbox now beeps at most ten times when the maximum message length is reached and respects the "enable sounds" option in the sounds dialog.
  
  
• The log view window now allows you to set the default ontop state through the system menu as well as save the window position.
  
  
• The SSL warning dialog has been improved and now includes SHA1 fingerprint and Bubble-babble text.
  
  
• Incremental search has been added to listboxes that matches against start of text in listbox lines.
  
  
• The Control+Break key issue that caused it to stick in some situations should now be resolved.
  
  
• A display scrolling bug that occurred in windows that contained a large numbers of lines has been fixed.
  
  
• A 10053 connection issue has been fixed that occurred when connecting to a server that closed the connection immediately.
  
  
• Changed /timer handling so that it is now more precise/reliable.
  
  
• Other changes and bug fixes.

In total there have been over 60 changes to this version and although most of them are only small fixes and tweaks, we hope that they result in a more useful and stable mIRC for you. For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.22 [10-20-11]

This version of mIRC is primarily a security release. mIRC users are advised to upgrade due to a security issue related to outgoing messages being chopped in a specific context that could lead to a subsequent message being leaked. This update also includes changes and fixes to a number of features:

• The Alt/AltGr keys should now work correctly for users with different keyboard layouts.
  
  
• The "Minimize to tray" option now defaults to off under Windows 7 due to the way Windows 7 hides all tray icons by default.
  
  
• The Channel Central dialog has been changed so that it can now be resized.
  
  
• The /list command issue with min/max values not working on some networks has been fixed.
  
  
• Added "Use compatibility mode" option to SSL dialog, which defaults to on. If turned off, OpenSSL will use the "empty fragment" feature which may make your connection more secure at the expense of less compatibility with some SSL servers.
  
  
• The /dns command issue with results not being shown when a non-existent nickname is specified has been fixed.
  
  
• The tray icon issue with mouse clicks not working in some situations has been fixed
  
  
• The /timer -h recursion issue should now be resolved.
  
  
• Other changes and bug fixes.

For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.19 [03-11-11]

This is a small update that addresses a number of important issues that have been reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

• The identd server issue that prevented identd from working correctly in some situations has been fixed.
  
  
• The /window -a command now correctly sets the focus for maximized windows.
  
  
• The time-out check that monitors the server connection has been changed so as to decrease the number of 10053 disconnection errors.
  
  
• The $findfilen/$finddirn identifiers now return the correct results for large numbers of files and folders.
  
  
• The SSL certificate validation issue that resulted in validation errors when connecting to a secure server should now be resolved.
  
  
• Other changes and bug fixes.

This update builds on and improves the stability of the new Unicode version of mIRC (see the previous v7.1 release announcement for details). For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.17 [12-19-10]

This is a small update that addresses a number of important issues that have been reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

• The active window now correctly receives the focus when maximized windows are switched or closed.
  
  
• Hash table commands hadd/hinc/hdec when used with the -cuNz switches no longer cause data corruption in hash tables.
  
  
• Custom DLLs that perform window/message hooking no longer cause mIRC to crash on exit.
  
  
• The Alt+Minus key combination has been changed to allow the use of Alt+NumberPadMinus for zooming in screen readers.
  
  
• The socket identifier $sock() now returns the correct saddr/sport values for UDP connections.
  
  
• The Server and DCC connection issue that resulted in the "Address already in use" message should now be resolved.
  
  
• Other changes and bug fixes.

This update builds on and improves the stability of the new Unicode version of mIRC (see the previous v7.1 release announcement for details). For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.15 [11-12-10]

This is a small update that addresses a number of important issues that have been reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

• The editbox in the active window now correctly receives the focus when mIRC is restored from a minimized state.
  
  
• File dialogs now correctly return file extensions when "Hide file extensions" is enabled in Explorer in Windows 7.
  
  
• The switchbar now displays scrollbar buttons, when needed, to scroll through the list of open windows.
  
  
• The hash table commands hadd/hinc/hdec should now work more like their set/inc/dec counterparts when using the -cuNz switches.
  
  
• The socket command /sockwrite now sends data immediately which should speed up transfers.
  
  
• Other changes and bug fixes

This update builds on and improves the stability of the new Unicode version of mIRC (see the previous v7.1 release announcement for details). For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.14 [10-15-10]

This is the second stable release of the new Unicode version of mIRC and addresses a number of issues that have been reported by users since the last release. It includes improvements, changes and fixes to a number of features, including:

• A new and improved Log Files dialog has been added that allows you to search log files and to view them in a window in mIRC.
  
  
• A Clear History dialog has been added to the Tools menu that allows you to clear the history of a number of features.
  
  
• File transfers now display progress bars in different colors to indicate transfer status.
  
  
• DCC Send transfer speed has been improved.
  
  
• A "UTF-8 encode/decode messages" option has been added to the Messages dialog to enable or disable UTF-8 encoding/decoding of server messages.
  
  
• The DNS routines have been changed to only request IPv6 if you are using features that require it, which should speed up connections for some users.
  
  
• Many other changes and bug fixes

In total there have been almost 80 changes to this version. A significant number of changes were needed to convert mIRC into a Unicode application (see the previous v7.1 release announcement for details) and this version builds on that to create a more stable and reliable mIRC. We should now be able to focus on adding some new and interesting features to the next version :-) For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0. As always, you can download the latest version of mIRC from the download page.

v7.1 [08-01-10]

This is the first stable release of the new Unicode version of mIRC. The project to convert mIRC to Unicode has taken almost two years of development and testing and has required tens of thousands of changes to 150,000+ lines of source code. This has been the most complex and time-consuming update to mIRC since it was created in 1995, when it started out as a non-Unicode, 16-bit, Windows 3.1 application. Many areas of mIRC have had to be updated or re-written, from file handling to text processing, from display to memory allocation, from server communications to file transfers. mIRC should now be faster, more stable, and more compatible with the latest versions of Windows, and should be able to better handle the display and input of a variety of languages. In addition to being converted to Unicode, there are a few other notable changes:

• Improved Windows 7 compatibility
• More reliable INI file handling
• Faster text display/scrolling
• Speech support
• Improved interface design for a number of features
• Automatic text color correction
• Menubar ALT key show/hide feature
• Support for italic text and other font styles
• Optimized SSL routines
• Status window SSL connection icon
• IPv6 support
• Improved portable support
• Persistent channel history
• Digitally signed executables
• Automatic splitting of long channel/private messages
• Full screen display with F11 function key
• UPnP support
• Many bug fixes
• And more

For a full version history of mIRC v7.x development, please see the list of changes starting with v7.0.

v6.35 [09-07-09]

This version of mIRC is primarily a security release. mIRC users are advised to upgrade due to a security issue related to the use of very long nicknames on non-standard servers. Several other small issues have also been fixed in this release. Although this is a minor update, it includes important changes and all users are advised to upgrade.