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mIRC 7.56 has been released! (July 6th 2019)
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:
- Added $urlget() identifier that downloads content from http/https addresses.
- Fixed $regml().pos bug with multibyte characters.
- Updated libraries OpenSSL to v1.1.1b, LibZip to v1.5.2, and PCRE to v8.43.
- Reverted changes to $gmt(N) and $gmt(format).
- Fixed $astime() and other time/date features applying DST incorrectly.
- Changed time/date features to use threadsafe versions of CRT time functions.
- Changed $encode()/$decode() to allow non-literal keys longer than 56 characters.
- Fixed "try next server in group" option being incorrectly applied.
- Changed time/date routines to use Windows APIs, allowing extended date range 1601 to 9999.
- Changed /msg -switches support to enable backwards compatibility with certain BNCs.
- Added /server [-key filename] to set private key file to use for an SSL connection.
- Changed nickserv logon method to increase delay before triggering perform.
- Changed status window connect icons to distinguish between valid/non-valid SSL connections.
For a more detailed list of recent changes, please see the whatsnew.txt file.
As always, the latest version of mIRC can be downloaded from the download page.