Ambassador 1.2.0 Released

[Isengrim]

Ambassador 1.2.0 is now up. The Pale Moon add-ons page and the GitHub repository have been updated. Please see the releases page for release notes and download links to the standalone Windows and Linux versions.

This is a major release with new features and bugfixes.

New Features and Changes

• Added support for IRCv3 Strict Transport Security. Unencrypted connections to servers that support STS will automatically switch to a secure connection.
• Added handling for SASL numerics 907 (already authenticated error) and 908 (SASL mechanism list).
• Added support for IRCv3 message tags, including account-tag, server-time and TAGMSG.
• Added support for IRCv3 batches, including netsplit, netjoin, and chathistory batch types.
• Added support for self messages, allowing greater usability with bouncers.
• Added WHOX support.
• Added collapsible message groups, and added a test for it to the output of the "testdisplay" command.
• Updated the default networks list.
• Standalone: Updated the Twemoji font to 0.4.0.
• Standalone: Updated platform to UXP 4.3.0 (Pale Moon 28.6.1).

Bugfixes and Cleanup

• Fixed several behaviors with IRCv3 capability negotiation.
• Fixed an issue with handling NAMES replies without user host information.
• Fixed a regression with sending messages in DCC chat.
• Fixed code display for monitor on/off messages.
• Removed checks and support for Rhino and ancient Mozilla/Firefox platforms.
• Extension: Fixed the toolbar button icon.
• Extension: Removed extraneous dividers on the tools menu.
• Standalone: Fixed handling of file:// URL links in Windows.

Happy chatting!

[back2themoon]

Many thanks for this significant update.

[Isengrim]

Absolutely! I'll see to it that updates come a little more frequently than twice a year.

[Sajadi]

Awesome thanks