remains visible even on terminals which draw the cursor using the background
colour.

  that as a valid BBS login.
* Update copyright to 2008.

* Setting +l with an integer greater than 99999 would result in +l being set
  without any argument.
* Better handling of TSMODE from DreamForge servers.

  can be used for converting IP's on incoming and outgoing CTCP messages.
* Remove IRC_match, which was not only obsolete (replaced by wildmatch() in
  Synchronet JS), but was also broken.

All mode bits to be passed in.

Add an option to return for putmsg() on a scroll... used by typeasc.js

  (randomly) swap the 'hops' and 'created' variables on the NICK line without
  warning.  The IRCd now tests for this.  This manifested itself with time_t
  integers appearing in the 'WHO' command output when a CR server was linked.
* WHOWAS output would always show the uplink server for a client who left the
  network from *behind* the uplink.  The correct server info is now shown on
  WHOWAS.

* Minor rework of how connected clients and servers pass commands.

  BBS running this version of the IRCd should support it by now.
* Insert the beginnings of a real recvq system that will properly throttle
  clients that flood the server.

  channel in which they were banned.  Bug located by Merlin, thanks!

  netwide support will be added later.
* Increased the version number to 1.3a, marking the start of a new 'unstable'
  branch.  Sysops should stick with version 1.2 for now.