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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.

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).

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).

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).

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

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

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.

This version of mIRC is a small though important update to the previous version and has been released primarily to resolve an important issue with ‘if’ statements being processed incorrectly in the scripting language.

Several other small issues have also been fixed in this release.

Although this is a minor update, it includes important changes and is a highly recommended download.

This version of mIRC continues to build on recent releases 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.

In particular, a new editbox “automatic” lines option has been added that dynamically changes the size of the editbox in a window to show the whole of your typed message, up to half the size of the window. This allows you to easily see and review a long, multiple-line message while keeping the size of the editbox small when it is not in use.

Various other changes include:

• Added support for the transfer of files larger than four gigabytes.
• Added /var -g switch to allow you to set global variable values.
• Added $input() identifier combobox support.
• Fixed UTF-8 text-wrapping display bug.
• Fixed switchbar display button-sorting display bug.
• Fixed window positions not being saved correctly for some windows.
• Fixed server connection not remembering SSL status in some situations.

In total there have been almost 50 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.

This version of mIRC builds on recent releases by focusing on stability and reliability and addressing the various issues that have been reported by users since the last release. It includes cosmetic changes to the interface, fixes, optimizations, and improvements to the scripting language.

In particular, mIRC can now handle longer nick names, channel names, and messages, as well as longer variable values in the scripting language.

Various other changes include:

• Added support for network-specific window position saving.
• Fixed mouse wheel handling of scrolling with high resolution mice.
• A “Check for Updates” option has been added to the mIRC Help menu to automatically check for new versions of mIRC.
• Optimized INI file handling to only update those parts of a file that have changed. This decreases file writes and speeds up a number of features in mIRC, including USB drive usage.
• Improved display speed of text in all windows.
• Fixed multi-byte text-wrapping display issues.
• Fixed and optimized a number of @window display features, including the way tabstops are handled.
• Improved Unicode support in the $mp3() identifier.

In total there have been over 50 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.