I just released a new version of thebridge which is available for
download from http://cqinet.sf.net.

This is a fairly minor update, but it does contain some new features
(one contribute by Johnathan K1RFD  himself!) and bug fixes mostly
for the *nix version.

73's Skip WB6YMH

The changelog says:
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Changes in version 0.89, 2/9/2007:

Minor enhancements:
1. Added Echolink firewall mitigation code courtesy of Johnathan
K1RFD. This code is invoked by the .connect command to assist with
connections to version 2.0 and above EchoLink nodes located behind
unconfigured firewalls. For more details about the new firewall
friendliness of Echolink 2.x see
http://www.echolink.org/firewall-friendly.htm .
   
2. Added support for a new configuration variable ShowStatusInInfo to 
enable EchoIRLP nodes to be configured to automatically show the
name of the current connection in the info field on the EchoLink
directory servers. See the sample configuration file for more details.
   
3. Added a private chat mode for sysop's and admins.  Sysops and
admins can prevent individual chat message from being sent to normal
users by starting the message with a semicolon (';'). Sysops and
admins can also prevent individual chat message from being sent to
normal users and sysops by starting the message with a comma (','). 
Neither of these characters have any special significance when sent by
a normal user.
   
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Changes in version 0.88, 1/2/2007: (limited beta release)

Minor enhancements: 
1. Added a new configuration variable SFBind2IP to allow Speak Freely
conferences to be bound to a different IP address than EchoLink
conferences.

Bug Fixes:
1. Modified the behavior for handling unknown EchoLink clients. 
Originally  unknown EchoLink clients were simply ignored which allowed
them to connect on a retry after their IP address was verified with
the Echolink directory  servers.  A change was made in version 0.84
which sent unknown (and banned) stations a "bye" packet which caused
the first connection attempt from stations that had recently logged
into EchoLink to fail.  The new behavior is to ignore unknown EchoLink
users but to send a "bye" packets to banned users.
   
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Changes in version 0.87, 12/22/2007: (limited beta release)

New features:
1. Added GNU readline support to tbdcmd and tbdchat. Command history
is now available via the up arrow among a huge list of other things
that readline knows now to do.  Executive summary: use the cursor keys
and they might just do what you expect.

Minor enhancements: 
1. Modified configuration variable access routines to allow more
configuration variables to set or displayed by the .set command.

2. Added -m command line parameter to the .connect command to
establish connections in monitor mode.
   
3. Added -p command line parameter to the .connect command to allow 
connections to arbitrary port numbers.

4. Added code sent the "NAME" RTCP field to Speak Freely and RTP
clients.  The default value is ConferenceCall unless overridden by the
new configuration variable FullName.  The CNAME field is now set to
"CALLSIGN" for compatibility, previously it was set to ConferenceCall.

Bug Fixes:
1. Corrected a bug that could cause the exit status of child processes
to be missed when if more than one child exits at a time.  This bug
prevented EventScripts from being called correctly.
   
2. Changed the way the source port for transmitted packets is
determined to make it more general and efficient.

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Changes in version 0.86, 12/8/2007: (limited beta release)

Bug Fixes:
1. Modified code so data is always sent from the appropriate port.
Previously IRLP data (after conversion to EchoLink format) was sent to
the EchoLink ports, but from the IRLP ports.  Normally this is not a
problem, but if a user's firewall is using dynamic rules created by
outbound packets then the these packets would be lost.  Effect is some
EchoLink clients can not hear IRLP stations via integrated
IRLP/EchoLink conferences.
   
2. Corrected bug what caused multiple copies of tbd to (attempt) to
run at the same time when the EventScript variable pointed to
something that didn't exist or wasn't executable.