NOTE: https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat has been archived by the owner on Feb 7 2024

- Update to version 2.16.2:
+ change /server to use TLS by default, use -insecure or the -
prefix on the port to disable.
+ change preferences dialog to be modal.
+ add support for the extended-monitor capability.
+ add support for SCRAM SASL mechanisms.
+ add option to hide nick from window title.
+ increase max server password length to 1024.
+ fix some detecting some URLs causing a crash.
+ fix long SASL auth strings not being split.
+ fix PROTOCOL_NAMESX support and only use it when not using
multi-prefix.
+ fix dialog topic not being updated with CHGHOST.
+ fix notify.conf being reversed when saved.
+ lua: fix crash when using pluginprefs.
+ python: fix API break in hook_timer().
+ python: fix timers that unhook themselves.
+ checksum: Various improvements including not blocking the UI.