version 0.9.9.534
- Windows: fix old scroll bug which reappeared on Windows 7
- added Russian translation

version 0.9.9.530
- fix some focus and focus-stealing problems
- improve the way the standard browser is found
- fix race condition in the GUI resulting in the same line sent twice
- Windows: update bundled Tor binary to version 0.2.1.30

version 0.9.9.515
- fix (regression): make notification window stay on top again
- fix wrong handling of new line characters in chat messages
- make main window always come to front when unhiding from tray

version 0.9.9.509
- fixed the focus stealing of the notification window on Windows
- made the notofication window less obtrusive, more native looking 
  and make it immediately disappear on mouse contact. 
- made the animation of the popup faster and look more natural.
- additional notification methods: knotify, gtknotify, growlnotify, xosd
- Mac OSX: more Mac conforming UI with menu bar
- Windows: use stable Tor-0.2.1.29 instead of experimental 0.2.2.20-alpha
- updated french translation
- remove annoying popup warning about debug log, we even allow logging of
  conversations now so this is only consequent.

version 0.9.9.458
- fixed crash that could happen while torchat was minimized to the tray

version 0.9.9.453
- fixed connection handshake: timeout for unanswered outgoing connections

version 0.9.9.449
- speed up the wiping of deleted files and not freeze the GUI while doing it

version 0.9.9.425
- (security) wipe temporary files and sent offline messages before deleting
- (security) properly sanitize incoming file names
- profile text and avatar (will be shown when mouse over buddy in list)
- enable the logging for individual buddies and show backlog in opened window
- make the splitter in the chat window movable
- remember and restore window sizes
- fix receiving of very small files (sometimes got stuck at 0%)
- fix the annoying "list item -1" error on windows once and for all (hopefully)
- allow sending files to offline buddies (will wait until connect, then send)
- allow dropping of files directly to a buddy in the buddy list
- remove some CPU hogging in the GUI, also removed annoying flickering
- configurable fonts and colors (in the .ini file, no GUI config yet)
- configurable branding ("Ask Bernd" name and ID can now be pre-configured
  in torchat.ini for easier adaption to different usage scenarios)

version 0.9.9.328
- fixed a flaw in the PING-PONG-sequence, where pong messages went missing
  and got stuck in the middle of the handshake, this fix now dramatically
  increases connection speed
- fix error in Bulgarian translation

version 0.9.9.324
- (windows) updated tor.exe to version 0.2.2.20-alpha
- fixed crash bug on Ubuntu Karmic and later
- fixed a possible race condition when incoming connection detected
  (not critical and happens only once a week, but still annoying)
- check incoming ping sender address for length and allowed characters
- make the .deb package allow more different python versions (2.5 .. 2.7)
- added some more logging
- added Bulgarian translation

version 0.9.9.292
- prevent possible MITM attack by better verifying incoming pong messages
- prevent possible attack by disallowing most incoming messages
  on the outgoing connections (only file messages are allowed)
- make it work with Python 2.7.1
- (windows) use current version of Tor.exe (0.2.2.19-alpha)
- (windows) changed build process to use pyinstaller instead of py2exe
- added chinese translation

version 0.9.9.277
- fix (regression): non ascii characters in messages and filenames
- fix (regression): sending files on win98 immediately disconnected buddy
- added hungarian translation

version 0.9.9.269
- implemented drag 'n' drop file transfer
- "edit contact" in chat window context menu
- "send file" in chat window context menu
- "quit" in main popup menu
- meaningful titles for file open and save dialogs
- removed the "bitmap not found" errors
- the program now runs on Windows 98 SE
- added polish translation
- fixed issue 19: Enter-Key inserted newline before sending
- fixed issue 20: Ask before overwriting files
- fixed issue 27: indication of messages in main window
- fixed: find application data folder on windows 98
- fixed: don't open two chat windows for the same buddy
- detect second instance on same port
- allow multiple profiles (for permanent installation)
- zero configuration now also on *ix platforms
- implemented (experimental) debian package

version 0.9.9.191
- implemented configuration dialog
- added german translation
- added (partial) dutch translation
- added (partial) french translation
- let the user specify a path for temporary files, change the default
  to be the data directory (the torchat folder in portable mode)

version 0.9.9.149
- remove the annoying permanent flicker of the buddy list
- show own hostname in windows and taskbar icon
- option to start up with hidden main window (only taskbar icon)
- option to open new chat windows hidden (taskbar icon flashing instead)
- show list of unread (hidden) windows when right click on taskbar icon
- show buddy status in chat window icon
- show list of unread (hidden) windows in taskbar icon tooltip
- ask before exiting when there are unread messages
- show message with timestamp when delayed messages have been sent

version 0.9.9.140
- incompatible protocol change! (adding and removing buddies)
- implemented offline messages
- implemented logging
- bugfix: possible race condition when opening 2 chat windows in a short time
- bugfix: allow non-ascii characters in buddy name
- bugfix: a buddy can now be removed from the list
- bugfix: prevent possible DoS attack through faked "ping" messages
- bugfix: wrong initialization of buddy list window didn't work on Mac

version 0.9.9.109
- bugfix: if /tmp was on a separate partition, file receiving was broken
- bugfix: show correct buddy status immediately after connect
- new connection attempts and keep-alives now in random intervals
- implemented configuration file
- included some (unfinished) documentation

version 0.9.9.98
- bugfix: allow non ascii characters in filenames

version 0.9.9.96
- bugfix: fixes slow connection in 0.9.9.95

version 0.9.9.95
- notification popups and flashing symbols in taskbar
- file transfers can recover from connection breakdowns

version 0.9.9.85
- time stamps in chat window
- fixed: Messages may now contain newline characters
- file transfer

versions up to 0.9.9.64
- basic messaging functionality
- first really stable version