TODO/bugs In SILC Client Library
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- o Process the NO_SUCH_CLIENT_ID for WHOIS and IDENTIFY, since it can
- be received for example after sending MSG to non-existent client.
- It actually should be done always when it is received and the old
- entry should be removed.
+ o The PRIVATE_MESSAGE_KEY packet is not handled (it is implemented
+ though). This should be added and perhaps new client operation
+ should be added to notify application that it was received and
+ set the key only if application wishes to set (accept the key) it.
- Doing this now however causes that /msg nick might give "no such nick"
- for the first time, and then after the entry is removed /msg nick
- may actually to go any nick client, which is not desired behaviour.
- The /msg must be fixed to use the specific nickname user typed
- (nick must not match nick@host).
+ o should /nick nick and /nick Nick cause the Nick to be Nick@host becase
+ it used to be nick??
+
+ o When changing own nickname and there exists a same nickname the library
+ can give the client now nickname in format nick@host. This is new
+ behaviour and maybe should be removed. The changer should always
+ get the one it wants and not have the formatted nickname.
+
+ o Remove the command destructor all together from the client, it is
+ not needed and its usage is buggy when the context is registered
+ to multiple pending commands.
+
+ o Additions to do after protocol version 1.1:
+
+ o Fix the NICK_CHANGE notify handling not to create new entry
+ for the changed client, but take the nickname from the notify
+ (removes need for resolving as well). Protocol TODO entry 3.
+
+ o Add support for list of errors in command replies. Protocol
+ TODO entry 1.
TODO/bugs In SILC Server
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+ o strerror messages from premature EOF's to signoff messages.
+ (add perhaps a socket error thingy to SilcSockeConnection).
+
o Backup router related issues
o Channel user mode changes are notified unnecessarely when
TODO/bugs In SILC Libraries
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+ o make install copies the symblic links from lib/silcsim/ and not
+ modules.
+
o WIN32 silc_net_create_connection_async does not work the same way
than on Unix. Do it with threads on WIN32. The function works but
is not actually async currently.
- o Do not let the silcdefs.h lay around in distributions.
+ o Rewrite the lib/silcsim/silcsim.h. The SilcSimContext should be
+ private and silc_sim_alloc should take necessary arguments.
+
+
+TODO in SILC Protocol
+=====================
+
+Current protocol version is 1.0. However, it is far from being perfect,
+and needs to include additional features. Following protocol TODO entries
+describe new stuff to be added to protocol versions 1.x.
+
+ 1. Re-define the Status Payload: it is now 16 bits, split it into two
+ 8 bits fields. First field includes status types from 0 - 9 and
+ 10 - n *if* it is not an list of errors. If it is list of errors then
+ the first field includes 1, 2 and/or 3, and the second field includes
+ the error status 10 - n. This way it is possible to send multiple
+ errors (list of errors) and we have a way to tell the receiver that
+ there will be other errors as well. The second field is used only
+ if there is list of errors. If normal status, or normal (single)
+ error status the second field is set to zero, and must be ignored.
+ Hence, the status works same way as now except for list of errors.
+ To be included in protocol version 1.1.
+
+ 2. Define that WHOIS and IDENTIFY commands must send list of errors
+ if multiple Client ID (or Channel ID and Server ID for IDENTIFY) was
+ requested and was not found. Each unfound entry must cause an error
+ command reply to the sender. Also define that errors must be sent
+ *after* sending successfully found entries (this way receiver may
+ ignore them). To be included in protocol version 1.1.
+
+ 3. Define the NICK_CHANGE notify to send the changed nickname as a new
+ third argument. This will make the NICK_CHANGE notify handling easier
+ in the receiver's end (client primarily) since it removes the
+ requirement that receiver must resolve (using IDENTIFY or WHOIS) the
+ new Client ID received in the notify (because of the new nickname is
+ unknown). To be included in protocol version 1.1.
+
+ 4. Add "request parameters" or similar to the WHOIS command, which can
+ be used to request various parameters (something not returned by
+ standard WHOIS command) about clients (info that could be fetched
+ even from clients). Additional specification (or appendix) should
+ be done to define the payload and the parameters. It could be used
+ to make the WHOIS command support various search conditions as well.
+ This would be the way to extend the WHOIS command to support various
+ new features without always making the command incompatible to previous
+ version. To be included in protocol version 1.1.
+
+ 5. Inviting and banning by public key should be made possible. To be
+ included in protocol version 1.x.
+
+ 6. Add perhaps SILENCE_USERS, SILENCE_OPERS channel user modes which
+ can be used to silence (moderate) normal users and opers (this set
+ only by founder). To be included in protocol version 1.1.
+
+ 7. Channel Message Payload needs slight redesining to include the IV
+ field to the MAC generation of the payload. It is authenticated
+ by the packet's MAC but not by the payload's MAC. Since the IV
+ belongs to the payload, its integrity should be protected by the
+ payload MAC and not alone by packet MAC. To be included in protocol
+ version 1.1.
TODO After 1.0
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