NetIRC Defender v3.0.0 - P10 Security Core

NetIRC Defender v3.0.0

Production-focused release for P10 / ircu-style IRC networks.

Highlights

• Improved P10 link-side channel/user attribution logic.
• More robust handling of unknown/invalid cache states.
• Operator UX improvements in info / status messaging.
• README upgraded for deployment clarity and operational onboarding.

Security / Operations

• DNSBL, flood and channel-enforcement modules documented and clarified.
• Better guidance for control-channel operations and safe deployment.

Breaking changes

• None intended for standard defender.conf users.
• Recommended: restart service after upgrade to clear old runtime cache artifacts.

Upgrade notes

1. Pull latest code.
2. Keep your defender.conf and datadir policy files.
3. Restart Defender.
4. Validate with:
   • info users
   • info chans
   • status

Known limitations

• Link-derived stats are based on observed events/cache, not full IRCd global truth in every case.

Full changelog

• See commit history and module diffs in this release.