0.17.0-rc1 (2020-04-09)

Features

• On name change, inform Matrix users, if their preferred IRC name is taken (#1018)
• Add ability to deactivate users permanently via the DebugAPI. (#1021)

Bugfixes

• Disconnect a PM room from IRC when another user is invited, and disallow invites to PM rooms. (#1010)
• Fix issue where users with stored passwords but no config settings (IPv6 address, nickname) would not be able to get connected. Fixes #1014. (#1015)
• Kick users who have been X:lined (#1023)
• Fix issue where users who used !storepass are never reconnected and cannot send messages through the bridge. (#1024)

Improved Documentation

• Add instructions for registering IRC bot's nickname. Thanks to @DylanVanAssche (#1004)
• Improve documentation for changelog entries (#1020)

Internal Changes

• Replace deprecated new Buffer("a") (#1019)
• Test !nick when the user already has the nick (#1020)
• Update dependencies to fix vulnerabilities. (#1025)