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+  o Major feature (denial of service):
+    - Extend DoS protection to partially opened channels and known relays.
+      Because re-entry is not allowed anymore, we can apply DoS protections onto
+      known IP namely relays. Fixes bug 40821; bugfix on 0.3.5.1-alpha.