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+Synapse 0.99.3rc1 (2019-03-27)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- The user directory has been rewritten to make it faster, with less chance of falling behind on a large server. ([\#4537](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4537), [\#4846](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4846), [\#4864](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4864), [\#4887](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4887), [\#4900](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4900), [\#4944](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4944))
+- Add configurable rate limiting to the /register endpoint. ([\#4735](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4735), [\#4804](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4804))
+- Move server key queries to federation reader. ([\#4757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4757))
+- Add support for /account/3pid REST endpoint to client_reader worker. ([\#4759](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4759))
+- Add an endpoint to the admin API for querying the server version. Contributed by Joseph Weston. ([\#4772](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4772))
+- Include a default configuration file in the 'docs' directory. ([\#4791](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4791), [\#4801](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4801))
+- Synapse is now permissive about trailing slashes on some of its federation endpoints, allowing zero or more to be present. ([\#4793](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4793))
+- Add support for /keys/query and /keys/changes REST endpoints to client_reader worker. ([\#4796](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4796))
+- Add checks to incoming events over federation for events evading auth (aka "soft fail"). ([\#4814](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4814))
+- Add configurable rate limiting to the /login endpoint. ([\#4821](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4821), [\#4865](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4865))
+- Remove trailing slashes from certain outbound federation requests. Retry if receiving a 404. Context: #3622. ([\#4840](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4840))
+- Allow passing --daemonize flags to workers in the same way as with master. ([\#4853](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4853))
+- Batch up outgoing read-receipts to reduce federation traffic. ([\#4890](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4890), [\#4927](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4927))
+- Add option to disable searching the user directory. ([\#4895](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4895))
+- Add option to disable searching of local and remote public room lists. ([\#4896](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4896))
+- Add ability for password providers to login/register a user via 3PID (email, phone). ([\#4931](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4931))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a bug where media with spaces in the name would get a corrupted name. ([\#2090](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/2090))
+- Fix attempting to paginate in rooms where server cannot see any events, to avoid unnecessarily pulling in lots of redacted events. ([\#4699](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4699))
+- 'event_id' is now a required parameter in federated state requests, as per the matrix spec. ([\#4740](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4740))
+- Fix tightloop over connecting to replication server. ([\#4749](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4749))
+- Fix parsing of Content-Disposition headers on remote media requests and URL previews. ([\#4763](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4763))
+- Fix incorrect log about not persisting duplicate state event. ([\#4776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4776))
+- Fix v4v6 option in HAProxy example config. Contributed by Flakebi. ([\#4790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4790))
+- Handle batch updates in worker replication protocol. ([\#4792](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4792))
+- Fix bug where we didn't correctly throttle sending of USER_IP commands over replication. ([\#4818](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4818))
+- Fix potential race in handling missing updates in device list updates. ([\#4829](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4829))
+- Fix bug where synapse expected an un-specced `prev_state` field on state events. ([\#4837](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4837))
+- Transfer a user's notification settings (push rules) on room upgrade. ([\#4838](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4838))
+- fix test_auto_create_auto_join_where_no_consent. ([\#4886](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4886))
+- Fix a bug where hs_disabled_message was sometimes not correctly enforced. ([\#4888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4888))
+- Fix bug in shutdown room admin API where it would fail if a user in the room hadn't consented to the privacy policy. ([\#4904](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4904))
+- Fix bug where blocked world-readable rooms were still peekable. ([\#4908](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4908))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add a systemd setup that supports synapse workers. Contributed by Luca Corbatto. ([\#4662](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4662))
+- Change from TravisCI to Buildkite for CI. ([\#4752](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4752))
+- When presence is disabled don't send over replication. ([\#4757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4757))
+- Minor docstring fixes for MatrixFederationAgent. ([\#4765](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4765))
+- Optimise EDU transmission for the federation_sender worker. ([\#4770](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4770))
+- Update test_typing to use HomeserverTestCase. ([\#4771](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4771))
+- Update URLs for riot.im icons and logos in the default notification templates. ([\#4779](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4779))
+- Removed unnecessary $ from some federation endpoint path regexes. ([\#4794](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4794))
+- Remove link to deleted title in README. ([\#4795](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4795))
+- Clean up read-receipt handling. ([\#4797](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4797))
+- Add some debug about processing read receipts. ([\#4798](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4798))
+- Clean up some replication code. ([\#4799](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4799))
+- Add some docstrings. ([\#4815](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4815))
+- Add debug logger to try and track down #4422. ([\#4816](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4816))
+- Make shutdown API send explanation message to room after users have been forced joined. ([\#4817](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4817))
+- Update example_log_config.yaml. ([\#4820](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4820))
+- Document the `generate` option for the docker image. ([\#4824](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4824))
+- Fix check-newsfragment for debian-only changes. ([\#4825](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4825))
+- Add some debug logging for device list updates to help with #4828. ([\#4828](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4828))
+- Improve federation documentation, specifically .well-known support. Many thanks to @vaab. ([\#4832](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4832))
+- Disable captcha registration by default in unit tests. ([\#4839](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4839))
+- Add stuff back to the .gitignore. ([\#4843](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4843))
+- Clarify what registration_shared_secret allows for. ([\#4844](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4844))
+- Correctly log expected errors when fetching server keys. ([\#4847](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4847))
+- Update install docs to explicitly state a full-chain (not just the top-level) TLS certificate must be provided to Synapse. This caused some people's Synapse ports to appear correct in a browser but still (rightfully so) upset the federation tester. ([\#4849](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4849))
+- Move client read-receipt processing to federation sender worker. ([\#4852](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4852))
+- Refactor federation TransactionQueue. ([\#4855](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4855))
+- Comment out most options in the generated config. ([\#4863](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4863))
+- Fix yaml library warnings by using safe_load. ([\#4869](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4869))
+- Update Apache setup to remove location syntax. Thanks to @cwmke! ([\#4870](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4870))
+- Reinstate test case that runs unit tests against oldest supported dependencies. ([\#4879](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4879))
+- Update link to federation docs. ([\#4881](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4881))
+- fix test_auto_create_auto_join_where_no_consent. ([\#4886](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4886))
+- Use a regular HomeServerConfig object for unit tests rater than a Mock. ([\#4889](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4889))
+- Add some notes about tuning postgres for larger deployments. ([\#4895](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4895))
+- Add a config option for torture-testing worker replication. ([\#4902](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4902))
+- Log requests which are simulated by the unit tests. ([\#4905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4905))
+- Allow newsfragments to end with exclamation marks. Exciting! ([\#4912](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4912))
+- Refactor some more tests to use HomeserverTestCase. ([\#4913](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4913))
+- Refactor out the state deltas portion of the user directory store and handler. ([\#4917](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4917))
+- Fix nginx example in ACME doc. ([\#4923](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4923))
+- Use an explicit dbname for postgres connections in the tests. ([\#4928](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4928))
+- Fix `ClientReplicationStreamProtocol.__str__()`. ([\#4929](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4929))
+
+
 Synapse 0.99.2 (2019-03-01)
 ===========================