* send_msg_channel_data() no longer allocates a separate buffer
* getchannel() handles unknown channels so callers don't have to
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branch : channel-fix
extra : convert_revision : 3db645581be0fbb0d2ac8d218fbd55e096cbbbe5
connect to auth socket (server)
* differentiate between get_byte and get_bool
* get rid of some // comments
* general tidying
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extra : convert_revision : fb8d188ce33b6b45804a5ce51b9f601f83bdf3d7