v0.8.6.2 release.

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-# teamredminer v0.8.6
+# teamredminer v0.8.6.2
 This is an optimized miner for AMD GPUs created by todxx and kerney666.
 
 **Download is available in the [github releases section](https://github.com/todxx/teamredminer/releases).**
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Some algorithms are not supported on some GPU architectures and/or drivers.  Bel
 | Ethash                   |  Y   |  Y   |   Y     |   Y  |   Y   |
 | Kawpow                   |  Y   |  Y   |   Y     |   Y  |   Y   |
 | Verthash                 |  Y   |  Y   |   Y     |   Y  |   N   |
-| Autolykos2               |  Y   |  Y   |   Y     |   Y  |   N   |
+| Autolykos2               |  Y   |  Y   |   Y     |   Y  |   Y   |
 | Firopow                  |  Y   |  Y   |   Y     |   Y  |   Y   |
 | Nimiq                    |  Y   |  Y   |   Y     |   Y  |   N   |
 | Cryptonight R            |  N   |  L   |   L     |   L  |   N   |
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ For example command lines please see the batch/shell scripts in the miner downlo
 For command line options see the [USAGE.txt](USAGE.txt) file that comes with the miner.
 
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+Changes in v0.8.6.2
+
+Release notes:
+- Firopow/MTP: added a synthetic algo 'mtp_firopow' that will use the correct algo given the system time and shut down the miner at the time of the Firo fork on Oct 26. 
+- Ethash/progpow: split the ethash and progpow algos into separate binaries, mainly for some Vegas that ran into stability issues going from 0.8.5 to 0.8.6.
+- Autolykos2: added support for Tonga.
+- Advanced SSL usage: changed the default SSL behavior to _not_ provide a SNI hostname during handshake. See the updated --help section on the -o argument for how to force a SNI hostname being sent.
+
+Changes in v0.8.6.1
+
+Internal test version - unreleased.
+
 Changes in v0.8.6
 
 Release notes:

diff --git a/USAGE.txt b/USAGE.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-          Team Red Miner version 0.8.6
+          Team Red Miner version 0.8.6.2
 Usage: teamredminer [OPTIONS]
 Options:
   -a, --algo=ALGORITHM      Selects the mining algorithm.  Currently available:
                               ethash            (eth, etp, others)
                               etchash           (etc, alias for -a ethash --eth_variant_mode=etchash)
                               kawpow            (ravencoin)
                               firopow           (firo)
+                              mtp_firopow       (chooses firopow or mtp and shuts down miner at the fork on Oct 26 2021)
                               autolykos2        (ergo)
                               verthash          (vtc)
                               nimiq             (nimiq)
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ Options:
                               x16rv2      
                               x16s              (pgn, xsh)
                               x16rt             (gin)
-                              mtp               (zcoin)
+                              mtp               (zcoin/firo before the firopow fork)
                               cuckatoo31_grin   (grin)
                               cuckarood29_grin  (grin)
                               cnv8        
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ Pool config options:
                               Per-pool options (such as -u, -p) will need to be explicitly specified
                               again for each new pool.  (See the example start_multipool.sh/bat file)
                               The multi-pool strategy for the miner is set with the --pool_strategy option.
+
+                              There is also special support for advanced SSL/TLS setups where you need to
+                              pass a SNI hostname to the SSL endpoint. For example, this is necessary for SSL
+                              endpoints that act as frontends for multiple hosts and need to know which one
+                              to provide a certificate for. In such cases, use the following format:
+                              -o stratum+ssl://pool.tunnel.com/pool.realhostname.com:3333
+                              This will connect to pool.tunnel.com:3333 but pass pool.realhostname.com as the SNI
+                              hostname in the SSL handshake phase. The two hostnames can of course be identical as well.
   -u, --user=USERNAME       Sets the username for pool authorization.
   -p, --pass=PASSWORD       Sets the password for pool authorization.
       --pool_force_ensub    Forces an extranonce subscribe request for supported pools unknown to the miner.