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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc2 RELNOTES
2 < o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
2 > o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes
3 >   have been done for this:
4 >   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
5 >   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
6 >   - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as
7 >     channelmode +r (registered channel)
8 >   - Now that usermode +r has a different function than before, rejected
9 >     client notices now go to new usermode +j
10 >   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
11 >   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
12 >   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
13 >   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
14 >   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
15 > o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based
16 >   bans should only be added via ircd.conf
17 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
18 >   Read etc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
19 >   are supposed to be doing
20 > o) Idle-time klines have been removed
21 > o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
22 > o) Remove general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
23 >   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
24 > o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
25 >   file sizes
26  
27  
5 -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES
6 o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
7 o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
8 o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
9 o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
10 o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
11 o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
12   for small networks or people who don't want it.
13 o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
14 o) Various improvements and bugfixes
15 o) Make win32 build usable
16 o) Fixed ban caching bug
17 o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
18 o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
19 o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
20   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
21
22
23 -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES
24 o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
25 o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
26 o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting regexp K/X lines
27 o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
28 o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
29 o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
30 o) New hooking system, modularised: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
31 o) Network I/O speedups
32 o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
33 o) Support for client SSL
34 o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
35 o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
36 o) Native win32 build
37
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29  
40 This is a beta version of ircd-hybrid-7.2.
41
30   NOTE: This is still BETA code.  Run it at your own risk.  By running this
31   code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.  We do
32   NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks such
# Line 47 | Line 35 | NOTE: This is still BETA code.  Run it a
35   BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
36  
37   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
38 < the bug in one of the following ways:
39 <  a) By EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org.
40 <  b) On http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
53 < Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your setup.h, defaults.h, and
54 < ircd.conf with any report  (with passwords and other sensitive
38 > the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
39 > Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
40 > ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
41   information masked).
42  
43   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
# Line 59 | Line 45 | DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for
45      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
46   This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
47   is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
62 You can also use Hybrid forums at http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
63
64 TESTING: This code is under active development, and a lot changes from beta
65 to beta.  As the user of this code, we request that you help us test things
66 which have changed recently, and which would benefeit from being tested
67 much as possible.
68
48  
49   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
50  
51 < Please read doc/whats-new.txt for information about what is in this release
73 <
74 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL
51 > Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
52  
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54   $Id$

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