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1 michael 2013 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
2     o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
3     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
4     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
5     by appeding the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
6     clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
7     remote clients
8 michael 2051 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
9 michael 2035 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
10 michael 2013
11    
12 michael 1956 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
13     o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
14     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
15 michael 1959 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
16 michael 1980 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
17     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
18 michael 1956
19    
20 michael 1920 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
21     o) PCRE support has been dropped
22 michael 1926 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
23     Similar to STATS x|q"
24 michael 1938 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
25     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
26     that has this mode set
27 michael 1945 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
28     sending messages to a channel
29     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
30     now enabled by default
31 michael 1920
32    
33 michael 1882 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
34 michael 1883 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
35 michael 1898 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
36 michael 1900 o) Changed RPL_WELCOME to comply with rfc2812
37 michael 1903 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
38 michael 1910 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
39     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
40 michael 1882
41    
42 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
43 michael 1861 ########################################################################
44 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
45 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
46     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
47     #######################################################################
48     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
49     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
50     CIDR is supported
51 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
52 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
53     in resv{} blocks
54 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
55     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
56 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
57 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
58     o) Major code cleanups
59 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
60 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
61 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
62 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
63     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
64 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
65 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
66 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
67 michael 1731
68 michael 1798
69 michael 1912 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
70     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
71     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
72     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
73 michael 1915 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
74 michael 1912
75    
76 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
77 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
78     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
79     servers
80     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
81     These previously used usermode +x.
82     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
83     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
84 michael 1731
85 michael 1797
86     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
87     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
88     send any private message
89     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
90    
91    
92     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
93     ########################################################################
94     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
95     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
96     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
97     ########################################################################
98     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
99     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
100     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
101     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
102     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
103     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
104     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
105     and 'stats_e_disabled'
106     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
107     to modules/
108     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
109     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
110     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
111     way as it does in csircd
112     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
113    
114    
115 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
116     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
117     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
118    
119    
120     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
121     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
122     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
123     if a reason hasn't been specified
124    
125    
126     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
127     o) Minor updates to the build system
128     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
129     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
130     clock is running backwards
131     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
132     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
133     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
134    
135    
136     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
137     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
138     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
139     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
140     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
141    
142    
143 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
144 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
145     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
146    
147     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
148 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
149 lusky 1580 invalid characters
150 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
151     now enabled by default
152 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
153 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
154 michael 1540
155 michael 1547
156 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
157     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
158     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
159     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
160     for each class
161 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
162 michael 1516
163    
164 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
165 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
166     o) Removed &localchannels
167     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
168     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
169 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
170     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
171 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
172     These features are now enabled by default
173 michael 1474
174    
175 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
176     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
177     when set to yes
178 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
179 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
180 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
181     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
182     and LIST parameters.
183 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
184     all modules
185 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
186 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
187 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
188 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
189 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
190 michael 1424
191 michael 1441
192 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
193 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
194     following changes:
195 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
196     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
197 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
198 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
199 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
200     previously used usermode +r.
201     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
202     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
203     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
204 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
205     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
206     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
207 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
208 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
209     only be added via ircd.conf
210     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
211 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
212 lusky 1580 these flags control
213     o) Removed Idle-time klines
214 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
215 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
216 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
217     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
218 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
219 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
220     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
221     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
222     be hidden even on remote servers
223 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
224 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
225     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
226 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
227 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
228 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
229     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
230     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
231 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
232 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
233     now sent by default
234 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
235     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
236 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
237 michael 1244
238 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
239 michael 1244
240 michael 1865 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
241     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
242     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
243     such as EFnet.
244 adx 30
245     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
246 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
247 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
248 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
249 adx 30 information masked).
250    
251     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
252 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
253 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
254 michael 1931 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
255 adx 30
256     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
257    
258 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
259 adx 30
260     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
261 knight 31 $Id$

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