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1 michael 2094 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta6 Release Notes
2     o) Fixed broken spoofs
3    
4    
5 michael 2013 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
6     o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
7     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
8     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
9 michael 2053 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
10 michael 2013 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
11     remote clients
12 michael 2051 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
13 michael 2035 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
14 michael 2013
15    
16 michael 1956 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
17     o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
18     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
19 michael 1959 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
20 michael 1980 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
21     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
22 michael 1956
23    
24 michael 1920 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
25     o) PCRE support has been dropped
26 michael 1926 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
27     Similar to STATS x|q"
28 michael 1938 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
29     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
30     that has this mode set
31 michael 1945 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
32     sending messages to a channel
33     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
34     now enabled by default
35 michael 1920
36    
37 michael 1882 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
38 michael 1883 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
39 michael 1898 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
40 michael 1900 o) Changed RPL_WELCOME to comply with rfc2812
41 michael 1903 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
42 michael 1910 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
43     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
44 michael 1882
45    
46 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
47 michael 1861 ########################################################################
48 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
49 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
50     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
51     #######################################################################
52     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
53     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
54     CIDR is supported
55 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
56 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
57     in resv{} blocks
58 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
59     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
60 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
61 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
62     o) Major code cleanups
63 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
64 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
65 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
66 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
67     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
68 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
69 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
70 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
71 michael 1731
72 michael 1798
73 michael 1912 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
74     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
75     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
76     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
77 michael 1915 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
78 michael 1912
79    
80 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
81 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
82     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
83     servers
84     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
85     These previously used usermode +x.
86     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
87     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
88 michael 1731
89 michael 1797
90     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
91     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
92     send any private message
93     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
94    
95    
96     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
97     ########################################################################
98     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
99     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
100     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
101     ########################################################################
102     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
103     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
104     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
105     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
106     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
107     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
108     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
109     and 'stats_e_disabled'
110     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
111     to modules/
112     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
113     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
114     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
115     way as it does in csircd
116     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
117    
118    
119 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
120     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
121     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
122    
123    
124     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
125     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
126     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
127     if a reason hasn't been specified
128    
129    
130     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
131     o) Minor updates to the build system
132     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
133     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
134     clock is running backwards
135     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
136     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
137     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
138    
139    
140     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
141     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
142     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
143     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
144     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
145    
146    
147 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
148 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
149     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
150    
151     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
152 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
153 lusky 1580 invalid characters
154 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
155     now enabled by default
156 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
157 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
158 michael 1540
159 michael 1547
160 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
161     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
162     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
163     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
164     for each class
165 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
166 michael 1516
167    
168 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
169 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
170     o) Removed &localchannels
171     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
172     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
173 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
174     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
175 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
176     These features are now enabled by default
177 michael 1474
178    
179 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
180     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
181     when set to yes
182 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
183 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
184 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
185     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
186     and LIST parameters.
187 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
188     all modules
189 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
190 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
191 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
192 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
193 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
194 michael 1424
195 michael 1441
196 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
197 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
198     following changes:
199 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
200     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
201 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
202 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
203 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
204     previously used usermode +r.
205     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
206     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
207     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
208 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
209     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
210     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
211 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
212 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
213     only be added via ircd.conf
214     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
215 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
216 lusky 1580 these flags control
217     o) Removed Idle-time klines
218 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
219 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
220 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
221     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
222 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
223 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
224     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
225     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
226     be hidden even on remote servers
227 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
228 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
229     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
230 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
231 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
232 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
233     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
234     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
235 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
236 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
237     now sent by default
238 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
239     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
240 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
241 michael 1244
242 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
243 michael 1244
244 michael 1865 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
245     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
246     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
247     such as EFnet.
248 adx 30
249     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
250 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
251 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
252 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
253 adx 30 information masked).
254    
255     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
256 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
257 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
258 michael 1931 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
259 adx 30
260     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
261    
262 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
263 adx 30
264     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
265 knight 31 $Id$

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