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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.14 Release Notes
2 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
3 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
4 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
5 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
6 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
7 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
8 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
9 the ircd via SIGINT
10 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
11 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
12 in the /whois reply
13
14
15 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.13 Release Notes
16 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
17 direction notices)
18 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
19 more than one hop away
20 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
21 haven't finished the SSL handshake
22 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
23 o) Updated/fixed help files
24 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
25
26
27 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.12 Release Notes
28 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
29 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
30 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
31 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
32 o) Minor code cleanups
33 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
34 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
35 not validated
36
37
38 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.11 Release Notes
39 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
40 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
41
42
43 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.10 Release Notes
44 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
45 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
46 to administrators only
47 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
48 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
49 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
50 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
51 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
52 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
53
54
55 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.9 Release Notes
56 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
57 mode set by servers.
58 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
59 gateway
60 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
61 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
62 reply.
63 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
64 set via /whois
65
66
67 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.8 Release Notes
68 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
69 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
70 nick names (SVSNICK)
71 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
72 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
73 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
74 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
75 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
76 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
77
78
79 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
80 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
81 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
82 o) Updated several documentation files
83
84
85 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
86 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
87
88
89 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
90 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
91 if connect::aftype isn't set
92
93
94 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
95 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
96 for more information
97 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
98 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
99 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
100 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
101
102
103 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
104 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
105 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
106 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
107
108
109 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
110 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
111 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
112 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
113 and connect{} blocks.
114 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
115 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
116 fingerprints
117 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
118 doc/reference.conf for more information
119 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
120 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
121 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
122 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
123 Adam <adam@anope.org>
124
125
126 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
127 ########################################################################
128 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
129 general{} block to serverhide{} block
130 ########################################################################
131 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
132 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
133 the +l mode set
134 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
135 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
136 information
137 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
138
139
140 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
141 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
142
143
144 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
145 o) Fixed broken spoofs
146
147
148 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
149 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
150 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
151 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
152 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
153 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
154 remote clients
155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
156 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
157
158
159 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
160 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
161 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
162 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
163 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
164 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
165
166
167 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
168 o) PCRE support has been dropped
169 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
170 Similar to STATS x|q"
171 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
172 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
173 that has this mode set
174 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
175 sending messages to a channel
176 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
177 now enabled by default
178
179
180 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
181 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
182 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
183 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
184 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
185 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
186
187
188 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
189 ########################################################################
190 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
191 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
192 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
193 #######################################################################
194 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
195 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
196 CIDR is supported
197 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
198 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
199 in resv{} blocks
200 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
201 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
202 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
203 mempool allocator for Tor cells
204 o) Major code cleanups
205 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
206 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
207 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
208 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
209 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
210 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
211 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
212 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
213
214
215 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
216 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
217 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
218 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
219
220
221 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
222 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
223 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
224 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
225 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
226
227
228 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
229 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
230 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
231 servers
232 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
233 These previously used usermode +x.
234 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
235 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
236
237
238 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
239 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
240 send any private message
241 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
242
243
244 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
245 ########################################################################
246 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
247 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
248 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
249 ########################################################################
250 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
251 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
252 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
253 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
254 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
255 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
256 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
257 and 'stats_e_disabled'
258 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
259 to modules/
260 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
261 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
262 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
263 way as it does in csircd
264 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
265
266
267 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
268 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
269 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
270
271
272 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
273 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
274 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
275 if a reason hasn't been specified
276
277
278 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
279 o) Minor updates to the build system
280 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
281 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
282 clock is running backwards
283 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
284 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
285 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
286
287
288 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
289 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
290 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
291 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
292 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
293
294
295 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
296 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
297 invalid characters
298 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
299 now enabled by default
300 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
301 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
302
303
304 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
305 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
306 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
307 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
308 for each class
309 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
310
311
312 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
313 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
314 o) Removed &localchannels
315 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
316 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
317 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
318 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
319 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
320 These features are now enabled by default
321
322
323 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
324 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
325 when set to yes
326 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
327 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
328 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
329 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
330 and LIST parameters.
331 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
332 all modules
333 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
334 o) Removed OMOTD module
335 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
336 o) Improved TS6 support
337 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
338
339
340 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
341 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
342 following changes:
343 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
344 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
345 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
346 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
347 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
348 previously used usermode +r.
349 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
350 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
351 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
352 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
353 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
354 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
355 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
356 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
357 only be added via ircd.conf
358 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
359 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
360 these flags control
361 o) Removed Idle-time klines
362 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
363 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
364 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
365 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
366 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
367 o) Added support for remote D-lines
368 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
369 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
370 be hidden even on remote servers
371 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
372 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
373 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
374 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
375 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
376 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
377 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
378 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
379 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
380 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
381 now sent by default
382 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
383 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
384 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
385
386 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
387
388 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
389 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
390 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
391 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
392 information masked).
393
394 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
395 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
396 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
397 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
398
399 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
400
401 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
402
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