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