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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes |
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o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed broken spoofs |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes |
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o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect', |
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'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or |
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not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled |
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by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local |
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clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for |
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remote clients |
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o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags |
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o) Improve/cleanup HELP system |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes |
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o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their |
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name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set |
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o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace |
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o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes |
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o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices) |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes |
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o) PCRE support has been dropped |
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o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used. |
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Similar to STATS x|q" |
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o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically |
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prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel |
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that has this mode set |
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o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when |
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sending messages to a channel |
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o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is |
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now enabled by default |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled |
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o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance |
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o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will |
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o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected |
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o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes |
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######################################################################## |
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o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within |
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a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block. |
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Read doc/reference.conf for more details |
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####################################################################### |
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o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a |
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ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask. |
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CIDR is supported |
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o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option |
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o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries |
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in resv{} blocks |
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o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags. |
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A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required |
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o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's |
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mempool allocator for Tor cells |
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o) Major code cleanups |
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o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs. |
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Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot |
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o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards |
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o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames |
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o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree |
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o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option |
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o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes |
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o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because |
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of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command |
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o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes |
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o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well |
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o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations |
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o) Increased nickname history length to 32768 |
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o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes |
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o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first |
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o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5 |
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servers |
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o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e. |
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These previously used usermode +x. |
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o) Services may now change the host of a specific user |
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via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>" |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes |
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o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't |
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send any private message |
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o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask() |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes |
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######################################################################## |
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o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf. |
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A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option |
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can now be found in the serverinfo{} block |
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o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves |
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o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash |
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o) Improved logging of configuration file issues |
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o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run |
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o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped |
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o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values |
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o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels', |
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and 'stats_e_disabled' |
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o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/ |
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to modules/ |
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o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on |
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how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives |
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have been configured. This feature basically works in the same |
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way as it does in csircd |
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o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled |
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o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed core on UNDLINE |
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o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason |
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if a reason hasn't been specified |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes |
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o) Minor updates to the build system |
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o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch |
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o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's |
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clock is running backwards |
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o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched |
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o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module |
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o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins |
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o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks |
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o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services |
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o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services |
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o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for |
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invalid characters |
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o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is |
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now enabled by default |
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o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes |
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o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes |
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o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the |
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new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks. |
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The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y" |
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for each class |
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o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes |
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o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files |
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o) Removed &localchannels |
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o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported |
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o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization |
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o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option |
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o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode |
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o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options. |
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These features are now enabled by default |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes |
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o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic) |
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when set to yes |
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o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way |
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was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user |
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o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands |
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with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD |
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and LIST parameters. |
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MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload |
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all modules |
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o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name |
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o) Removed OMOTD module |
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o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command |
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o) Improved TS6 support |
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o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes |
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o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the |
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following changes: |
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- Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers |
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- Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages |
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- Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can |
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deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps. |
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- Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These |
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previously used usermode +r. |
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- Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel) |
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- Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message) |
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- Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel) |
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- Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.) |
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- Added services{} block to ircd.conf |
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- Added services_name directive to general{} block |
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- Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too |
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o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should |
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only be added via ircd.conf |
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o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator |
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privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what |
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these flags control |
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o) Removed Idle-time klines |
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o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore |
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o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now |
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controlled via connect::flags explicitly |
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o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on |
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file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now |
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o) Added support for remote D-lines |
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o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and |
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hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now |
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be hidden even on remote servers |
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o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks |
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o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of |
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SSL/TLS for inter-server communication. |
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NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS |
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connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL |
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o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and |
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added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead. |
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Both of these options can now be changed at runtime |
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o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2 |
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o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are |
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now sent by default |
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o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well |
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o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/ |
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o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements |
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This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this |
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code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause. |
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We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks |
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such as EFnet. |
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BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report |
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the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org |
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Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and |
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ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive |
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information masked). |
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DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues, |
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including betas. To subscribe, use this link: |
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https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid |
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This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. |
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Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org |
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Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL |
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$Id$ |
