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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
2 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
3 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
4 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
5 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
6 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
7 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
8 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
9
10
11 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
12 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
13 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
14 in case there are any +H opers
15 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
16 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
17 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
18 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
19 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
20 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
21 if general::network_name contains spaces
22
23
24 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
25 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
26 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
27 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
28 configuration options
29 o) Minor /list optimization
30
31
32 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
33 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
34 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
35 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
36 regardless of channel mode +s
37 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
38
39
40 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
41 ########################################################################
42 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
43 ########################################################################
44 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
45 o) USERS command has been removed
46 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
47 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
48 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
49
50
51 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
52 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
53 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
54 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
55 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
56 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
57 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
58 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
59 the ircd via SIGINT
60 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
61 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
62 in the /whois reply
63
64
65 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
66 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
67 direction notices)
68 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
69 more than one hop away
70 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
71 haven't finished the SSL handshake
72 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
73 o) Updated/fixed help files
74 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
75
76
77 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
78 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
79 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
80 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
81 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
82 o) Minor code cleanups
83 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
84 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
85 not validated
86
87
88 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
89 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
90 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
91
92
93 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
94 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
95 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
96 to administrators only
97 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
98 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
99 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
100 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
101 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
102 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
103
104
105 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
106 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
107 mode set by servers.
108 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
109 gateway
110 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
111 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
112 reply.
113 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
114 set via /whois
115
116
117 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
118 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
119 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
120 nick names (SVSNICK)
121 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
122 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
123 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
124 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
125 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
126 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
127
128
129 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
130 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
131 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
132 o) Updated several documentation files
133
134
135 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
136 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
137
138
139 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
140 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
141 if connect::aftype isn't set
142
143
144 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
145 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
146 for more information
147 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
148 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
149 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
150 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
151
152
153 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
154 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
155 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
156 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
157
158
159 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
160 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
161 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
162 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
163 and connect{} blocks.
164 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
165 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
166 fingerprints
167 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
168 doc/reference.conf for more information
169 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
170 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
171 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
172 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
173 Adam <adam@anope.org>
174
175
176 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
177 ########################################################################
178 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
179 general{} block to serverhide{} block
180 ########################################################################
181 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
182 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
183 the +l mode set
184 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
185 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
186 information
187 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
188
189
190 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
191 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
192
193
194 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
195 o) Fixed broken spoofs
196
197
198 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
199 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
200 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
201 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
202 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
203 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
204 remote clients
205 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
206 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
207
208
209 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
210 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
211 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
212 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
213 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
214 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
215
216
217 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
218 o) PCRE support has been dropped
219 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
220 Similar to STATS x|q"
221 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
222 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
223 that has this mode set
224 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
225 sending messages to a channel
226 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
227 now enabled by default
228
229
230 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
231 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
232 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
233 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
234 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
235 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
236
237
238 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
239 ########################################################################
240 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
241 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
242 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
243 #######################################################################
244 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
245 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
246 CIDR is supported
247 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
248 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
249 in resv{} blocks
250 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
251 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
252 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
253 mempool allocator for Tor cells
254 o) Major code cleanups
255 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
256 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
257 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
258 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
259 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
260 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
261 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
262 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
263
264
265 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
266 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
267 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
268 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
269
270
271 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
272 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
273 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
274 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
275 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
276
277
278 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
279 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
280 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
281 servers
282 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
283 These previously used usermode +x.
284 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
285 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
286
287
288 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
289 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
290 send any private message
291 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
292
293
294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
295 ########################################################################
296 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
297 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
298 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
299 ########################################################################
300 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
301 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
302 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
303 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
304 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
305 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
306 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
307 and 'stats_e_disabled'
308 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
309 to modules/
310 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
311 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
312 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
313 way as it does in csircd
314 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
315
316
317 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
318 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
319 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
320
321
322 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
323 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
324 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
325 if a reason hasn't been specified
326
327
328 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
329 o) Minor updates to the build system
330 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
331 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
332 clock is running backwards
333 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
334 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
335 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
336
337
338 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
339 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
340 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
341 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
342 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
343
344
345 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
346 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
347 invalid characters
348 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
349 now enabled by default
350 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
351 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
352
353
354 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
355 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
356 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
357 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
358 for each class
359 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
360
361
362 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
363 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
364 o) Removed &localchannels
365 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
366 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
367 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
368 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
369 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
370 These features are now enabled by default
371
372
373 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
374 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
375 when set to yes
376 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
377 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
378 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
379 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
380 and LIST parameters.
381 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
382 all modules
383 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
384 o) Removed OMOTD module
385 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
386 o) Improved TS6 support
387 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
388
389
390 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
391 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
392 following changes:
393 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
394 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
395 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
396 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
397 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
398 previously used usermode +r.
399 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
400 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
401 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
402 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
403 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
404 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
405 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
406 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
407 only be added via ircd.conf
408 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
409 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
410 these flags control
411 o) Removed Idle-time klines
412 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
413 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
414 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
415 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
416 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
417 o) Added support for remote D-lines
418 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
419 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
420 be hidden even on remote servers
421 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
422 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
423 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
424 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
425 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
426 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
427 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
428 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
429 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
430 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
431 now sent by default
432 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
433 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
434 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
435
436 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
437
438 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
439 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
440 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
441 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
442 information masked).
443
444 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
445 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
446 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
447 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
448
449 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
450
451 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
452
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