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1 michael 2155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
2     o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
3     the +l mode set
4     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
5     o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
6     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
7     information
8    
9    
10     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
11     o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
12    
13    
14     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
15     o) Fixed broken spoofs
16    
17    
18 michael 2012 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
19     o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
20     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
21     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
22 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
23 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
24     remote clients
25 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
26     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
27 michael 2012
28 michael 2155
29 michael 1954 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
30     o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
31     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
32 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
33     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
34     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
35 michael 1954
36    
37 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
38     o) PCRE support has been dropped
39     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
40     Similar to STATS x|q"
41 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
42     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
43     that has this mode set
44 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
45     sending messages to a channel
46     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
47     now enabled by default
48 michael 1932
49    
50     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
51     o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
52     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
53     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
54     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
55     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
56    
57    
58 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
59 michael 1861 ########################################################################
60 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
61 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
62     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
63     #######################################################################
64     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
65     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
66     CIDR is supported
67 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
68 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
69     in resv{} blocks
70 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
71     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
72 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
73 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
74     o) Major code cleanups
75 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
76 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
77 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
78 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
79     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
80 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
81 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
82 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
83 michael 1731
84 michael 1798
85 michael 2155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
86     o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
87     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
88     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
89    
90    
91 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
92     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
93     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
94     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
95     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
96    
97    
98 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
99 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
100     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
101     servers
102     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
103     These previously used usermode +x.
104     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
105     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
106 michael 1731
107 michael 1797
108     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
109     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
110     send any private message
111     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
112    
113    
114     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
115     ########################################################################
116     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
117     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
118     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
119     ########################################################################
120     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
121     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
122     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
123     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
124     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
125     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
126     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
127     and 'stats_e_disabled'
128     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
129     to modules/
130     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
131     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
132     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
133     way as it does in csircd
134     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
135    
136    
137 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
138     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
139     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
140    
141    
142     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
143     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
144     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
145     if a reason hasn't been specified
146    
147    
148     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
149     o) Minor updates to the build system
150     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
151     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
152     clock is running backwards
153     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
154     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
155     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
156    
157    
158     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
159     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
160     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
161     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
162     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
163    
164    
165 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
166 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
167     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
168    
169     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
170 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
171 lusky 1580 invalid characters
172 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
173     now enabled by default
174 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
175 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
176 michael 1540
177 michael 1547
178 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
179     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
180     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
181     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
182     for each class
183 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
184 michael 1516
185    
186 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
187 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
188     o) Removed &localchannels
189     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
190     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
191 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
192     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
193 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
194     These features are now enabled by default
195 michael 1474
196    
197 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
198     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
199     when set to yes
200 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
201 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
202 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
203     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
204     and LIST parameters.
205 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
206     all modules
207 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
208 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
209 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
210 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
211 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
212 michael 1424
213 michael 1441
214 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
215 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
216     following changes:
217 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
218     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
219 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
220 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
221 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
222     previously used usermode +r.
223     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
224     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
225     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
226 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
227     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
228     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
229 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
230 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
231     only be added via ircd.conf
232     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
233 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
234 lusky 1580 these flags control
235     o) Removed Idle-time klines
236 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
237 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
238 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
239     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
240 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
241 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
242     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
243     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
244     be hidden even on remote servers
245 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
246 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
247     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
248 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
249 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
250 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
251     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
252     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
253 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
254 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
255     now sent by default
256 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
257     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
258 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
259 michael 1244
260 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
261 michael 1244
262 michael 1865 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
263     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
264     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
265     such as EFnet.
266 adx 30
267     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
268 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
269 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
270 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
271 adx 30 information masked).
272    
273     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
274 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
275 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
276 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
277 adx 30
278     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
279    
280 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
281 adx 30
282     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
283 knight 31 $Id$

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