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# User Rev Content
1 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
2     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
3     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
4     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
5     regardless of channel mode +s
6     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
7    
8    
9 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
10 michael 3054 ########################################################################
11     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
12     ########################################################################
13 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
14     o) USERS command has been removed
15     o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
16     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
17     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
18 michael 3054
19    
20     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
21 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
22     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
23     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
24     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
25     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
26     o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
27     o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
28     the ircd via SIGINT
29     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
30     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
31     in the /whois reply
32    
33    
34 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
35 michael 2794 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
36     direction notices)
37     o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
38     more than one hop away
39     o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
40     haven't finished the SSL handshake
41     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
42     o) Updated/fixed help files
43     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
44    
45    
46 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
47 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
48     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
49     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
50 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
51 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
52     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
53     o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
54     not validated
55    
56    
57 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
58 michael 2794 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
59     o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
60    
61    
62 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
63 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
64     o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
65     to administrators only
66     o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
67     been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
68     o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
69     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
70     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
71     o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
72    
73    
74 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
75 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
76     mode set by servers.
77     o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
78     gateway
79     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
80     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
81     reply.
82     o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
83     set via /whois
84    
85    
86 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
87 michael 2498 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
88     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
89     nick names (SVSNICK)
90     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
91     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
92     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
93 michael 2794 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
94 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
95     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
96    
97    
98 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
99 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
100 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
101     o) Updated several documentation files
102 michael 2454
103    
104 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
105 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
106    
107    
108 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
109 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
110     if connect::aftype isn't set
111    
112    
113 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
114 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
115     for more information
116     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
117     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
118     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
119     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
120    
121    
122 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
123 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
124     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
125     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
126    
127    
128 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
129 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
130 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
131 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
132     and connect{} blocks.
133 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
134 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
135     fingerprints
136     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
137     doc/reference.conf for more information
138     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
139     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
140     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
141     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
142     Adam <adam@anope.org>
143    
144    
145 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
146 michael 2196 ########################################################################
147     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
148 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
149 michael 2196 ########################################################################
150 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
151 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
152     the +l mode set
153     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
154     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
155     information
156 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
157 michael 2155
158    
159 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
160 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
161    
162    
163 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
164 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
165    
166    
167 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
168 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
169     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
170     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
171 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
172 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
173     remote clients
174 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
175     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
176 michael 2012
177 michael 2155
178 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
179 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
180     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
181 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
182     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
183     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
184 michael 1954
185    
186 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
187 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
188     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
189     Similar to STATS x|q"
190 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
191     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
192     that has this mode set
193 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
194     sending messages to a channel
195     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
196     now enabled by default
197 michael 1932
198    
199 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
200 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
201     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
202     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
203     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
204     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
205    
206    
207 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
208 michael 1861 ########################################################################
209 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
210 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
211     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
212     #######################################################################
213     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
214     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
215     CIDR is supported
216 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
217 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
218     in resv{} blocks
219 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
220     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
221 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
222 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
223     o) Major code cleanups
224 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
225 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
226 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
227 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
228     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
229 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
230 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
231 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
232 michael 1731
233 michael 1798
234 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
235 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
236     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
237     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
238    
239    
240 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
241 michael 1932 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
242     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
243     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
244     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
245    
246    
247 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
248 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
249     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
250     servers
251     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
252     These previously used usermode +x.
253     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
254     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
255 michael 1731
256 michael 1797
257 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
258 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
259     send any private message
260     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
261    
262    
263 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
264 michael 1797 ########################################################################
265     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
266     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
267     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
268     ########################################################################
269     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
270     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
271     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
272     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
273     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
274     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
275     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
276     and 'stats_e_disabled'
277     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
278     to modules/
279     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
280     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
281     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
282     way as it does in csircd
283     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
284    
285    
286 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
287 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
288     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
289    
290    
291 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
292 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
293     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
294     if a reason hasn't been specified
295    
296    
297 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
298 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
299     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
300     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
301     clock is running backwards
302     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
303     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
304     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
305    
306    
307 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
308 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
309     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
310     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
311     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
312    
313    
314 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
315 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
316 lusky 1580 invalid characters
317 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
318     now enabled by default
319 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
320 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
321 michael 1540
322 michael 1547
323 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
324 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
325     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
326     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
327     for each class
328 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
329 michael 1516
330    
331 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
332 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
333     o) Removed &localchannels
334     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
335     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
336 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
337     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
338 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
339     These features are now enabled by default
340 michael 1474
341    
342 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
343 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
344     when set to yes
345 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
346 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
347 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
348     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
349     and LIST parameters.
350 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
351     all modules
352 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
353 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
354 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
355 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
356 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
357 michael 1424
358 michael 1441
359 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
360 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
361     following changes:
362 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
363     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
364 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
365 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
366 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
367     previously used usermode +r.
368     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
369     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
370     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
371 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
372     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
373     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
374 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
375 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
376     only be added via ircd.conf
377     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
378 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
379 lusky 1580 these flags control
380     o) Removed Idle-time klines
381 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
382 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
383 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
384     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
385 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
386 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
387     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
388     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
389     be hidden even on remote servers
390 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
391 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
392     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
393 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
394 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
395 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
396     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
397     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
398 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
399 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
400     now sent by default
401 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
402     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
403 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
404 michael 1244
405 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
406 michael 1244
407 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
408 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
409 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
410 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
411 adx 30 information masked).
412    
413     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
414 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
415 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
416 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
417 adx 30
418     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
419    
420 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
421 adx 30
422     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
423 knight 31 $Id$

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