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1 michael 3761 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (????-??-??)
2     o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
3     and can't be disabled anymore
4     o) Many code cleanups and improvements
5 michael 3864 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel{} block in reference.conf
6     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel{} block in reference.conf
7 michael 3768 o) /INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
8 michael 3761
9    
10 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
11     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
12    
13    
14 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
15 michael 3474 ########################################################################
16     o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
17     general::warn_no_connect_block
18     ########################################################################
19 michael 3490 o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
20 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
21 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
22 michael 3474
23    
24 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
25 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
26     and below.
27     o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
28 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
29 michael 3380 o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
30 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
31 michael 3380
32    
33 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
34     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
35     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
36     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
37     regardless of channel mode +s
38     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
39    
40    
41 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
42 michael 3054 ########################################################################
43     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
44     ########################################################################
45 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
46     o) USERS command has been removed
47     o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
48     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
49     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
50 michael 3054
51    
52     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
53 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
54     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
55     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
56     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
57     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
58     o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
59     o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
60     the ircd via SIGINT
61     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
62     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
63     in the /whois reply
64    
65    
66 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
67 michael 2794 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
68     direction notices)
69     o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
70     more than one hop away
71     o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
72     haven't finished the SSL handshake
73     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
74     o) Updated/fixed help files
75     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
76    
77    
78 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
79 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
80     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
81     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
82 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
83 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
84     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
85     o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
86     not validated
87    
88    
89 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
90 michael 2794 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
91     o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
92    
93    
94 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
95 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
96     o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
97     to administrators only
98     o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
99     been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
100     o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
101     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
102     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
103     o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
104    
105    
106 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
107 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
108     mode set by servers.
109     o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
110     gateway
111     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
112     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
113     reply.
114     o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
115     set via /whois
116    
117    
118 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
119 michael 2498 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
120     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
121     nick names (SVSNICK)
122     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
123     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
124     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
125 michael 2794 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
126 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
127     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
128    
129    
130 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
131 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
132 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
133     o) Updated several documentation files
134 michael 2454
135    
136 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
137 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
138    
139    
140 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
141 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
142     if connect::aftype isn't set
143    
144    
145 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
146 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
147     for more information
148     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
149     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
150     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
151     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
152    
153    
154 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
155 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
156     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
157     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
158    
159    
160 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
161 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
162 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
163 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
164     and connect{} blocks.
165 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
166 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
167     fingerprints
168     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
169     doc/reference.conf for more information
170     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
171     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
172     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
173     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
174     Adam <adam@anope.org>
175    
176    
177 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
178 michael 2196 ########################################################################
179     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
180 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
181 michael 2196 ########################################################################
182 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
183 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
184     the +l mode set
185     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
186     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
187     information
188 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
189 michael 2155
190    
191 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
192 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
193    
194    
195 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
196 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
197    
198    
199 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
200 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
201     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
202     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
203 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
204 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
205     remote clients
206 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
207     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
208 michael 2012
209 michael 2155
210 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
211 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
212     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
213 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
214     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
215     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
216 michael 1954
217    
218 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
219 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
220     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
221     Similar to STATS x|q"
222 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
223     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
224     that has this mode set
225 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
226     sending messages to a channel
227     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
228     now enabled by default
229 michael 1932
230    
231 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
232 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
233     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
234     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
235     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
236     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
237    
238    
239 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
240 michael 1861 ########################################################################
241 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
242 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
243     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
244     #######################################################################
245     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
246     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
247     CIDR is supported
248 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
249 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
250     in resv{} blocks
251 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
252     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
253 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
254 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
255     o) Major code cleanups
256 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
257 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
258 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
259 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
260     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
261 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
262 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
263 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
264 michael 1731
265 michael 1798
266 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
267 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
268     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
269     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
270    
271    
272 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
273 michael 1932 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
274     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
275     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
276     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
277    
278    
279 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
280 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
281     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
282     servers
283     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
284     These previously used usermode +x.
285     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
286     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
287 michael 1731
288 michael 1797
289 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
290 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
291     send any private message
292     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
293    
294    
295 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
296 michael 1797 ########################################################################
297     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
298     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
299     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
300     ########################################################################
301     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
302     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
303     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
304     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
305     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
306     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
307     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
308     and 'stats_e_disabled'
309     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
310     to modules/
311     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
312     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
313     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
314     way as it does in csircd
315     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
316    
317    
318 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
319 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
320     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
321    
322    
323 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
324 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
325     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
326     if a reason hasn't been specified
327    
328    
329 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
330 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
331     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
332     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
333     clock is running backwards
334     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
335     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
336     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
337    
338    
339 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
340 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
341     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
342     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
343     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
344    
345    
346 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
347 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
348 lusky 1580 invalid characters
349 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
350     now enabled by default
351 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
352 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
353 michael 1540
354 michael 1547
355 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
356 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
357     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
358     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
359     for each class
360 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
361 michael 1516
362    
363 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
364 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
365     o) Removed &localchannels
366     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
367     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
368 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
369     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
370 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
371     These features are now enabled by default
372 michael 1474
373    
374 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
375 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
376     when set to yes
377 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
378 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
379 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
380     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
381     and LIST parameters.
382 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
383     all modules
384 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
385 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
386 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
387 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
388 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
389 michael 1424
390 michael 1441
391 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
392 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
393     following changes:
394 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
395     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
396 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
397 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
398 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
399     previously used usermode +r.
400     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
401     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
402     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
403 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
404     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
405     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
406 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
407 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
408     only be added via ircd.conf
409     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
410 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
411 lusky 1580 these flags control
412     o) Removed Idle-time klines
413 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
414 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
415 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
416     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
417 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
418 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
419     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
420     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
421     be hidden even on remote servers
422 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
423 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
424     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
425 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
426 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
427 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
428     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
429     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
430 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
431 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
432     now sent by default
433 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
434     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
435 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
436 michael 1244
437 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
438 michael 1244
439 michael 3379 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
440     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
441     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
442     such as EFnet.
443    
444 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
445 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
446 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
447 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
448 adx 30 information masked).
449    
450     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
451 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
452 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
453 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
454 adx 30
455     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
456    
457 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
458 adx 30
459     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
460 knight 31 $Id$

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