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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 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
9 michael 3761
10    
11 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
12     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
13    
14    
15 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
16 michael 3474 ########################################################################
17     o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
18     general::warn_no_connect_block
19     ########################################################################
20 michael 3490 o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
21 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
22 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
23 michael 3474
24    
25 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
26 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
27     and below.
28     o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
29 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
30 michael 3380 o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
31 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
32 michael 3380
33    
34 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
35     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
36     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
37     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
38     regardless of channel mode +s
39     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
40    
41    
42 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
43 michael 3054 ########################################################################
44     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
45     ########################################################################
46 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
47     o) USERS command has been removed
48     o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
49     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
50     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
51 michael 3054
52    
53     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
54 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
55     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
56     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
57     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
58     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
59     o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
60     o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
61     the ircd via SIGINT
62     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
63     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
64     in the /whois reply
65    
66    
67 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
68 michael 2794 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
69     direction notices)
70     o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
71     more than one hop away
72     o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
73     haven't finished the SSL handshake
74     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
75     o) Updated/fixed help files
76     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
77    
78    
79 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
80 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
81     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
82     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
83 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
84 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
85     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
86     o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
87     not validated
88    
89    
90 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
91 michael 2794 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
92     o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
93    
94    
95 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
96 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
97     o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
98     to administrators only
99     o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
100     been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
101     o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
102     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
103     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
104     o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
105    
106    
107 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
108 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
109     mode set by servers.
110     o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
111     gateway
112     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
113     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
114     reply.
115     o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
116     set via /whois
117    
118    
119 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
120 michael 2498 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
121     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
122     nick names (SVSNICK)
123     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
124     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
125     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
126 michael 2794 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
127 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
128     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
129    
130    
131 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
132 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
133 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
134     o) Updated several documentation files
135 michael 2454
136    
137 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
138 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
139    
140    
141 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
142 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
143     if connect::aftype isn't set
144    
145    
146 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
147 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
148     for more information
149     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
150     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
151     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
152     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
153    
154    
155 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
156 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
157     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
158     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
159    
160    
161 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
162 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
163 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
164 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
165     and connect{} blocks.
166 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
167 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
168     fingerprints
169     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
170     doc/reference.conf for more information
171     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
172     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
173     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
174     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
175     Adam <adam@anope.org>
176    
177    
178 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
179 michael 2196 ########################################################################
180     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
181 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
182 michael 2196 ########################################################################
183 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
184 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
185     the +l mode set
186     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
187     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
188     information
189 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
190 michael 2155
191    
192 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
193 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
194    
195    
196 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
197 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
198    
199    
200 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
201 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
202     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
203     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
204 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
205 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
206     remote clients
207 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
208     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
209 michael 2012
210 michael 2155
211 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
212 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
213     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
214 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
215     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
216     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
217 michael 1954
218    
219 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
220 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
221     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
222     Similar to STATS x|q"
223 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
224     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
225     that has this mode set
226 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
227     sending messages to a channel
228     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
229     now enabled by default
230 michael 1932
231    
232 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
233 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
234     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
235     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
236     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
237     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
238    
239    
240 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
241 michael 1861 ########################################################################
242 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
243 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
244     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
245     #######################################################################
246     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
247     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
248     CIDR is supported
249 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
250 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
251     in resv{} blocks
252 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
253     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
254 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
255 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
256     o) Major code cleanups
257 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
258 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
259 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
260 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
261     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
262 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
263 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
264 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
265 michael 1731
266 michael 1798
267 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
268 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
269     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
270     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
271    
272    
273 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
274 michael 1932 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
275     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
276     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
277     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
278    
279    
280 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
281 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
282     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
283     servers
284     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
285     These previously used usermode +x.
286     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
287     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
288 michael 1731
289 michael 1797
290 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
291 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
292     send any private message
293     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
294    
295    
296 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
297 michael 1797 ########################################################################
298     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
299     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
300     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
301     ########################################################################
302     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
303     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
304     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
305     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
306     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
307     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
308     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
309     and 'stats_e_disabled'
310     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
311     to modules/
312     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
313     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
314     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
315     way as it does in csircd
316     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
317    
318    
319 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
320 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
321     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
322    
323    
324 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
325 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
326     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
327     if a reason hasn't been specified
328    
329    
330 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
331 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
332     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
333     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
334     clock is running backwards
335     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
336     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
337     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
338    
339    
340 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
341 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
342     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
343     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
344     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
345    
346    
347 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
348 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
349 lusky 1580 invalid characters
350 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
351     now enabled by default
352 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
353 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
354 michael 1540
355 michael 1547
356 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
357 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
358     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
359     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
360     for each class
361 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
362 michael 1516
363    
364 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
365 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
366     o) Removed &localchannels
367     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
368     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
369 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
370     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
371 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
372     These features are now enabled by default
373 michael 1474
374    
375 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
376 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
377     when set to yes
378 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
379 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
380 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
381     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
382     and LIST parameters.
383 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
384     all modules
385 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
386 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
387 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
388 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
389 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
390 michael 1424
391 michael 1441
392 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
393 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
394     following changes:
395 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
396     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
397 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
398 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
399 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
400     previously used usermode +r.
401     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
402     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
403     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
404 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
405     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
406     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
407 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
408 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
409     only be added via ircd.conf
410     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
411 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
412 lusky 1580 these flags control
413     o) Removed Idle-time klines
414 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
415 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
416 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
417     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
418 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
419 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
420     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
421     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
422     be hidden even on remote servers
423 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
424 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
425     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
426 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
427 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
428 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
429     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
430     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
431 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
432 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
433     now sent by default
434 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
435     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
436 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
437 michael 1244
438 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
439 michael 1244
440 michael 3379 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
441     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
442     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
443     such as EFnet.
444    
445 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
446 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
447 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
448 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
449 adx 30 information masked).
450    
451     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
452 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
453 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
454 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
455 adx 30
456     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
457    
458 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
459 adx 30
460     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
461 knight 31 $Id$

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