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1 michael 6577 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-??-??)
2     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
3 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
4     o) Removed CHALLENGE in favour or ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
5     operator {} blocks
6 michael 6577
7    
8 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
9 michael 6479 ########################################################################
10     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
11     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
12     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
13 michael 6486 ########################################################################
14 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
15     following channel {} block configuration directives:
16     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
17     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
18 michael 6486 ########################################################################
19 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
20 michael 6246 o) serverinfo::sid is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
21     generated based on the server's name and description
22     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
23 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
24 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
25 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
26 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
27 michael 6391 o) class::connectfreq now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
28 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
29 michael 6479 o) The general::oper_pass_resv configuration directive has been deprecated
30     in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
31     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
32     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
33 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
34 michael 6479 privileges.
35 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
36 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
37 michael 5986
38    
39 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
40 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
41 michael 5794 have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it
42 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
43     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
44     operators that don't have administrator privileges
45     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
46     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
47     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
48 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
49     configuration options to the general {} block
50 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
51     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
52 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
53 michael 5937 o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed
54 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
55 michael 5793
56    
57 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
58 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
59 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
60     lead to stack corruption
61 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
62 michael 5771
63    
64 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
65     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
66 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
67 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
68     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
69 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
70 michael 5629
71    
72 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
73 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
74     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
75    
76    
77 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
78 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
79     be seen in /whois
80 michael 5559 o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
81     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
82 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
83 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
84 michael 5586 issued by services clients
85 michael 5559
86    
87 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
88 michael 5492 ########################################################################
89 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
90 michael 5463
91 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
92     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
93     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
94     ########################################################################
95 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
96     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
97     command
98     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
99     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
100 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
101     general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
102 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
103 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
104 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
105 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
106 michael 5463
107 michael 5492
108 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
109 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
110 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
111 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
112 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
113 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
114 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
115 michael 4969 o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
116 michael 4988 o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
117     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
118     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
119 michael 5024 o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
120 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
121 michael 4793
122    
123 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
124 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
125 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
126 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
127 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
128     have been disabled
129     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
130 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
131 michael 4654
132 michael 4952
133 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
134 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
135 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
136     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
137 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
138 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
139 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
140 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
141 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
142     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
143 michael 4547 o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
144 michael 4442
145    
146 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
147 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
148     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
149     in the general {} block
150 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
151     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
152 michael 4314
153    
154 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
155 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
156 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
157     to enable TLS/SSL support
158 michael 4217
159    
160 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
161 michael 6586 #####################################################################
162     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
163 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
164 michael 6586 #####################################################################
165 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
166 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
167     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
168 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
169 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
170 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
171     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
172     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
173 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
174 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
175 michael 4217 specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
176     o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
177 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
178     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
179 michael 3761
180    
181 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
182     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
183    
184    
185 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
186 michael 3474 ########################################################################
187     o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
188     general::warn_no_connect_block
189     ########################################################################
190 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
191 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
192 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
193 michael 3474
194    
195 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
196 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
197     and below.
198 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
199 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
200 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
201 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
202 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
203 michael 3380
204    
205 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
206     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
207     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
208     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
209     o) EGD support has been dropped
210    
211    
212 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
213     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
214     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
215     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
216     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
217     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
218     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
219 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
220 michael 4180
221    
222 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
223     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
224     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
225     in case there are any +H opers
226     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
227     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
228     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
229     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
230     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
231     if general::network_name contains spaces
232    
233    
234     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
235     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
236     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
237     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
238     configuration options
239 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
240 michael 3921
241    
242 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
243     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
244     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
245     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
246     regardless of channel mode +s
247     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
248    
249    
250 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
251 michael 3054 ########################################################################
252     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
253     ########################################################################
254 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
255 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
256 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
257     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
258     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
259 michael 3054
260    
261     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
262 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
263     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
264     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
265     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
266 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
267 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
268 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
269     the ircd via SIGINT
270     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
271     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
272 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
273 michael 3028
274    
275 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
276 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
277 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
278     more than one hop away
279 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
280 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
281     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
282     o) Updated/fixed help files
283     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
284    
285    
286 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
287 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
288     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
289     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
290 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
291 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
292     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
293 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
294 michael 2794
295    
296 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
297 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
298 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
299    
300    
301 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
302 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
303 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
304     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
305     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
306 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
307     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
308     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
309 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
310 michael 2794
311    
312 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
313 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
314     mode set by servers.
315 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
316     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
317     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
318 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
319 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
320 michael 2794
321    
322 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
323 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
324 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
325     nick names (SVSNICK)
326     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
327     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
328     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
329 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
330 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
331 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
332 michael 2498
333    
334 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
335 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
336 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
337     o) Updated several documentation files
338 michael 2454
339    
340 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
341 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
342    
343    
344 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
345 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
346     if connect::aftype isn't set
347    
348    
349 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
350 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
351     for more information
352 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
353 michael 2454 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
354     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
355     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
356    
357    
358 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
359 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
360     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
361     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
362    
363    
364 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
365 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
366 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
367 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
368     and connect {} blocks.
369 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
370 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
371     fingerprints
372     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
373     doc/reference.conf for more information
374     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
375     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
376     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
377 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
378 michael 2258
379    
380 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
381 michael 2196 ########################################################################
382     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
383 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
384 michael 2196 ########################################################################
385 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
386 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
387     the +l mode set
388     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
389 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
390 michael 2155 information
391 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
392 michael 2155
393    
394 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
395 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
396    
397    
398 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
399 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
400    
401    
402 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
403 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
404     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
405     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
406 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
407 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
408     remote clients
409 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
410     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
411 michael 2012
412 michael 2155
413 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
414 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
415     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
416 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
417     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
418     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
419 michael 1954
420    
421 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
422 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
423 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
424 michael 1932 Similar to STATS x|q"
425 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
426     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
427     that has this mode set
428 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
429     sending messages to a channel
430     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
431     now enabled by default
432 michael 1932
433    
434 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
435 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
436     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
437     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
438 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
439 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
440    
441    
442 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
443 michael 1861 ########################################################################
444 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
445     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
446 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
447     #######################################################################
448     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
449     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
450     CIDR is supported
451 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
452 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
453 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
454 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
455     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
456 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
457 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
458     o) Major code cleanups
459 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
460 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
461 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
462 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
463 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
464 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
465 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
466 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
467 michael 1731
468 michael 1798
469 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
470 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
471     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
472     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
473    
474    
475 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
476 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
477 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
478     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
479     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
480    
481    
482 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
483 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
484 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
485 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
486     These previously used usermode +x.
487     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
488     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
489 michael 1731
490 michael 1797
491 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
492 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
493     send any private message
494     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
495    
496    
497 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
498 michael 1797 ########################################################################
499     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
500     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
501 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
502 michael 1797 ########################################################################
503 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
504 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
505     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
506     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
507     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
508     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
509     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
510     and 'stats_e_disabled'
511     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
512     to modules/
513     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
514     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
515     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
516     way as it does in csircd
517     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
518    
519    
520 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
521 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
522 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
523 michael 1731
524    
525 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
526 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
527     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
528     if a reason hasn't been specified
529    
530    
531 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
532 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
533     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
534     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
535     clock is running backwards
536 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
537 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
538     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
539    
540    
541 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
542 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
543 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
544 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
545 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
546 michael 1731
547    
548 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
549 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
550 lusky 1580 invalid characters
551 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
552     now enabled by default
553 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
554 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
555 michael 1540
556 michael 1547
557 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
558 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
559 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
560 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
561     for each class
562 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
563 michael 1516
564    
565 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
566 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
567     o) Removed &localchannels
568     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
569     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
570 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
571     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
572 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
573     These features are now enabled by default
574 michael 1474
575    
576 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
577 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
578     when set to yes
579 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
580 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
581 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
582     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
583     and LIST parameters.
584 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
585     all modules
586 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
587 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
588 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
589 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
590 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
591 michael 1424
592 michael 1441
593 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
594 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
595     following changes:
596 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
597     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
598 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
599 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
600 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
601     previously used usermode +r.
602     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
603     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
604     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
605 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
606 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
607     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
608 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
609 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
610     only be added via ircd.conf
611     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
612 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
613 lusky 1580 these flags control
614     o) Removed Idle-time klines
615 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
616 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
617 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
618     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
619 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
620 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
621     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
622     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
623     be hidden even on remote servers
624 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
625 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
626     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
627 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
628 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
629 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
630     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
631     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
632 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
633 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
634     now sent by default
635 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
636     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
637 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
638 michael 1244
639 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
640 michael 1244
641 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
642 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
643 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
644 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
645 adx 30 information masked).
646    
647     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
648 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
649 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
650 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
651 adx 30
652     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
653    
654 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
655 adx 30
656     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
657 knight 31 $Id$

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