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1 michael 6918 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (201?-??-??)
2     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
3 michael 6945 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
4 michael 6954 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
5 michael 6959 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
6     /etc/resolv.conf
7 michael 6918
8    
9 michael 6818 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
10 michael 6770 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
11 michael 6780 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
12 michael 6795 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
13 michael 6770
14    
15 michael 6737 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
16 michael 6639 #######################################################################
17     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
18     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
19     #######################################################################
20     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
21     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
22     would not have any effect
23 michael 6577 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
24 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
25     o) Removed CHALLENGE in favour or ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
26     operator {} blocks
27 michael 6688 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
28     to the DH param file
29 michael 6720 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
30     of flags see doc/reference.conf
31 michael 6577
32    
33 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
34 michael 6479 ########################################################################
35     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
36     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
37     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
38 michael 6486 ########################################################################
39 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
40     following channel {} block configuration directives:
41     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
42     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
43 michael 6486 ########################################################################
44 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
45 michael 6639 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
46 michael 6246 generated based on the server's name and description
47     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
48 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
49 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
50 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
51 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
52 michael 6639 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
53 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
54 michael 6639 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
55 michael 6479 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
56     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
57     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
58 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
59 michael 6479 privileges.
60 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
61 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
62 michael 5986
63    
64 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
65 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
66 michael 6639 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
67 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
68     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
69     operators that don't have administrator privileges
70     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
71     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
72     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
73 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
74     configuration options to the general {} block
75 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
76     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
77 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
78 michael 6639 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
79 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
80 michael 5793
81    
82 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
83 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
84 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
85     lead to stack corruption
86 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
87 michael 5771
88    
89 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
90     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
91 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
92 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
93     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
94 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
95 michael 5629
96    
97 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
98 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
99     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
100    
101    
102 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
103 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
104     be seen in /whois
105 michael 6639 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
106 michael 5559 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
107 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
108 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
109 michael 5586 issued by services clients
110 michael 5559
111    
112 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
113 michael 5492 ########################################################################
114 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
115 michael 5463
116 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
117     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
118     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
119     ########################################################################
120 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
121     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
122     command
123     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
124     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
125 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
126 michael 6639 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
127 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
128 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
129 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
130 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
131 michael 5463
132 michael 5492
133 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
134 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
135 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
136 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
137 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
138 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
139 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
140 michael 6639 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
141     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
142 michael 4988 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
143     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
144 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
145 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
146 michael 4793
147    
148 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
149 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
150 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
151 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
152 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
153     have been disabled
154     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
155 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
156 michael 4654
157 michael 4952
158 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
159 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
160 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
161     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
162 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
163 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
164 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
165 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
166 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
167     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
168 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
169     longer needed.
170 michael 4442
171    
172 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
173 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
174     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
175     in the general {} block
176 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
177     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
178 michael 4314
179    
180 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
181 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
182 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
183     to enable TLS/SSL support
184 michael 4217
185    
186 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
187 michael 6586 #####################################################################
188     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
189 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
190 michael 6586 #####################################################################
191 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
192 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
193     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
194 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
195 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
196 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
197     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
198     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
199 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
200 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
201 michael 6639 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
202 michael 4217 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
203 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
204     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
205 michael 3761
206    
207 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
208     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
209    
210    
211 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
212 michael 6639 #########################################################################
213     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
214     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
215     #########################################################################
216 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
217 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
218 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
219 michael 3474
220    
221 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
222 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
223     and below.
224 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
225 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
226 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
227 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
228 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
229 michael 3380
230    
231 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
232     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
233     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
234     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
235     o) EGD support has been dropped
236    
237    
238 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
239     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
240     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
241     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
242     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
243     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
244     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
245 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
246 michael 4180
247    
248 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
249     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
250     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
251     in case there are any +H opers
252     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
253     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
254     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
255     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
256     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
257 michael 6639 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
258 michael 3921
259    
260     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
261     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
262     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
263     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
264     configuration options
265 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
266 michael 3921
267    
268 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
269     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
270     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
271     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
272     regardless of channel mode +s
273     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
274    
275    
276 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
277 michael 3054 ########################################################################
278     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
279     ########################################################################
280 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
281 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
282 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
283     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
284     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
285 michael 3054
286    
287     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
288 michael 6639 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
289 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
290     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
291     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
292 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
293 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
294 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
295     the ircd via SIGINT
296     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
297     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
298 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
299 michael 3028
300    
301 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
302 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
303 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
304     more than one hop away
305 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
306 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
307     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
308     o) Updated/fixed help files
309     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
310    
311    
312 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
313 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
314     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
315     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
316 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
317 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
318     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
319 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
320 michael 2794
321    
322 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
323 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
324 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
325    
326    
327 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
328 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
329 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
330     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
331     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
332 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
333     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
334 michael 6639 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
335 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
336 michael 2794
337    
338 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
339 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
340     mode set by servers.
341 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
342     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
343     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
344 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
345 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
346 michael 2794
347    
348 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
349 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
350 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
351     nick names (SVSNICK)
352     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
353     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
354     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
355 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
356 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
357 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
358 michael 2498
359    
360 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
361 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
362 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
363     o) Updated several documentation files
364 michael 2454
365    
366 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
367 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
368    
369    
370 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
371 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
372 michael 6688 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
373 michael 2454
374    
375 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
376 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
377     for more information
378 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
379 michael 6639 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
380 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
381     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
382    
383    
384 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
385 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
386     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
387     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
388    
389    
390 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
391 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
392     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
393 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
394     and connect {} blocks.
395 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
396 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
397     fingerprints
398 michael 6639 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
399 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
400     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
401     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
402     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
403 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
404 michael 2258
405    
406 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
407 michael 2196 ########################################################################
408     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
409 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
410 michael 2196 ########################################################################
411 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
412 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
413     the +l mode set
414     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
415 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
416 michael 2155 information
417 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
418 michael 2155
419    
420 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
421 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
422    
423    
424 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
425 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
426    
427    
428 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
429 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
430     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
431     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
432 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
433 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
434     remote clients
435 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
436     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
437 michael 2012
438 michael 2155
439 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
440 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
441     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
442 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
443 michael 6639 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
444 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
445 michael 1954
446    
447 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
448 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
449 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
450 michael 6688 Similar to "STATS x|q"
451 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
452     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
453     that has this mode set
454 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
455     sending messages to a channel
456 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
457 michael 1955 now enabled by default
458 michael 1932
459    
460 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
461 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
462     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
463     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
464 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
465 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
466    
467    
468 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
469 michael 6639 #######################################################################
470 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
471     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
472 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
473     #######################################################################
474 michael 6639 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
475 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
476     CIDR is supported
477 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
478 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
479 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
480 michael 6639 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
481 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
482 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
483 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
484     o) Major code cleanups
485 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
486 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
487 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
488 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
489 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
490 michael 6639 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
491     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
492 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
493 michael 1731
494 michael 1798
495 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
496 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
497 michael 6688 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
498 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
499    
500    
501 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
502 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
503 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
504     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
505     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
506    
507    
508 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
509 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
510 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
511 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
512     These previously used usermode +x.
513     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
514     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
515 michael 1731
516 michael 1797
517 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
518 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
519     send any private message
520     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
521    
522    
523 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
524 michael 1797 ########################################################################
525     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
526     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
527 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
528 michael 1797 ########################################################################
529 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
530 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
531     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
532     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
533     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
534     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
535     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
536     and 'stats_e_disabled'
537     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
538     to modules/
539 michael 6639 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
540     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
541     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
542     same way as it does in csircd
543 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
544    
545    
546 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
547 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
548 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
549 michael 1731
550    
551 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
552 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
553     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
554     if a reason hasn't been specified
555    
556    
557 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
558 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
559     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
560     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
561     clock is running backwards
562 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
563 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
564     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
565    
566    
567 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
568 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
569 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
570 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
571 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
572 michael 1731
573    
574 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
575 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
576 lusky 1580 invalid characters
577 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
578     This is now enabled by default
579 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
580 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
581 michael 1540
582 michael 1547
583 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
584 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
585 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
586 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
587     for each class
588 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
589 michael 1516
590    
591 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
592 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
593     o) Removed &localchannels
594     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
595     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
596 michael 6639 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
597 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
598 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
599     These features are now enabled by default
600 michael 1474
601    
602 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
603 michael 6639 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
604 michael 1424 when set to yes
605 michael 6639 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
606 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
607 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
608     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
609     and LIST parameters.
610 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
611     all modules
612 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
613 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
614 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
615 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
616 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
617 michael 1424
618 michael 1441
619 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
620 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
621     following changes:
622 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
623     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
624 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
625 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
626 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
627     previously used usermode +r.
628     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
629     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
630     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
631 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
632 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
633     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
634 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
635 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
636     only be added via ircd.conf
637     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
638 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
639 lusky 1580 these flags control
640     o) Removed Idle-time klines
641 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
642 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
643     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
644 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
645 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
646 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
647     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
648     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
649     be hidden even on remote servers
650 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
651 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
652     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
653 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
654 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
655 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
656     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
657     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
658 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
659 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
660     enabled by default
661 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
662     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
663 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
664 michael 1244
665 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
666 michael 1244
667 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
668 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
669 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
670 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
671 adx 30 information masked).
672    
673     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
674 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
675 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
676 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
677 adx 30
678     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
679    
680 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
681 adx 30
682     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
683 knight 31 $Id$

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