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Committed: Tue Jun 18 19:23:54 2013 UTC (10 years, 9 months ago) by michael
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- Update NEWS and reference.conf

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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
2 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
3 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
4 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
5 and connect{} blocks.
6 In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
7 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
8 fingerprints
9 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
10 doc/reference.conf for more information
11 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
12 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
13 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
14 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
15 Adam <adam@anope.org>
16
17
18 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
19 ########################################################################
20 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
21 general{} block to serverhide{} block
22 ########################################################################
23 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
24 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
25 the +l mode set
26 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
27 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
28 information
29 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
30
31
32 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
33 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
34
35
36 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
37 o) Fixed broken spoofs
38
39
40 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
41 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
42 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
43 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
44 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
45 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
46 remote clients
47 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
48 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
49
50
51 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
52 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
53 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
54 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
55 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
56 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
57
58
59 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
60 o) PCRE support has been dropped
61 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
62 Similar to STATS x|q"
63 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
64 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
65 that has this mode set
66 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
67 sending messages to a channel
68 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
69 now enabled by default
70
71
72 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
73 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
74 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
75 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
76 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
77 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
78
79
80 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
81 ########################################################################
82 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
83 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
84 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
85 #######################################################################
86 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
87 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
88 CIDR is supported
89 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
90 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
91 in resv{} blocks
92 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
93 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
94 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
95 mempool allocator for Tor cells
96 o) Major code cleanups
97 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
98 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
99 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
100 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
101 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
102 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
103 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
104 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
105
106
107 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
108 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
109 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
110 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
111
112
113 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
114 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
115 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
116 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
117 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
118
119
120 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
121 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
122 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
123 servers
124 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
125 These previously used usermode +x.
126 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
127 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
128
129
130 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
131 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
132 send any private message
133 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
134
135
136 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
137 ########################################################################
138 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
139 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
140 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
141 ########################################################################
142 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
143 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
144 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
145 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
146 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
147 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
148 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
149 and 'stats_e_disabled'
150 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
151 to modules/
152 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
153 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
154 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
155 way as it does in csircd
156 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
157
158
159 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
160 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
161 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
162
163
164 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
165 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
166 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
167 if a reason hasn't been specified
168
169
170 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
171 o) Minor updates to the build system
172 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
173 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
174 clock is running backwards
175 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
176 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
177 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
178
179
180 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
181 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
182 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
183 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
184 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
185
186
187 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
188 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
189 invalid characters
190 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
191 now enabled by default
192 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
193 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
194 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
195 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
196
197
198 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
199 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
200 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
201 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
202 for each class
203 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
204
205
206 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
207 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
208 o) Removed &localchannels
209 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
210 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
211 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
212 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
213 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
214 These features are now enabled by default
215
216
217 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
218 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
219 when set to yes
220 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
221 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
222 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
223 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
224 and LIST parameters.
225 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
226 all modules
227 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
228 o) Removed OMOTD module
229 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
230 o) Improved TS6 support
231 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
232
233
234 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
235 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
236 following changes:
237 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
238 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
239 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
240 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
241 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
242 previously used usermode +r.
243 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
244 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
245 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
246 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
247 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
248 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
249 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
250 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
251 only be added via ircd.conf
252 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
253 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
254 these flags control
255 o) Removed Idle-time klines
256 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
257 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
258 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
259 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
260 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
261 o) Added support for remote D-lines
262 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
263 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
264 be hidden even on remote servers
265 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
266 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
267 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
268 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
269 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
270 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
271 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
272 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
273 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
274 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
275 now sent by default
276 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
277 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
278 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
279
280 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
281
282 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
283 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
284 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
285 such as EFnet.
286
287 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
288 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
289 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
290 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
291 information masked).
292
293 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
294 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
295 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
296 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
297
298 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
299
300 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
301
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