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