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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
2 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
3
4
5 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
6 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
7
8
9 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
10 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
11 if connect::aftype isn't set
12
13
14 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
15 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
16 for more information
17 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
18 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
19 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
20 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
21
22
23 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
24 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
25 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
26 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
27
28
29 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
30 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
31 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
32 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
33 and connect{} blocks.
34 In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
35 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
36 fingerprints
37 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
38 doc/reference.conf for more information
39 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
40 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
41 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
42 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
43 Adam <adam@anope.org>
44
45
46 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
47 ########################################################################
48 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
49 general{} block to serverhide{} block
50 ########################################################################
51 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
52 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
53 the +l mode set
54 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
55 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
56 information
57 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
58
59
60 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
61 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
62
63
64 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
65 o) Fixed broken spoofs
66
67
68 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
69 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
70 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
71 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
72 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
73 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
74 remote clients
75 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
76 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
77
78
79 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
80 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
81 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
82 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
83 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
84 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
85
86
87 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
88 o) PCRE support has been dropped
89 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
90 Similar to STATS x|q"
91 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
92 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
93 that has this mode set
94 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
95 sending messages to a channel
96 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
97 now enabled by default
98
99
100 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
101 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
102 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
103 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
104 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
105 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
106
107
108 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
109 ########################################################################
110 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
111 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
112 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
113 #######################################################################
114 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
115 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
116 CIDR is supported
117 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
118 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
119 in resv{} blocks
120 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
121 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
122 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
123 mempool allocator for Tor cells
124 o) Major code cleanups
125 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
126 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
127 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
128 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
129 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
130 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
131 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
132 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
133
134
135 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
136 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
137 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
138 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
139
140
141 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
142 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
143 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
144 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
145 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
146
147
148 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
149 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
150 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
151 servers
152 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
153 These previously used usermode +x.
154 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
155 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
156
157
158 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
159 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
160 send any private message
161 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
162
163
164 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
165 ########################################################################
166 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
167 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
168 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
169 ########################################################################
170 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
171 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
172 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
173 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
174 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
175 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
176 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
177 and 'stats_e_disabled'
178 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
179 to modules/
180 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
181 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
182 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
183 way as it does in csircd
184 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
185
186
187 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
188 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
189 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
190
191
192 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
193 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
194 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
195 if a reason hasn't been specified
196
197
198 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
199 o) Minor updates to the build system
200 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
201 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
202 clock is running backwards
203 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
204 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
205 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
206
207
208 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
209 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
210 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
211 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
212 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
213
214
215 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
216 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
217 invalid characters
218 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
219 now enabled by default
220 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
221 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
222 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
223 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
224
225
226 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
227 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
228 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
229 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
230 for each class
231 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
232
233
234 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
235 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
236 o) Removed &localchannels
237 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
238 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
239 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
240 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
241 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
242 These features are now enabled by default
243
244
245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
246 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
247 when set to yes
248 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
249 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
250 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
251 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
252 and LIST parameters.
253 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
254 all modules
255 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
256 o) Removed OMOTD module
257 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
258 o) Improved TS6 support
259 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
260
261
262 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
263 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
264 following changes:
265 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
266 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
267 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
268 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
269 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
270 previously used usermode +r.
271 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
272 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
273 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
274 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
275 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
276 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
277 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
278 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
279 only be added via ircd.conf
280 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
281 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
282 these flags control
283 o) Removed Idle-time klines
284 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
285 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
286 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
287 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
288 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
289 o) Added support for remote D-lines
290 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
291 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
292 be hidden even on remote servers
293 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
294 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
295 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
296 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
297 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
298 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
299 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
300 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
301 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
302 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
303 now sent by default
304 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
305 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
306 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
307
308 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
309
310 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
311 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
312 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
313 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
314 information masked).
315
316 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
317 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
318 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
319 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
320
321 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
322
323 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
324
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