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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (????-??-??)
2 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
3 and below.
4 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
5 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall preformance
6 o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
7
8
9 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
10 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
11 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
12 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
13 regardless of channel mode +s
14 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
15
16
17 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
18 ########################################################################
19 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
20 ########################################################################
21 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
22 o) USERS command has been removed
23 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
24 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
25 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
26
27
28 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
29 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
30 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
31 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
32 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
33 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
34 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
35 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
36 the ircd via SIGINT
37 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
38 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
39 in the /whois reply
40
41
42 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
43 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
44 direction notices)
45 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
46 more than one hop away
47 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
48 haven't finished the SSL handshake
49 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
50 o) Updated/fixed help files
51 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
52
53
54 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
55 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
56 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
57 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
58 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
59 o) Minor code cleanups
60 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
61 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
62 not validated
63
64
65 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
66 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
67 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
68
69
70 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
71 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
72 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
73 to administrators only
74 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
75 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
76 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
77 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
78 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
79 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
80
81
82 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
83 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
84 mode set by servers.
85 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
86 gateway
87 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
88 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
89 reply.
90 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
91 set via /whois
92
93
94 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
95 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
96 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
97 nick names (SVSNICK)
98 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
99 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
100 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
101 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
102 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
103 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
104
105
106 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
107 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
108 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
109 o) Updated several documentation files
110
111
112 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
113 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
114
115
116 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
117 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
118 if connect::aftype isn't set
119
120
121 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
122 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
123 for more information
124 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
125 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
126 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
127 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
128
129
130 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
131 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
132 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
133 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
134
135
136 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
137 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
138 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
139 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
140 and connect{} blocks.
141 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
142 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
143 fingerprints
144 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
145 doc/reference.conf for more information
146 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
147 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
148 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
149 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
150 Adam <adam@anope.org>
151
152
153 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
154 ########################################################################
155 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
156 general{} block to serverhide{} block
157 ########################################################################
158 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
159 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
160 the +l mode set
161 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
162 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
163 information
164 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
165
166
167 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
168 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
169
170
171 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
172 o) Fixed broken spoofs
173
174
175 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
176 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
177 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
178 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
179 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
180 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
181 remote clients
182 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
183 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
184
185
186 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
187 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
188 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
189 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
190 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
191 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
192
193
194 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
195 o) PCRE support has been dropped
196 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
197 Similar to STATS x|q"
198 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
199 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
200 that has this mode set
201 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
202 sending messages to a channel
203 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
204 now enabled by default
205
206
207 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
208 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
209 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
210 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
211 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
212 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
213
214
215 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
216 ########################################################################
217 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
218 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
219 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
220 #######################################################################
221 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
222 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
223 CIDR is supported
224 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
225 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
226 in resv{} blocks
227 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
228 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
229 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
230 mempool allocator for Tor cells
231 o) Major code cleanups
232 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
233 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
234 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
235 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
236 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
237 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
238 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
239 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
240
241
242 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
243 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
244 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
245 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
246
247
248 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
249 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
250 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
251 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
252 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
253
254
255 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
256 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
257 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
258 servers
259 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
260 These previously used usermode +x.
261 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
262 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
263
264
265 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
266 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
267 send any private message
268 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
269
270
271 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
272 ########################################################################
273 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
274 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
275 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
276 ########################################################################
277 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
278 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
279 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
280 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
281 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
282 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
283 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
284 and 'stats_e_disabled'
285 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
286 to modules/
287 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
288 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
289 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
290 way as it does in csircd
291 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
292
293
294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
295 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
296 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
297
298
299 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
300 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
301 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
302 if a reason hasn't been specified
303
304
305 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
306 o) Minor updates to the build system
307 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
308 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
309 clock is running backwards
310 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
311 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
312 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
313
314
315 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
316 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
317 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
318 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
319 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
320
321
322 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
323 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
324 invalid characters
325 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
326 now enabled by default
327 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
328 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
329
330
331 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
332 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
333 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
334 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
335 for each class
336 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
337
338
339 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
340 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
341 o) Removed &localchannels
342 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
343 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
344 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
345 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
346 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
347 These features are now enabled by default
348
349
350 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
351 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
352 when set to yes
353 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
354 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
355 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
356 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
357 and LIST parameters.
358 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
359 all modules
360 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
361 o) Removed OMOTD module
362 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
363 o) Improved TS6 support
364 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
365
366
367 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
368 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
369 following changes:
370 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
371 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
372 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
373 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
374 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
375 previously used usermode +r.
376 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
377 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
378 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
379 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
380 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
381 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
382 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
383 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
384 only be added via ircd.conf
385 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
386 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
387 these flags control
388 o) Removed Idle-time klines
389 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
390 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
391 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
392 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
393 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
394 o) Added support for remote D-lines
395 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
396 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
397 be hidden even on remote servers
398 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
399 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
400 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
401 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
402 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
403 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
404 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
405 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
406 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
407 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
408 now sent by default
409 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
410 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
411 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
412
413 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
414
415 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
416 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
417 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
418 such as EFnet.
419
420 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
421 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
422 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
423 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
424 information masked).
425
426 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
427 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
428 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
429 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
430
431 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
432
433 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
434
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