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Revision: 3763
Committed: Sun Jun 1 20:29:36 2014 UTC (9 years, 10 months ago) by michael
File size: 20000 byte(s)
Log Message:
- Added INVITE flood protection/throttling as requested by Adam. This basically
  works similar as the KNOCK throttling algorithm.

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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (????-??-??)
2 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
3 and can't be disabled anymore
4 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
5 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command
6
7
8 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
9 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
10
11
12 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
13 ########################################################################
14 o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
15 general::warn_no_connect_block
16 ########################################################################
17 o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
18 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
19 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
20
21
22 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
23 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
24 and below.
25 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
26 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
27 o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
28 o) Updated several help files
29
30
31 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
32 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
33 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
34 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
35 regardless of channel mode +s
36 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
37
38
39 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
40 ########################################################################
41 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
42 ########################################################################
43 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
44 o) USERS command has been removed
45 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
46 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
47 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
48
49
50 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
51 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
52 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
53 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
54 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
55 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
56 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
57 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
58 the ircd via SIGINT
59 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
60 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
61 in the /whois reply
62
63
64 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
65 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
66 direction notices)
67 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
68 more than one hop away
69 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
70 haven't finished the SSL handshake
71 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
72 o) Updated/fixed help files
73 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
74
75
76 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
77 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
78 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
79 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
80 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
81 o) Minor code cleanups
82 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
83 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
84 not validated
85
86
87 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
88 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
89 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
90
91
92 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
93 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
94 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
95 to administrators only
96 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
97 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
98 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
99 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
100 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
101 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
102
103
104 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
105 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
106 mode set by servers.
107 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
108 gateway
109 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
110 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
111 reply.
112 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
113 set via /whois
114
115
116 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
117 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
118 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
119 nick names (SVSNICK)
120 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
121 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
122 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
123 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
124 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
125 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
126
127
128 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
129 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
130 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
131 o) Updated several documentation files
132
133
134 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
135 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
136
137
138 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
139 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
140 if connect::aftype isn't set
141
142
143 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
144 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
145 for more information
146 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
147 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
148 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
149 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
150
151
152 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
153 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
154 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
155 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
156
157
158 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
159 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
160 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
161 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
162 and connect{} blocks.
163 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
164 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
165 fingerprints
166 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
167 doc/reference.conf for more information
168 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
169 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
170 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
171 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
172 Adam <adam@anope.org>
173
174
175 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
176 ########################################################################
177 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
178 general{} block to serverhide{} block
179 ########################################################################
180 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
181 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
182 the +l mode set
183 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
184 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
185 information
186 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
187
188
189 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
190 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
191
192
193 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
194 o) Fixed broken spoofs
195
196
197 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
198 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
199 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
200 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
201 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
202 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
203 remote clients
204 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
205 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
206
207
208 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
209 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
210 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
211 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
212 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
213 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
214
215
216 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
217 o) PCRE support has been dropped
218 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
219 Similar to STATS x|q"
220 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
221 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
222 that has this mode set
223 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
224 sending messages to a channel
225 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
226 now enabled by default
227
228
229 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
230 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
231 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
232 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
233 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
234 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
235
236
237 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
238 ########################################################################
239 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
240 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
241 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
242 #######################################################################
243 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
244 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
245 CIDR is supported
246 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
247 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
248 in resv{} blocks
249 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
250 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
251 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
252 mempool allocator for Tor cells
253 o) Major code cleanups
254 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
255 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
256 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
257 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
258 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
259 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
260 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
261 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
262
263
264 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
265 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
266 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
267 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
268
269
270 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
271 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
272 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
273 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
274 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
275
276
277 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
278 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
279 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
280 servers
281 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
282 These previously used usermode +x.
283 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
284 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
285
286
287 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
288 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
289 send any private message
290 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
291
292
293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
294 ########################################################################
295 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
296 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
297 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
298 ########################################################################
299 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
300 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
301 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
302 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
303 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
304 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
305 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
306 and 'stats_e_disabled'
307 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
308 to modules/
309 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
310 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
311 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
312 way as it does in csircd
313 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
314
315
316 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
317 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
318 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
319
320
321 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
322 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
323 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
324 if a reason hasn't been specified
325
326
327 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
328 o) Minor updates to the build system
329 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
330 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
331 clock is running backwards
332 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
333 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
334 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
335
336
337 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
338 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
339 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
340 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
341 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
342
343
344 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
345 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
346 invalid characters
347 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
348 now enabled by default
349 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
350 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
351
352
353 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
354 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
355 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
356 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
357 for each class
358 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
359
360
361 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
362 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
363 o) Removed &localchannels
364 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
365 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
366 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
367 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
368 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
369 These features are now enabled by default
370
371
372 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
373 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
374 when set to yes
375 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
376 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
377 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
378 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
379 and LIST parameters.
380 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
381 all modules
382 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
383 o) Removed OMOTD module
384 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
385 o) Improved TS6 support
386 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
387
388
389 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
390 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
391 following changes:
392 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
393 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
394 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
395 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
396 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
397 previously used usermode +r.
398 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
399 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
400 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
401 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
402 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
403 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
404 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
405 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
406 only be added via ircd.conf
407 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
408 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
409 these flags control
410 o) Removed Idle-time klines
411 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
412 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
413 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
414 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
415 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
416 o) Added support for remote D-lines
417 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
418 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
419 be hidden even on remote servers
420 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
421 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
422 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
423 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
424 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
425 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
426 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
427 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
428 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
429 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
430 now sent by default
431 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
432 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
433 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
434
435 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
436
437 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
438 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
439 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
440 such as EFnet.
441
442 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
443 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
444 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
445 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
446 information masked).
447
448 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
449 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
450 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
451 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
452
453 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
454
455 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
456
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458 $Id$

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