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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. See channel{} block in reference.conf
6 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel{} block in reference.conf
7 o) /INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
8 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
9
10
11 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
12 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
13
14
15 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
16 ########################################################################
17 o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
18 general::warn_no_connect_block
19 ########################################################################
20 o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
21 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
22 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
23
24
25 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
26 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
27 and below.
28 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
29 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
30 o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
31 o) Updated several help files
32
33
34 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
35 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
36 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
37 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
38 regardless of channel mode +s
39 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
40
41
42 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
43 ########################################################################
44 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
45 ########################################################################
46 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
47 o) USERS command has been removed
48 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
49 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
50 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
51
52
53 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
54 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
55 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
56 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
57 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
58 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
59 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
60 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
61 the ircd via SIGINT
62 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
63 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
64 in the /whois reply
65
66
67 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
68 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
69 direction notices)
70 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
71 more than one hop away
72 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
73 haven't finished the SSL handshake
74 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
75 o) Updated/fixed help files
76 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
77
78
79 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
80 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
81 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
82 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
83 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
84 o) Minor code cleanups
85 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
86 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
87 not validated
88
89
90 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
91 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
92 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
93
94
95 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
96 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
97 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
98 to administrators only
99 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
100 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
101 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
102 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
103 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
104 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
105
106
107 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
108 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
109 mode set by servers.
110 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
111 gateway
112 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
113 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
114 reply.
115 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
116 set via /whois
117
118
119 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
120 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
121 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
122 nick names (SVSNICK)
123 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
124 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
125 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
126 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
127 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
128 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
129
130
131 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
132 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
133 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
134 o) Updated several documentation files
135
136
137 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
138 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
139
140
141 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
142 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
143 if connect::aftype isn't set
144
145
146 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
147 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
148 for more information
149 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
150 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
151 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
152 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
153
154
155 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
156 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
157 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
158 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
159
160
161 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
162 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
163 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
164 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
165 and connect{} blocks.
166 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
167 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
168 fingerprints
169 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
170 doc/reference.conf for more information
171 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
172 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
173 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
174 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
175 Adam <adam@anope.org>
176
177
178 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
179 ########################################################################
180 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
181 general{} block to serverhide{} block
182 ########################################################################
183 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
184 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
185 the +l mode set
186 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
187 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
188 information
189 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
190
191
192 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
193 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
194
195
196 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
197 o) Fixed broken spoofs
198
199
200 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
201 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
202 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
203 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
204 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
205 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
206 remote clients
207 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
208 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
209
210
211 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
212 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
213 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
214 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
215 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
216 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
217
218
219 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
220 o) PCRE support has been dropped
221 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
222 Similar to STATS x|q"
223 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
224 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
225 that has this mode set
226 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
227 sending messages to a channel
228 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
229 now enabled by default
230
231
232 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
233 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
234 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
235 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
236 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
237 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
238
239
240 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
241 ########################################################################
242 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
243 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
244 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
245 #######################################################################
246 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
247 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
248 CIDR is supported
249 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
250 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
251 in resv{} blocks
252 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
253 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
254 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
255 mempool allocator for Tor cells
256 o) Major code cleanups
257 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
258 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
259 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
260 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
261 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
262 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
263 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
264 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
265
266
267 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
268 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
269 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
270 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
271
272
273 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
274 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
275 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
276 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
277 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
278
279
280 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
281 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
282 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
283 servers
284 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
285 These previously used usermode +x.
286 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
287 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
288
289
290 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
291 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
292 send any private message
293 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
294
295
296 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
297 ########################################################################
298 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
299 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
300 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
301 ########################################################################
302 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
303 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
304 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
305 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
306 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
307 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
308 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
309 and 'stats_e_disabled'
310 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
311 to modules/
312 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
313 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
314 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
315 way as it does in csircd
316 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
317
318
319 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
320 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
321 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
322
323
324 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
325 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
326 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
327 if a reason hasn't been specified
328
329
330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
331 o) Minor updates to the build system
332 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
333 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
334 clock is running backwards
335 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
336 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
337 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
338
339
340 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
341 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
342 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
343 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
344 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
345
346
347 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
348 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
349 invalid characters
350 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
351 now enabled by default
352 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
353 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
354
355
356 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
357 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
358 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
359 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
360 for each class
361 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
362
363
364 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
365 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
366 o) Removed &localchannels
367 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
368 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
369 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
370 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
371 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
372 These features are now enabled by default
373
374
375 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
376 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
377 when set to yes
378 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
379 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
380 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
381 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
382 and LIST parameters.
383 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
384 all modules
385 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
386 o) Removed OMOTD module
387 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
388 o) Improved TS6 support
389 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
390
391
392 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
393 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
394 following changes:
395 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
396 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
397 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
398 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
399 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
400 previously used usermode +r.
401 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
402 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
403 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
404 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
405 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
406 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
407 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
408 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
409 only be added via ircd.conf
410 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
411 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
412 these flags control
413 o) Removed Idle-time klines
414 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
415 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
416 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
417 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
419 o) Added support for remote D-lines
420 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
421 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
422 be hidden even on remote servers
423 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
424 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
425 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
426 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
427 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
428 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
429 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
430 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
431 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
432 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
433 now sent by default
434 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
435 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
436 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
437
438 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
439
440 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
441 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
442 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
443 such as EFnet.
444
445 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
446 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
447 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
448 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
449 information masked).
450
451 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
452 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
453 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
454 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
455
456 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
457
458 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
459
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