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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
2 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
3 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
4 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
5 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the /list options
6 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
7 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv{} channels,
8 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
9 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
10 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
11 o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
12
13
14 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
15 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
16 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
17 in the general {} block
18 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
19 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
20
21
22 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
23 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
24 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
25 to enable TLS/SSL support
26
27
28 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
29 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
30 and can't be disabled anymore
31 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
32 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
33 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
34 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
35 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
36 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
37 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
38 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
39 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
40 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
41 specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
42 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
43 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
44 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
45
46
47 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
48 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
49
50
51 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
52 ########################################################################
53 o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
54 general::warn_no_connect_block
55 ########################################################################
56 o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
57 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
58 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
59
60
61 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
62 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
63 and below.
64 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
65 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
66 o) /INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
67 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
68 o) Updated several help files
69
70
71 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
72 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
73 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
74 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
75 o) EGD support has been dropped
76
77
78 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
79 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
80 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
81 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
82 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
83 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
84 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
85 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
86
87
88 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
89 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
90 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
91 in case there are any +H opers
92 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
93 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
94 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
95 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
96 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
97 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
98 if general::network_name contains spaces
99
100
101 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
102 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
103 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
104 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
105 configuration options
106 o) Minor /list optimization
107
108
109 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
110 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
111 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
112 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
113 regardless of channel mode +s
114 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
115
116
117 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
118 ########################################################################
119 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
120 ########################################################################
121 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
122 o) USERS command has been removed
123 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
124 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
125 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
126
127
128 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
129 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
130 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
131 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
132 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
133 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
134 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
135 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
136 the ircd via SIGINT
137 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
138 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
139 in the /whois reply
140
141
142 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
143 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
144 direction notices)
145 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
146 more than one hop away
147 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
148 haven't finished the SSL handshake
149 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
150 o) Updated/fixed help files
151 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
152
153
154 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
155 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
156 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
157 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
158 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
159 o) Minor code cleanups
160 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
161 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
162 not validated
163
164
165 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
166 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
167 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
168
169
170 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
171 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
172 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
173 to administrators only
174 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
175 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
176 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
177 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
178 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
179 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
180
181
182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
183 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
184 mode set by servers.
185 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
186 gateway
187 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
188 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
189 reply.
190 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
191 set via /whois
192
193
194 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
195 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
196 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
197 nick names (SVSNICK)
198 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
199 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
200 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
201 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
202 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
203 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
204
205
206 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
207 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
208 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
209 o) Updated several documentation files
210
211
212 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
213 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
214
215
216 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
217 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
218 if connect::aftype isn't set
219
220
221 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
222 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
223 for more information
224 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
225 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
226 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
227 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
228
229
230 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
231 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
232 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
233 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
234
235
236 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
237 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
238 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
239 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
240 and connect{} blocks.
241 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
242 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
243 fingerprints
244 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
245 doc/reference.conf for more information
246 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
247 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
248 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
249 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
250 Adam <adam@anope.org>
251
252
253 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
254 ########################################################################
255 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
256 general{} block to serverhide{} block
257 ########################################################################
258 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
259 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
260 the +l mode set
261 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
262 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
263 information
264 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
265
266
267 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
268 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
269
270
271 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
272 o) Fixed broken spoofs
273
274
275 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
276 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
277 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
278 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
279 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
280 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
281 remote clients
282 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
283 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
284
285
286 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
287 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
288 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
289 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
290 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
291 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
292
293
294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
295 o) PCRE support has been dropped
296 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
297 Similar to STATS x|q"
298 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
299 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
300 that has this mode set
301 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
302 sending messages to a channel
303 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
304 now enabled by default
305
306
307 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
308 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
309 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
310 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
311 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
312 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
313
314
315 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
316 ########################################################################
317 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
318 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
319 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
320 #######################################################################
321 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
322 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
323 CIDR is supported
324 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
325 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
326 in resv{} blocks
327 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
328 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
329 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
330 mempool allocator for Tor cells
331 o) Major code cleanups
332 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
333 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
334 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
335 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
336 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
337 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
338 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
339 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
340
341
342 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
343 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
344 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
345 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
346
347
348 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
349 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
350 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
351 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
352 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
353
354
355 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
356 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
357 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
358 servers
359 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
360 These previously used usermode +x.
361 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
362 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
363
364
365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
366 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
367 send any private message
368 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
369
370
371 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
372 ########################################################################
373 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
374 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
375 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
376 ########################################################################
377 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
378 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
379 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
380 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
381 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
382 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
383 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
384 and 'stats_e_disabled'
385 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
386 to modules/
387 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
388 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
389 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
390 way as it does in csircd
391 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
392
393
394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
395 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
396 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
397
398
399 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
400 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
401 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
402 if a reason hasn't been specified
403
404
405 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
406 o) Minor updates to the build system
407 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
408 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
409 clock is running backwards
410 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
411 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
412 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
413
414
415 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
416 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
417 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
418 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
419 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
420
421
422 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
423 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
424 invalid characters
425 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
426 now enabled by default
427 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
428 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
429
430
431 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
432 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
433 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
434 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
435 for each class
436 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
437
438
439 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
440 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
441 o) Removed &localchannels
442 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
443 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
444 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
445 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
446 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
447 These features are now enabled by default
448
449
450 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
451 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
452 when set to yes
453 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
454 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
455 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
456 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
457 and LIST parameters.
458 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
459 all modules
460 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
461 o) Removed OMOTD module
462 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
463 o) Improved TS6 support
464 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
465
466
467 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
468 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
469 following changes:
470 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
471 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
472 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
473 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
474 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
475 previously used usermode +r.
476 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
477 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
478 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
479 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
480 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
481 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
482 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
483 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
484 only be added via ircd.conf
485 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
486 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
487 these flags control
488 o) Removed Idle-time klines
489 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
490 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
491 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
492 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
493 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
494 o) Added support for remote D-lines
495 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
496 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
497 be hidden even on remote servers
498 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
499 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
500 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
501 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
502 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
503 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
504 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
505 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
506 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
507 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
508 now sent by default
509 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
510 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
511 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
512
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514
515 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
516 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
517 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
518 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
519 information masked).
520
521 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
522 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
523 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
524 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
525
526 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
527
528 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
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