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Revision: 1781
Committed: Thu Jan 24 17:56:37 2013 UTC (11 years, 2 months ago) by michael
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RELEASE TAG 8.0.5

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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
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3 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
4 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
5 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
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7 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
8 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
9 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
10 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
11 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
12 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
13 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
14 and 'stats_e_disabled'
15 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
16 to modules/
17 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
18 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
19 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
20 way as it does in csircd
21 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
22
23
24 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
25 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
26 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
27
28
29 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
30 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
31 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
32 if a reason hasn't been specified
33
34
35 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
36 o) Minor updates to the build system
37 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
38 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
39 clock is running backwards
40 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
41 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
42 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
43
44
45 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
46 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
47 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
48 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
49 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
50
51
52 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
53 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
54 invalid characters
55 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
56 now enabled by default
57 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
58 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
59
60
61 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
62 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
63 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
64 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
65 for each class
66 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
67
68
69 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
70 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
71 o) Removed &localchannels
72 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
73 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
74 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
75 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
76 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
77 These features are now enabled by default
78
79
80 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
81 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
82 when set to yes
83 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
84 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
85 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
86 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
87 and LIST parameters.
88 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
89 all modules
90 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
91 o) Removed OMOTD module
92 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
93 o) Improved TS6 support
94 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
95
96
97 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
98 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
99 following changes:
100 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
101 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
102 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
103 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
104 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
105 previously used usermode +r.
106 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
107 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
108 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
109 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
110 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
111 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
112 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
113 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
114 only be added via ircd.conf
115 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
116 privilege flags. Read doc/example.conf for further explanation of what
117 these flags control
118 o) Removed Idle-time klines
119 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
120 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
121 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
122 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
123 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
124 o) Added support for remote D-lines
125 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
126 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
127 be hidden even on remote servers
128 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
129 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
130 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
131 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
132 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
133 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
134 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
135 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
136 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
137 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
138 now sent by default
139 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
140 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
141 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
142
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144
145 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
146
147 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
148 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
149 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
150 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
151 information masked).
152
153 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
154 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
155 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
156 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here
157 is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
158
159 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
160
161 Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
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