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Revision: 1898
Committed: Sat Apr 27 18:46:12 2013 UTC (13 years, 2 months ago) by michael
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# User Rev Content
1 michael 1882 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
2     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
3 michael 1883 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
4 michael 1898 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
5 michael 1882
6    
7 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
8 michael 1861 ########################################################################
9 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
10 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
11     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
12     #######################################################################
13     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
14     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
15     CIDR is supported
16 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
17 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
18     in resv{} blocks
19 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
20     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
21 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
22 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
23     o) Major code cleanups
24 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
25 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
26 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
27 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
28     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
29 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
30 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
31 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
32 michael 1731
33 michael 1798
34 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
35 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
36     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
37     servers
38     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
39     These previously used usermode +x.
40     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
41     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
42 michael 1731
43 michael 1797
44     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
45     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
46     send any private message
47     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
48    
49    
50     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
51     ########################################################################
52     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
53     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
54     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
55     ########################################################################
56     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
57     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
58     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
59     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
60     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
61     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
62     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
63     and 'stats_e_disabled'
64     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
65     to modules/
66     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
67     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
68     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
69     way as it does in csircd
70     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
71    
72    
73 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
74     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
75     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
76    
77    
78     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
79     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
80     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
81     if a reason hasn't been specified
82    
83    
84     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
85     o) Minor updates to the build system
86     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
87     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
88     clock is running backwards
89     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
90     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
91     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
92    
93    
94     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
95     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
96     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
97     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
98     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
99    
100    
101 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
102 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
103     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
104    
105     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
106 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
107 lusky 1580 invalid characters
108 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
109     now enabled by default
110 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
111 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
112 michael 1540
113 michael 1547
114 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
115     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
116     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
117     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
118     for each class
119 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
120 michael 1516
121    
122 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
123 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
124     o) Removed &localchannels
125     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
126     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
127 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
128     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
129 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
130     These features are now enabled by default
131 michael 1474
132    
133 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
134     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
135     when set to yes
136 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
137 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
138 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
139     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
140     and LIST parameters.
141 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
142     all modules
143 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
144 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
145 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
146 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
147 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
148 michael 1424
149 michael 1441
150 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
151 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
152     following changes:
153 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
154     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
155 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
156 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
157 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
158     previously used usermode +r.
159     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
160     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
161     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
162 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
163     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
164     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
165 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
166 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
167     only be added via ircd.conf
168     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
169 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
170 lusky 1580 these flags control
171     o) Removed Idle-time klines
172 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
173 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
174 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
175     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
176 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
177 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
178     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
179     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
180     be hidden even on remote servers
181 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
182 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
183     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
184 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
185 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
186 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
187     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
188     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
189 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
190 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
191     now sent by default
192 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
193     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
194 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
195 michael 1244
196 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
197 michael 1244
198 michael 1865 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
199     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
200     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
201     such as EFnet.
202 adx 30
203     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
204 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
205 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
206 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
207 adx 30 information masked).
208    
209     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
210 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
211 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
212 michael 1865 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here
213 adx 30 is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
214    
215     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
216    
217 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
218 adx 30
219     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
220 knight 31 $Id$

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