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Revision: 1912
Committed: Sun Apr 28 11:34:27 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 michael 1883 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
3 michael 1898 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
4 michael 1900 o) Changed RPL_WELCOME to comply with rfc2812
5 michael 1903 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
6 michael 1910 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
7     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
8 michael 1882
9    
10 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
11 michael 1861 ########################################################################
12 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
13 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
14     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
15     #######################################################################
16     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
17     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
18     CIDR is supported
19 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
20 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
21     in resv{} blocks
22 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
23     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
24 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
25 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
26     o) Major code cleanups
27 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
28 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
29 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
30 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
31     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
32 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
33 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
34 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
35 michael 1731
36 michael 1798
37 michael 1912 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
38     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
39     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
40     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
41    
42    
43 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
44 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
45     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
46     servers
47     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
48     These previously used usermode +x.
49     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
50     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
51 michael 1731
52 michael 1797
53     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
54     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
55     send any private message
56     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
57    
58    
59     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
60     ########################################################################
61     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
62     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
63     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
64     ########################################################################
65     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
66     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
67     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
68     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
69     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
70     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
71     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
72     and 'stats_e_disabled'
73     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
74     to modules/
75     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
76     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
77     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
78     way as it does in csircd
79     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
80    
81    
82 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
83     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
84     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
85    
86    
87     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
88     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
89     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
90     if a reason hasn't been specified
91    
92    
93     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
94     o) Minor updates to the build system
95     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
96     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
97     clock is running backwards
98     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
99     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
100     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
101    
102    
103     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
104     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
105     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
106     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
107     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
108    
109    
110 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
111 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
112     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
113    
114     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
115 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
116 lusky 1580 invalid characters
117 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
118     now enabled by default
119 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
120 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
121 michael 1540
122 michael 1547
123 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
124     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
125     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
126     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
127     for each class
128 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
129 michael 1516
130    
131 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
132 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
133     o) Removed &localchannels
134     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
135     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
136 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
137     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
138 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
139     These features are now enabled by default
140 michael 1474
141    
142 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
143     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
144     when set to yes
145 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
146 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
147 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
148     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
149     and LIST parameters.
150 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
151     all modules
152 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
153 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
154 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
155 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
156 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
157 michael 1424
158 michael 1441
159 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
160 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
161     following changes:
162 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
163     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
164 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
165 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
166 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
167     previously used usermode +r.
168     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
169     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
170     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
171 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
172     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
173     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
174 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
175 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
176     only be added via ircd.conf
177     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
178 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
179 lusky 1580 these flags control
180     o) Removed Idle-time klines
181 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
182 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
183 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
184     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
185 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
186 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
187     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
188     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
189     be hidden even on remote servers
190 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
191 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
192     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
193 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
194 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
195 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
196     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
197     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
198 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
199 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
200     now sent by default
201 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
202     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
203 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
204 michael 1244
205 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
206 michael 1244
207 michael 1865 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
208     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
209     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
210     such as EFnet.
211 adx 30
212     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
213 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
214 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
215 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
216 adx 30 information masked).
217    
218     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
219 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
220 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
221 michael 1865 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here
222 adx 30 is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
223    
224     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
225    
226 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
227 adx 30
228     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
229 knight 31 $Id$

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