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Committed: Wed May 15 18:37:38 2013 UTC (10 years, 10 months ago) by michael
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RELEASE TAG 8.1.0beta5

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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
2 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
3 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
4 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
5 by appeding the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
6 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
7 remote clients
8 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
9 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
10
11
12 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
13 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
14 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
15 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
16 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
17 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
18
19
20 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
21 o) PCRE support has been dropped
22 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
23 Similar to STATS x|q"
24 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
25 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
26 that has this mode set
27 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
28 sending messages to a channel
29 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
30 now enabled by default
31
32
33 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
34 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
35 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
36 o) Changed RPL_WELCOME to comply with rfc2812
37 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
38 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
39 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
40
41
42 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
43 ########################################################################
44 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
45 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
46 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
47 #######################################################################
48 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
49 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
50 CIDR is supported
51 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
52 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
53 in resv{} blocks
54 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
55 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
56 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
57 mempool allocator for Tor cells
58 o) Major code cleanups
59 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
60 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
61 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
62 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
63 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
64 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
65 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
66 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
67
68
69 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
70 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
71 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
72 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
73 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
74
75
76 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
77 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
78 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
79 servers
80 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
81 These previously used usermode +x.
82 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
83 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
84
85
86 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
87 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
88 send any private message
89 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
90
91
92 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
93 ########################################################################
94 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
95 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
96 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
97 ########################################################################
98 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
99 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
100 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
101 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
102 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
103 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
104 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
105 and 'stats_e_disabled'
106 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
107 to modules/
108 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
109 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
110 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
111 way as it does in csircd
112 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
113
114
115 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
116 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
117 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
118
119
120 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
121 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
122 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
123 if a reason hasn't been specified
124
125
126 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
127 o) Minor updates to the build system
128 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
129 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
130 clock is running backwards
131 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
132 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
133 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
134
135
136 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
137 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
138 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
139 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
140 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
141
142
143 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
144 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
145 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
146
147 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
148 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
149 invalid characters
150 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
151 now enabled by default
152 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
153 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
154
155
156 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
157 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
158 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
159 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
160 for each class
161 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
162
163
164 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
165 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
166 o) Removed &localchannels
167 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
168 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
169 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
170 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
171 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
172 These features are now enabled by default
173
174
175 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
176 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
177 when set to yes
178 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
179 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
180 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
181 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
182 and LIST parameters.
183 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
184 all modules
185 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
186 o) Removed OMOTD module
187 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
188 o) Improved TS6 support
189 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
190
191
192 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
193 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
194 following changes:
195 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
196 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
197 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
198 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
199 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
200 previously used usermode +r.
201 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
202 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
203 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
204 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
205 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
206 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
207 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
208 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
209 only be added via ircd.conf
210 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
211 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
212 these flags control
213 o) Removed Idle-time klines
214 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
215 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
216 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
217 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
218 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
219 o) Added support for remote D-lines
220 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
221 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
222 be hidden even on remote servers
223 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
224 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
225 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
226 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
227 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
228 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
229 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
230 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
231 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
232 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
233 now sent by default
234 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
235 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
236 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
237
238 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
239
240 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
241 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
242 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
243 such as EFnet.
244
245 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
246 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
247 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
248 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
249 information masked).
250
251 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
252 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
253 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
254 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
255
256 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
257
258 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
259
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