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Committed: Tue Jul 16 16:02:52 2013 UTC (10 years, 8 months ago) by michael
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RELEASE TAG 8.1.5

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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
2 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
3 if connect::aftype isn't set
4
5
6 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
7 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
8 for more information
9 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
10 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
11 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
12 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
13
14
15 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
16 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
17 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
18 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
19
20
21 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
22 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
23 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
24 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
25 and connect{} blocks.
26 In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
27 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
28 fingerprints
29 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
30 doc/reference.conf for more information
31 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
32 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
33 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
34 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
35 Adam <adam@anope.org>
36
37
38 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
39 ########################################################################
40 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
41 general{} block to serverhide{} block
42 ########################################################################
43 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
44 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
45 the +l mode set
46 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
47 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
48 information
49 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
50
51
52 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
53 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
54
55
56 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
57 o) Fixed broken spoofs
58
59
60 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
61 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
62 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
63 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
64 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
65 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
66 remote clients
67 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
68 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
69
70
71 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
72 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
73 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
74 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
75 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
76 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
77
78
79 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
80 o) PCRE support has been dropped
81 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
82 Similar to STATS x|q"
83 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
84 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
85 that has this mode set
86 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
87 sending messages to a channel
88 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
89 now enabled by default
90
91
92 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
93 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
94 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
95 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
96 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
97 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
98
99
100 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
101 ########################################################################
102 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
103 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
104 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
105 #######################################################################
106 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
107 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
108 CIDR is supported
109 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
110 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
111 in resv{} blocks
112 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
113 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
114 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
115 mempool allocator for Tor cells
116 o) Major code cleanups
117 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
118 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
119 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
120 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
121 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
122 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
123 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
124 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
125
126
127 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
128 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
129 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
130 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
131
132
133 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
134 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
135 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
136 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
137 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
138
139
140 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
141 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
142 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
143 servers
144 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
145 These previously used usermode +x.
146 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
147 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
148
149
150 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
151 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
152 send any private message
153 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
154
155
156 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
157 ########################################################################
158 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
159 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
160 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
161 ########################################################################
162 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
163 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
164 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
165 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
166 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
167 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
168 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
169 and 'stats_e_disabled'
170 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
171 to modules/
172 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
173 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
174 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
175 way as it does in csircd
176 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
177
178
179 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
180 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
181 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
182
183
184 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
185 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
186 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
187 if a reason hasn't been specified
188
189
190 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
191 o) Minor updates to the build system
192 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
193 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
194 clock is running backwards
195 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
196 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
197 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
198
199
200 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
201 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
202 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
203 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
204 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
205
206
207 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
208 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
209 invalid characters
210 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
211 now enabled by default
212 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
213 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
214 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
215 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
216
217
218 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
219 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
220 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
221 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
222 for each class
223 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
224
225
226 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
227 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
228 o) Removed &localchannels
229 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
230 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
231 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
232 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
233 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
234 These features are now enabled by default
235
236
237 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
238 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
239 when set to yes
240 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
241 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
242 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
243 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
244 and LIST parameters.
245 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
246 all modules
247 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
248 o) Removed OMOTD module
249 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
250 o) Improved TS6 support
251 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
252
253
254 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
255 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
256 following changes:
257 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
258 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
259 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
260 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
261 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
262 previously used usermode +r.
263 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
264 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
265 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
266 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
267 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
268 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
269 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
270 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
271 only be added via ircd.conf
272 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
273 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
274 these flags control
275 o) Removed Idle-time klines
276 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
277 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
278 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
279 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
280 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
281 o) Added support for remote D-lines
282 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
283 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
284 be hidden even on remote servers
285 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
286 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
287 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
288 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
289 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
290 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
291 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
292 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
293 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
294 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
295 now sent by default
296 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
297 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
298 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
299
300 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
301
302 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
303 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
304 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
305 such as EFnet.
306
307 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
308 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
309 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
310 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
311 information masked).
312
313 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
314 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
315 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
316 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
317
318 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
319
320 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
321
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