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# User Rev Content
1 michael 3380 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (????-??-??)
2     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
3     and below.
4     o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
5     o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall preformance
6     o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
7    
8    
9 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
10     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
11     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
12     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
13     regardless of channel mode +s
14     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
15    
16    
17 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
18 michael 3054 ########################################################################
19     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
20     ########################################################################
21 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
22     o) USERS command has been removed
23     o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
24     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
25     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
26 michael 3054
27    
28     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
29 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
30     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
31     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
32     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
33     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
34     o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
35     o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
36     the ircd via SIGINT
37     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
38     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
39     in the /whois reply
40    
41    
42 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
43 michael 2794 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
44     direction notices)
45     o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
46     more than one hop away
47     o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
48     haven't finished the SSL handshake
49     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
50     o) Updated/fixed help files
51     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
52    
53    
54 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
55 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
56     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
57     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
58 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
59 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
60     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
61     o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
62     not validated
63    
64    
65 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
66 michael 2794 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
67     o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
68    
69    
70 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
71 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
72     o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
73     to administrators only
74     o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
75     been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
76     o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
77     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
78     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
79     o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
80    
81    
82 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
83 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
84     mode set by servers.
85     o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
86     gateway
87     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
88     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
89     reply.
90     o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
91     set via /whois
92    
93    
94 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
95 michael 2498 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
96     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
97     nick names (SVSNICK)
98     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
99     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
100     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
101 michael 2794 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
102 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
103     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
104    
105    
106 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
107 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
108 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
109     o) Updated several documentation files
110 michael 2454
111    
112 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
113 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
114    
115    
116 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
117 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
118     if connect::aftype isn't set
119    
120    
121 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
122 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
123     for more information
124     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
125     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
126     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
127     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
128    
129    
130 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
131 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
132     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
133     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
134    
135    
136 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
137 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
138 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
139 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
140     and connect{} blocks.
141 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
142 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
143     fingerprints
144     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
145     doc/reference.conf for more information
146     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
147     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
148     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
149     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
150     Adam <adam@anope.org>
151    
152    
153 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
154 michael 2196 ########################################################################
155     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
156 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
157 michael 2196 ########################################################################
158 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
159 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
160     the +l mode set
161     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
162     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
163     information
164 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
165 michael 2155
166    
167 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
168 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
169    
170    
171 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
172 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
173    
174    
175 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
176 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
177     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
178     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
179 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
180 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
181     remote clients
182 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
183     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
184 michael 2012
185 michael 2155
186 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
187 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
188     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
189 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
190     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
191     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
192 michael 1954
193    
194 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
195 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
196     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
197     Similar to STATS x|q"
198 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
199     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
200     that has this mode set
201 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
202     sending messages to a channel
203     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
204     now enabled by default
205 michael 1932
206    
207 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
208 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
209     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
210     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
211     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
212     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
213    
214    
215 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
216 michael 1861 ########################################################################
217 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
218 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
219     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
220     #######################################################################
221     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
222     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
223     CIDR is supported
224 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
225 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
226     in resv{} blocks
227 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
228     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
229 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
230 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
231     o) Major code cleanups
232 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
233 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
234 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
235 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
236     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
237 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
238 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
239 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
240 michael 1731
241 michael 1798
242 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
243 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
244     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
245     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
246    
247    
248 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
249 michael 1932 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
250     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
251     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
252     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
253    
254    
255 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
256 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
257     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
258     servers
259     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
260     These previously used usermode +x.
261     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
262     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
263 michael 1731
264 michael 1797
265 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
266 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
267     send any private message
268     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
269    
270    
271 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
272 michael 1797 ########################################################################
273     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
274     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
275     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
276     ########################################################################
277     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
278     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
279     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
280     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
281     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
282     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
283     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
284     and 'stats_e_disabled'
285     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
286     to modules/
287     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
288     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
289     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
290     way as it does in csircd
291     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
292    
293    
294 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
295 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
296     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
297    
298    
299 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
300 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
301     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
302     if a reason hasn't been specified
303    
304    
305 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
306 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
307     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
308     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
309     clock is running backwards
310     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
311     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
312     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
313    
314    
315 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
316 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
317     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
318     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
319     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
320    
321    
322 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
323 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
324 lusky 1580 invalid characters
325 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
326     now enabled by default
327 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
328 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
329 michael 1540
330 michael 1547
331 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
332 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
333     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
334     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
335     for each class
336 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
337 michael 1516
338    
339 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
340 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
341     o) Removed &localchannels
342     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
343     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
344 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
345     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
346 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
347     These features are now enabled by default
348 michael 1474
349    
350 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
351 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
352     when set to yes
353 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
354 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
355 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
356     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
357     and LIST parameters.
358 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
359     all modules
360 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
361 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
362 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
363 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
364 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
365 michael 1424
366 michael 1441
367 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
368 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
369     following changes:
370 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
371     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
372 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
373 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
374 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
375     previously used usermode +r.
376     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
377     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
378     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
379 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
380     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
381     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
382 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
383 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
384     only be added via ircd.conf
385     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
386 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
387 lusky 1580 these flags control
388     o) Removed Idle-time klines
389 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
390 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
391 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
392     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
393 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
394 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
395     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
396     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
397     be hidden even on remote servers
398 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
399 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
400     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
401 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
402 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
403 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
404     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
405     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
406 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
407 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
408     now sent by default
409 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
410     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
411 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
412 michael 1244
413 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
414 michael 1244
415 michael 3379 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
416     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
417     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
418     such as EFnet.
419    
420 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
421 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
422 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
423 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
424 adx 30 information masked).
425    
426     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
427 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
428 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
429 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
430 adx 30
431     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
432    
433 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
434 adx 30
435     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
436 knight 31 $Id$

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