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Revision: 3420
Committed: Tue Apr 29 15:13:10 2014 UTC (9 years, 11 months ago) by michael
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# User Rev Content
1 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
2 michael 3380 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 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
6 michael 3380 o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
7 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
8 michael 3380
9    
10 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
11     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
12     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
13     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
14     regardless of channel mode +s
15     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
16    
17    
18 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
19 michael 3054 ########################################################################
20     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
21     ########################################################################
22 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
23     o) USERS command has been removed
24     o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
25     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
26     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
27 michael 3054
28    
29     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
30 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
31     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
32     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
33     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
34     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
35     o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
36     o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
37     the ircd via SIGINT
38     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
39     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
40     in the /whois reply
41    
42    
43 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
44 michael 2794 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
45     direction notices)
46     o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
47     more than one hop away
48     o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
49     haven't finished the SSL handshake
50     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
51     o) Updated/fixed help files
52     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
53    
54    
55 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
56 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
57     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
58     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
59 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
60 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
61     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
62     o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
63     not validated
64    
65    
66 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
67 michael 2794 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
68     o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
69    
70    
71 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
72 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
73     o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
74     to administrators only
75     o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
76     been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
77     o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
78     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
79     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
80     o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
81    
82    
83 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
84 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
85     mode set by servers.
86     o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
87     gateway
88     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
89     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
90     reply.
91     o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
92     set via /whois
93    
94    
95 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
96 michael 2498 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
97     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
98     nick names (SVSNICK)
99     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
100     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
101     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
102 michael 2794 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
103 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
104     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
105    
106    
107 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
108 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
109 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
110     o) Updated several documentation files
111 michael 2454
112    
113 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
114 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
115    
116    
117 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
118 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
119     if connect::aftype isn't set
120    
121    
122 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
123 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
124     for more information
125     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
126     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
127     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
128     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
129    
130    
131 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
132 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
133     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
134     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
135    
136    
137 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
138 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
139 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
140 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
141     and connect{} blocks.
142 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
143 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
144     fingerprints
145     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
146     doc/reference.conf for more information
147     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
148     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
149     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
150     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
151     Adam <adam@anope.org>
152    
153    
154 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
155 michael 2196 ########################################################################
156     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
157 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
158 michael 2196 ########################################################################
159 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
160 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
161     the +l mode set
162     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
163     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
164     information
165 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
166 michael 2155
167    
168 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
169 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
170    
171    
172 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
173 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
174    
175    
176 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
177 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
178     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
179     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
180 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
181 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
182     remote clients
183 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
184     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
185 michael 2012
186 michael 2155
187 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
188 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
189     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
190 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
191     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
192     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
193 michael 1954
194    
195 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
196 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
197     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
198     Similar to STATS x|q"
199 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
200     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
201     that has this mode set
202 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
203     sending messages to a channel
204     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
205     now enabled by default
206 michael 1932
207    
208 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
209 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
210     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
211     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
212     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
213     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
214    
215    
216 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
217 michael 1861 ########################################################################
218 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
219 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
220     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
221     #######################################################################
222     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
223     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
224     CIDR is supported
225 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
226 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
227     in resv{} blocks
228 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
229     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
230 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
231 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
232     o) Major code cleanups
233 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
234 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
235 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
236 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
237     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
238 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
239 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
240 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
241 michael 1731
242 michael 1798
243 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
244 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
245     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
246     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
247    
248    
249 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
250 michael 1932 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
251     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
252     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
253     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
254    
255    
256 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
257 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
258     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
259     servers
260     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
261     These previously used usermode +x.
262     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
263     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
264 michael 1731
265 michael 1797
266 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
267 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
268     send any private message
269     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
270    
271    
272 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
273 michael 1797 ########################################################################
274     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
275     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
276     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
277     ########################################################################
278     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
279     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
280     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
281     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
282     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
283     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
284     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
285     and 'stats_e_disabled'
286     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
287     to modules/
288     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
289     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
290     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
291     way as it does in csircd
292     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
293    
294    
295 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
296 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
297     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
298    
299    
300 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
301 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
302     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
303     if a reason hasn't been specified
304    
305    
306 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
307 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
308     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
309     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
310     clock is running backwards
311     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
312     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
313     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
314    
315    
316 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
317 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
318     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
319     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
320     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
321    
322    
323 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
324 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
325 lusky 1580 invalid characters
326 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
327     now enabled by default
328 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
329 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
330 michael 1540
331 michael 1547
332 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
333 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
334     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
335     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
336     for each class
337 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
338 michael 1516
339    
340 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
341 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
342     o) Removed &localchannels
343     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
344     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
345 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
346     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
347 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
348     These features are now enabled by default
349 michael 1474
350    
351 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
352 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
353     when set to yes
354 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
355 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
356 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
357     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
358     and LIST parameters.
359 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
360     all modules
361 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
362 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
363 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
364 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
365 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
366 michael 1424
367 michael 1441
368 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
369 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
370     following changes:
371 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
372     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
373 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
374 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
375 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
376     previously used usermode +r.
377     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
378     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
379     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
380 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
381     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
382     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
383 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
384 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
385     only be added via ircd.conf
386     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
387 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
388 lusky 1580 these flags control
389     o) Removed Idle-time klines
390 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
391 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
392 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
393     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
394 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
395 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
396     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
397     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
398     be hidden even on remote servers
399 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
400 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
401     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
402 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
403 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
404 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
405     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
406     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
407 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
408 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
409     now sent by default
410 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
411     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
412 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
413 michael 1244
414 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
415 michael 1244
416 michael 3379 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
417     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
418     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
419     such as EFnet.
420    
421 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
422 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
423 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
424 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
425 adx 30 information masked).
426    
427     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
428 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
429 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
430 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
431 adx 30
432     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
433    
434 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
435 adx 30
436     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
437 knight 31 $Id$

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