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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3.0 Release Notes
2 < o) Added Bulgarian language file provided by Borislav Borisov
3 < o) Server hostmasking has been removed due to TS6 requirements
4 < o) Fixed broken IPv6 detection
5 < o) Minor code optimizations. Reduced memory consumption
6 < o) User IDs are now shown in client connection notices
7 < o) Increased maximum temporary kline time to 360 days
8 < o) Added back STATS/TRACE/MOTD/ADMIN request notices. Removed
9 <   spy_*_notice modules accordingly.
10 < o) Channelmode +O; channel can be joined by ircops only.
11 < o) Channelmode +S; only clients with a secure connection (ssl/tls)
12 <   can join this channel.
13 <
14 <
15 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3-rc1 Release Notes
16 < o) Major 64-bit cleanups and portability fixes.
17 < o) Fixed bug where unregistered clients were not able to complete registration
18 <   process with /quote PONG <ping_cookie> in case the client was assigned a
19 <   zero value ping-cookie. This may only happen with general::ping_cookie
20 <   being enabled.
21 < o) "STATS z" now shows the actual amount of memory consumption being
22 <   used by channel bans/excepts/invites.
23 < o) Fixed archaic bug where bursting servers with missconfigured NICKLEN were
24 <   able to desync the network's nickname database.
25 < o) The PCRE library has been removed from the ircd sources. ./configure will
26 <   now automatically detect an already installed version of the PCRE library.
27 < o) Various resolver improvements and fixes
28 < o) Implemented GUNGLINE (global ungline)
29 < o) Completely rewrote build system. We're now using automake and libtool
30 < o) Added support for SHA-256/512 encrypted passwords to mkpasswd. Whether
31 <   passwords hashed using these algorithms will work depends on the system's
32 <   crypt() implementation. For example, SHA-256/512 is available in glibc since
33 <   version 2.7.
34 < o) Added ssl_server_protocol configuration option to servinfo{}.
35 <   Valid flags are 'sslv3' and 'tlsv1'
36 < o) Added new 'server' option to listener::flags. Listener with that flag
37 <   set may only accept server connections.
38 < o) Fixed occasional core when placing RESVs on channel names
39 < o) Fixed topic desynchronization which sometimes may
40 <   happen during netbursts
41 < o) WATCH support implemented. Known from other irc-daemons, such
42 <   as Dreamforge and Bahamut. The general::max_watch configuration directive
43 <   has been added in order to allow run-time configuration of how many
44 <   watch entries a single client may have on its watchlist.
45 < o) Fixed bug which would cause invalid invisible counts on oper-up in case
46 <   operator::umodes and/or general::oper_umodes contains 'invisible'
47 < o) Removed broken LazyLinks
48 < o) Removed --disable-gline-voting configure option
49 < o) Minor code optimizations and cleanups
50 < o) ACCEPT now supports nick!user@host masks
51 < o) Unregistered clients are no longer allowed to request the server's motd
52 < o) general::dot_in_ip6_addr configuration option is obsolete and no longer exists
53 < o) Dropped support for old style 'operflag = yes|no;' format
54 <
55 <
56 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 Release Notes
57 < o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
58 < o) Added -full to etrace
59 < o) Added +C for opers
60 < o) Fixed core in temp channel resv
61 < o) Fixed CHALLENGE to work with user=IP
62 < o) Misc fixes to TESTMASK and TESTLINE
63 < o) Added support for nick masks to TESTMASK
64 < o) Fixed /modlist to show up whether or not a module is resident
65 < o) Fixed command line arguments handling to allow more than one switch
66 < o) Fixed numeric delivery for mixed TS5 target on the other side of a TS6 server.
67 <
68 <
69 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 Release Notes
70 < o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
71 < o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
72 < o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
73 < o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
74 < o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
75 < o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
76 < o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
77 < o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
78 <   for other operators and administrators
79 < o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on missconfigured
80 <   file size limits
81 < o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
82 < o) Fixed harmless bug that could result in incorrect bytes sent statistics
83 <   in "STATS t"
84 < o) "STATS y|Y" now shows whether a class is active or disabled
85 < o) Added ircd-brazilian_pt.lang language file
86 < o) Misc. ACCEPT fixes. E.g. don't remove an accept record if a client is
87 <   changing between equivalent nicknames like 'nick' and 'NiCk'.
88 < o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Added missing support for ';' comments
89 < o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
90 <
91 <
92 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 Release Notes
93 < o) Fixed build on SRV4
94 < o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
95 < o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
96 <   in doc/technical
97 < o) Speeded up command parsing
98 < o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
99 < o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive
100 <   "Load is temporarily too heavy" message
101 < o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has
102 <   been reduced for remote clients
103 < o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set
104 < o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services
105 < o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
106 <   directive in connect{} blocks
107 < o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
108 < o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
109 < o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
110 <
111 <
112 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 Release Notes
113 < o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
114 < o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
115 <   This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
116 < o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
117 < o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
118 <   if general::invisible_on_connect is turned off
119 < o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now
120 < o) Better DDoS protection
121 < o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
122 < o) Fixed /dev/poll
123 <
124 <
125 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 Release Notes
126 < o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
127 < o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
128 < o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
129 < o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
130 < o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
131 < o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
132 <   for small networks or people who don't want it.
133 < o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
134 < o) Various improvements and bugfixes
135 < o) Make win32 build usable
136 < o) Fixed ban caching bug
137 < o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
138 < o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
139 < o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
140 <   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
141 <
142 <
143 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 Release Notes
144 < o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
145 < o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
146 < o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting perl compatible regular expression
147 <   based K and X lines
148 < o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
149 < o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
150 < o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
151 < o) New hooking system, modularized: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
152 < o) Network I/O speedups
153 < o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
154 < o) Support for client SSL
155 < o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
156 < o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
157 < o) Native win32 build
158 < o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
159 < o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags are
160 <   'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
2 > o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
3 >   when set to yes
4 > o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
5 >   was to let ircops join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
6 > o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
7 >   with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
8 >   and LIST parameters.
9 >   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload all modules
10 > o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
11 > o) Removed OMOTD module
12 > o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
13 > o) Improved TS6 support
14 >
15 >
16 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
17 > o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes
18 >   have been done for this:
19 >   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
20 >   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
21 >   - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
22 >     deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
23 >   - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as
24 >     channelmode +r (registered channel)
25 >   - Now that usermode +r has a different function than before, rejected
26 >     client notices now go to new usermode +j
27 >   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
28 >   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
29 >   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
30 >   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
31 >   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
32 >   - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
33 > o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based
34 >   bans should only be added via ircd.conf
35 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
36 >   Read doc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
37 >   are supposed to be doing
38 > o) Idle-time klines have been removed
39 > o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
40 > o) Remove general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
41 >   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
42 > o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
43 >   file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
44 > o) Added support for remote D-lines
45 > o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
46 >   hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
47 >   be hidden even on remote servers
48 > o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
49 > o) The servlink program has been removed. ircd-hybrid can now make use of SSL/TLS
50 >   for inter-server communication.
51 >   NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
52 >   connection is required, as compression is now handled via the OpenSSL library
53 > o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
54 >   added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
55 >   Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
56 > o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
57 > o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
58 >   now sent by default
59 > o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
60 > o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
61 > o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
62  
63   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
64  
65 + NOTE: This is still BETA code.  Run it at your own risk.  By running this
66 + code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.  We do
67 + NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks such
68 + as EFnet.
69 +
70   BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
71  
72   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report

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