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Committed: Wed Jun 12 18:32:31 2013 UTC (13 years, 1 month ago) by michael
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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
2 ########################################################################
3 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
4 general{} block to serverhide{} block
5 ########################################################################
6 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
7 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
8 the +l mode set
9 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
10 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
11 information
12 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
13
14
15 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
16 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
17
18
19 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
20 o) Fixed broken spoofs
21
22
23 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
24 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
25 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
26 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
27 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
28 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
29 remote clients
30 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
31 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
32
33
34 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
35 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
36 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
37 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
38 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
39 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
40
41
42 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
43 o) PCRE support has been dropped
44 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
45 Similar to STATS x|q"
46 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
47 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
48 that has this mode set
49 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
50 sending messages to a channel
51 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
52 now enabled by default
53
54
55 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
56 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
57 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
58 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
59 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
60 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
61
62
63 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
64 ########################################################################
65 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
66 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
67 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
68 #######################################################################
69 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
70 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
71 CIDR is supported
72 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
73 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
74 in resv{} blocks
75 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
76 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
77 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
78 mempool allocator for Tor cells
79 o) Major code cleanups
80 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
81 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
82 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
83 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
84 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
85 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
86 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
87 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
88
89
90 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
91 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
92 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
93 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
94
95
96 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
97 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
98 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
99 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
100 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
101
102
103 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
104 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
105 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
106 servers
107 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
108 These previously used usermode +x.
109 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
110 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
111
112
113 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
114 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
115 send any private message
116 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
117
118
119 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
120 ########################################################################
121 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
122 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
123 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
124 ########################################################################
125 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
126 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
127 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
128 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
129 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
130 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
131 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
132 and 'stats_e_disabled'
133 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
134 to modules/
135 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
136 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
137 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
138 way as it does in csircd
139 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
140
141
142 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
143 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
144 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
145
146
147 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
148 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
149 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
150 if a reason hasn't been specified
151
152
153 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
154 o) Minor updates to the build system
155 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
156 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
157 clock is running backwards
158 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
159 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
160 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
161
162
163 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
164 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
165 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
166 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
167 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
168
169
170 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
171 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
172 invalid characters
173 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
174 now enabled by default
175 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
176 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
177 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
178 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
179
180
181 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
182 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
183 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
184 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
185 for each class
186 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
187
188
189 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
190 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
191 o) Removed &localchannels
192 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
193 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
194 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
195 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
196 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
197 These features are now enabled by default
198
199
200 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
201 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
202 when set to yes
203 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
204 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
205 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
206 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
207 and LIST parameters.
208 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
209 all modules
210 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
211 o) Removed OMOTD module
212 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
213 o) Improved TS6 support
214 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
215
216
217 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
218 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
219 following changes:
220 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
221 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
222 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
223 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
224 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
225 previously used usermode +r.
226 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
227 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
228 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
229 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
230 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
231 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
232 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
233 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
234 only be added via ircd.conf
235 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
236 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
237 these flags control
238 o) Removed Idle-time klines
239 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
240 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
241 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
242 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
243 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
244 o) Added support for remote D-lines
245 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
246 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
247 be hidden even on remote servers
248 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
249 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
250 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
251 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
252 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
253 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
254 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
255 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
256 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
257 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
258 now sent by default
259 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
260 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
261 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
262
263 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
264
265 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
266 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
267 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
268 such as EFnet.
269
270 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
271 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
272 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
273 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
274 information masked).
275
276 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
277 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
278 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
279 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
280
281 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
282
283 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
284
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