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Committed: Thu Apr 25 15:42:27 2013 UTC (13 years, 2 months ago) by michael
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1 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
2 michael 1861 ########################################################################
3 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
4 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
5     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
6     #######################################################################
7     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
8     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
9     CIDR is supported
10 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
11 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
12     in resv{} blocks
13 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
14     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
15 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
16 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
17     o) Major code cleanups
18 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
19 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
20 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
21 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
22     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
23 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
24 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
25 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
26 michael 1731
27 michael 1798
28 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
29 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
30     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
31     servers
32     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
33     These previously used usermode +x.
34     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
35     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
36 michael 1731
37 michael 1797
38     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
39     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
40     send any private message
41     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
42    
43    
44     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
45     ########################################################################
46     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
47     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
48     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
49     ########################################################################
50     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
51     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
52     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
53     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
54     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
55     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
56     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
57     and 'stats_e_disabled'
58     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
59     to modules/
60     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
61     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
62     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
63     way as it does in csircd
64     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
65    
66    
67 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
68     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
69     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
70    
71    
72     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
73     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
74     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
75     if a reason hasn't been specified
76    
77    
78     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
79     o) Minor updates to the build system
80     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
81     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
82     clock is running backwards
83     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
84     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
85     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
86    
87    
88     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
89     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
90     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
91     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
92     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
93    
94    
95 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
96 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
97     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
98    
99     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
100 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
101 lusky 1580 invalid characters
102 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
103     now enabled by default
104 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
105 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
106 michael 1540
107 michael 1547
108 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
109     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
110     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
111     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
112     for each class
113 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
114 michael 1516
115    
116 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
117 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
118     o) Removed &localchannels
119     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
120     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
121 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
122     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
123 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
124     These features are now enabled by default
125 michael 1474
126    
127 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
128     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
129     when set to yes
130 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
131 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
132 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
133     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
134     and LIST parameters.
135 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
136     all modules
137 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
138 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
139 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
140 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
141 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
142 michael 1424
143 michael 1441
144 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
145 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
146     following changes:
147 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
148     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
149 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
150 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
151 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
152     previously used usermode +r.
153     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
154     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
155     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
156 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
157     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
158     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
159 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
160 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
161     only be added via ircd.conf
162     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
163 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
164 lusky 1580 these flags control
165     o) Removed Idle-time klines
166 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
167 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
168 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
169     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
170 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
171 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
172     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
173     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
174     be hidden even on remote servers
175 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
176 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
177     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
178 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
179 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
180 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
181     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
182     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
183 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
184 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
185     now sent by default
186 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
187     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
188 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
189 michael 1244
190 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
191 michael 1244
192 adx 30 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
193    
194     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
195 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
196 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
197 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
198 adx 30 information masked).
199    
200     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
201     including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
202     https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
203     This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here
204     is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
205    
206     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
207    
208 michael 991 Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
209 adx 30
210     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
211 knight 31 $Id$

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