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Revision: 1932
Committed: Tue Apr 30 19:44:32 2013 UTC (13 years, 2 months ago) by michael
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# User Rev Content
1 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
2     o) PCRE support has been dropped
3     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
4     Similar to STATS x|q"
5    
6    
7     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
8     o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
9     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
10     o) Changed RPL_WELCOME to comply with rfc2812
11     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
12     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
13     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
14    
15    
16 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
17 michael 1861 ########################################################################
18 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
19 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
20     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
21     #######################################################################
22     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
23     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
24     CIDR is supported
25 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
26 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
27     in resv{} blocks
28 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
29     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
30 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
31 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
32     o) Major code cleanups
33 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
34 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
35 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
36 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
37     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
38 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
39 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
40 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
41 michael 1731
42 michael 1798
43 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
44     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
45     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
46     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
47     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
48    
49    
50 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
51 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
52     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
53     servers
54     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
55     These previously used usermode +x.
56     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
57     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
58 michael 1731
59 michael 1797
60     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
61     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
62     send any private message
63     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
64    
65    
66     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
67     ########################################################################
68     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
69     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
70     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
71     ########################################################################
72     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
73     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
74     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
75     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
76     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
77     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
78     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
79     and 'stats_e_disabled'
80     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
81     to modules/
82     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
83     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
84     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
85     way as it does in csircd
86     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
87    
88    
89 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
90     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
91     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
92    
93    
94     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
95     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
96     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
97     if a reason hasn't been specified
98    
99    
100     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
101     o) Minor updates to the build system
102     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
103     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
104     clock is running backwards
105     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
106     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
107     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
108    
109    
110     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
111     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
112     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
113     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
114     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
115    
116    
117 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
118 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
119     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
120    
121     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
122 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
123 lusky 1580 invalid characters
124 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
125     now enabled by default
126 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
127 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
128 michael 1540
129 michael 1547
130 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
131     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
132     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
133     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
134     for each class
135 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
136 michael 1516
137    
138 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
139 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
140     o) Removed &localchannels
141     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
142     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
143 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
144     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
145 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
146     These features are now enabled by default
147 michael 1474
148    
149 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
150     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
151     when set to yes
152 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
153 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
154 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
155     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
156     and LIST parameters.
157 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
158     all modules
159 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
160 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
161 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
162 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
163 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
164 michael 1424
165 michael 1441
166 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
167 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
168     following changes:
169 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
170     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
171 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
172 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
173 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
174     previously used usermode +r.
175     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
176     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
177     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
178 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
179     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
180     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
181 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
182 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
183     only be added via ircd.conf
184     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
185 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
186 lusky 1580 these flags control
187     o) Removed Idle-time klines
188 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
189 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
190 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
191     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
192 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
193 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
194     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
195     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
196     be hidden even on remote servers
197 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
198 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
199     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
200 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
201 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
202 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
203     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
204     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
205 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
206 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
207     now sent by default
208 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
209     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
210 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
211 michael 1244
212 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
213 michael 1244
214 michael 1865 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
215     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
216     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
217     such as EFnet.
218 adx 30
219     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
220 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
221 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
222 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
223 adx 30 information masked).
224    
225     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
226 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
227 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
228 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
229 adx 30
230     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
231    
232 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
233 adx 30
234     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
235 knight 31 $Id$

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