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# User Rev Content
1 michael 2155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
2 michael 2196 ########################################################################
3     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
4 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
5 michael 2196 ########################################################################
6 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
7 michael 2155 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 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
13 michael 2155
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 michael 2012 -- 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 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
28 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
29     remote clients
30 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
31     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
32 michael 2012
33 michael 2155
34 michael 1954 -- 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 michael 2155 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 michael 1954
41    
42 michael 1932 -- 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 michael 1937 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 michael 1955 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 michael 1932
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 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
64 michael 1861 ########################################################################
65 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
66 michael 1861 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 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
73 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
74     in resv{} blocks
75 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
76     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
77 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
78 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
79     o) Major code cleanups
80 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
81 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
82 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
83 michael 1840 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 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
86 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
87 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
88 michael 1731
89 michael 1798
90 michael 2155 -- 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 michael 1932 -- 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 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
104 michael 1828 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 michael 1731
112 michael 1797
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 michael 1731 -- 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 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
171 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
172 lusky 1580 invalid characters
173 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
174     now enabled by default
175 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
176 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
177 michael 2227 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
178     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
179 michael 1540
180 michael 1547
181 michael 1516 -- 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 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
187 michael 1516
188    
189 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
190 lusky 1580 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 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
195     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
196 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
197     These features are now enabled by default
198 michael 1474
199    
200 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
201     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
202     when set to yes
203 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
204 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
205 michael 1441 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 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
209     all modules
210 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
211 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
212 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
213 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
214 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
215 michael 1424
216 michael 1441
217 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
218 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
219     following changes:
220 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
221     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
222 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
223 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
224 lusky 1580 - 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 michael 1244 - 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 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
233 lusky 1580 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 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
237 lusky 1580 these flags control
238     o) Removed Idle-time klines
239 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
240 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
241 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
242     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
243 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
244 michael 1315 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 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
249 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
250     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
251 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
252 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
253 michael 1418 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 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
257 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
258     now sent by default
259 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
260     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
261 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
262 michael 1244
263 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
264 michael 1244
265 michael 1865 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 adx 30
270     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
271 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
272 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
273 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
274 adx 30 information masked).
275    
276     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
277 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
278 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
279 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
280 adx 30
281     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
282    
283 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
284 adx 30
285     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
286 knight 31 $Id$

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