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# User Rev Content
1 michael 7368 #######################################################################
2     Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
3     GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
4     #######################################################################
5    
6 michael 7618 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
7     o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
8     o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z
9    
10    
11 michael 7546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
12     o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
13     set to 0
14     o) Fixed possible core on INVITE with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
15    
16    
17 michael 7493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
18     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
19     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
20     o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
21     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
22     o) Minor updates to help files
23    
24    
25 michael 7366 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
26     o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
27     for providing a box for testing purposes.
28     o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
29     o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
30     o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
31    
32    
33     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
34     o) Fixed server clustering
35     o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
36     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
37     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
38     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
39     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
40     serverinfo {} block
41     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
42    
43    
44 michael 7204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
45     o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
46     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
47     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
48 michael 7206 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
49     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
50 michael 7204 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
51     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
52     o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
53     o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
54    
55    
56 michael 7043 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
57     #######################################################################
58     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
59     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
60     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
61     #######################################################################
62     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
63     o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
64     o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
65     o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
66     /etc/resolv.conf
67     o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
68     o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
69     o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
70     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
71     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
72     o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
73    
74    
75 michael 6820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
76     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
77     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
78     o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
79    
80    
81 michael 6738 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
82     #######################################################################
83     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
84     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
85     #######################################################################
86     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
87     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
88     would not have any effect
89     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
90     with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
91 michael 7043 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
92 michael 6738 operator {} blocks
93     o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
94     to the DH param file
95     o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
96     of flags see doc/reference.conf
97    
98    
99 michael 6539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
100     ########################################################################
101     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
102     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
103     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
104     ########################################################################
105     o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
106     following channel {} block configuration directives:
107     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
108     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
109     ########################################################################
110     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
111 michael 6738 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
112 michael 6539 generated based on the server's name and description
113     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
114     o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
115     '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
116     o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
117     o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
118 michael 6738 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
119 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
120 michael 6738 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
121 michael 6539 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
122     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
123     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
124     irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
125     privileges.
126     o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
127     o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
128    
129    
130     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
131     o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
132 michael 6738 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
133 michael 6539 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
134     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
135     operators that don't have administrator privileges
136     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
137     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
138     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
139     o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
140     configuration options to the general {} block
141     o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
142     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
143     o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
144 michael 6738 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
145 michael 6539 o) Various code cleanups
146    
147    
148 michael 5786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
149     o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
150     o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
151     lead to stack corruption
152     o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
153    
154    
155 michael 5741 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
156     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
157 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
158 michael 5741 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
159     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
160     o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
161 michael 5634
162    
163     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
164     o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
165     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
166    
167    
168 michael 5597 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
169     o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
170     be seen in /whois
171 michael 6738 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
172 michael 5597 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
173     o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
174     o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
175     issued by services clients
176    
177    
178     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
179 michael 5524 ########################################################################
180     o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
181    
182     max_clients -> default_max_clients
183     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
184     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
185     ########################################################################
186     o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
187     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
188     command
189     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
190     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
191     o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
192 michael 6738 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
193 michael 5524 o) Updated some help files
194     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
195 michael 5597 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
196 michael 5634 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
197 michael 5524
198    
199     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
200 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
201 michael 5634 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
202 michael 5524 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
203     o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
204     o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
205     o) Updated several help files
206 michael 6738 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
207     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
208 michael 5524 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
209     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
210 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
211 michael 5524 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
212    
213    
214     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
215 michael 6539 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
216 michael 5524 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
217     o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
218     o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
219     have been disabled
220     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
221 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
222 michael 5524
223    
224 michael 4567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
225     o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
226     o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
227     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
228 michael 5634 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
229 michael 4567 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
230 michael 5524 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
231 michael 4567 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
232     o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
233     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
234 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
235     longer needed.
236 michael 4567
237    
238     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
239     o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
240     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
241     in the general {} block
242     o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
243     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
244    
245    
246     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
247     o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
248     o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
249     to enable TLS/SSL support
250    
251    
252     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
253 michael 6738 #####################################################################
254     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
255 michael 4567 and can't be disabled anymore
256 michael 6738 #####################################################################
257 michael 4567 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
258     o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
259     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
260     o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
261     o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
262     o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
263     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
264     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
265     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
266     o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
267 michael 6738 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
268 michael 4567 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
269     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
270     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
271    
272    
273     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
274     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
275    
276    
277     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
278 michael 6738 #########################################################################
279     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
280     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
281     #########################################################################
282 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
283 michael 4567 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
284     o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
285    
286    
287     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
288     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
289     and below.
290 michael 5635 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
291 michael 4567 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
292 michael 5634 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
293 michael 4567 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
294     o) Updated several help files
295    
296    
297     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
298     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
299     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
300     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
301     o) EGD support has been dropped
302    
303    
304     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
305     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
306     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
307     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
308     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
309     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
310     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
311 michael 5524 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
312 michael 4567
313    
314     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
315     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
316     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
317     in case there are any +H opers
318     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
319     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
320     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
321     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
322     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
323 michael 6738 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
324 michael 4567
325    
326     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
327     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
328     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
329     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
330     configuration options
331 michael 5634 o) Minor LIST optimization
332 michael 4567
333    
334 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
335     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
336     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
337     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
338     regardless of channel mode +s
339     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
340    
341    
342 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
343 michael 3054 ########################################################################
344     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
345     ########################################################################
346 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
347 michael 5634 o) The USERS command has been removed
348 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
349     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
350     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
351 michael 3054
352    
353     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
354 michael 6738 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
355 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
356     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
357     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
358 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
359 michael 5634 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
360 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
361     the ircd via SIGINT
362     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
363     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
364 michael 5634 in the WHOIS reply
365 michael 3028
366    
367 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
368 michael 5634 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
369 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
370     more than one hop away
371 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
372 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
373     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
374     o) Updated/fixed help files
375     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
376    
377    
378 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
379 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
380     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
381     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
382 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
383 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
384     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
385 michael 5634 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
386 michael 2794
387    
388 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
389 michael 5634 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
390 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
391    
392    
393 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
394 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
395 michael 5634 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
396     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
397     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
398 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
399     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
400 michael 6738 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
401 michael 5634 o) Added SVSKILL command
402 michael 2794
403    
404 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
405 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
406     mode set by servers.
407 michael 5634 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
408     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
409     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
410 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
411 michael 5634 set via WHOIS
412 michael 2794
413    
414 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
415 michael 5635 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
416 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
417     nick names (SVSNICK)
418     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
419     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
420     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
421 michael 5634 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
422 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
423 michael 5634 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
424 michael 2498
425    
426 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
427 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
428 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
429     o) Updated several documentation files
430 michael 2454
431    
432 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
433 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
434    
435    
436 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
437 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
438 michael 6738 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
439 michael 2454
440    
441 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
442 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
443     for more information
444 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
445 michael 6738 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
446 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
447     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
448    
449    
450 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
451 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
452     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
453     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
454    
455    
456 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
457 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
458     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
459 michael 5524 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
460     and connect {} blocks.
461 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
462 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
463     fingerprints
464 michael 6738 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
465 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
466     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
467     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
468     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
469 michael 5634 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
470 michael 2258
471    
472 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
473 michael 2196 ########################################################################
474     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
475 michael 5524 general {} block to serverhide {} block
476 michael 2196 ########################################################################
477 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
478 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
479     the +l mode set
480     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
481 michael 5524 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
482 michael 2155 information
483 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
484 michael 2155
485    
486 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
487 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
488    
489    
490 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
491 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
492    
493    
494 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
495 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
496     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
497     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
498 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
499 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
500     remote clients
501 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
502     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
503 michael 2012
504 michael 2155
505 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
506 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
507     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
508 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
509 michael 6738 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
510 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
511 michael 1954
512    
513 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
514 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
515 michael 5524 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
516 michael 6738 Similar to "STATS x|q"
517 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
518     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
519     that has this mode set
520 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
521     sending messages to a channel
522 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
523 michael 1955 now enabled by default
524 michael 1932
525    
526 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
527 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
528     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
529     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
530 michael 5524 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
531 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
532    
533    
534 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
535 michael 6738 #######################################################################
536 michael 5524 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
537     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
538 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
539     #######################################################################
540 michael 6738 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
541 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
542     CIDR is supported
543 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
544 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
545 michael 5524 in resv {} blocks
546 michael 6738 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
547 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
548 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
549 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
550     o) Major code cleanups
551 michael 5634 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
552 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
553 michael 5524 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
554 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
555 michael 5634 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
556 michael 6738 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
557     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
558 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
559 michael 1731
560 michael 1798
561 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
562 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
563 michael 6738 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
564 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
565    
566    
567 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
568 michael 5524 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
569 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
570     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
571     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
572    
573    
574 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
575 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
576 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
577 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
578     These previously used usermode +x.
579     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
580     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
581 michael 1731
582 michael 1797
583 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
584 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
585     send any private message
586     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
587    
588    
589 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
590 michael 1797 ########################################################################
591     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
592     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
593 michael 5524 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
594 michael 1797 ########################################################################
595 michael 5634 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
596 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
597     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
598     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
599     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
600     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
601     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
602     and 'stats_e_disabled'
603     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
604     to modules/
605 michael 6738 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
606     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
607     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
608     same way as it does in csircd
609 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
610    
611    
612 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
613 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
614 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
615 michael 1731
616    
617 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
618 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
619     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
620     if a reason hasn't been specified
621    
622    
623 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
624 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
625     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
626     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
627     clock is running backwards
628 michael 5524 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
629 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
630     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
631    
632    
633 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
634 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
635 michael 5524 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
636 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
637 michael 5634 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
638 michael 1731
639    
640 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
641 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
642 lusky 1580 invalid characters
643 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
644     This is now enabled by default
645 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
646 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
647 michael 1540
648 michael 1547
649 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
650 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
651 michael 5524 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
652 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
653     for each class
654 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
655 michael 1516
656    
657 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
658 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
659     o) Removed &localchannels
660     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
661     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
662 michael 6738 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
663 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
664 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
665     These features are now enabled by default
666 michael 1474
667    
668 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
669 michael 6738 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
670 michael 1424 when set to yes
671 michael 6738 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
672 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
673 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
674     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
675     and LIST parameters.
676 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
677     all modules
678 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
679 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
680 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
681 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
682 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
683 michael 1424
684 michael 1441
685 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
686 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
687     following changes:
688 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
689     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
690 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
691 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
692 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
693     previously used usermode +r.
694     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
695     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
696     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
697 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
698 michael 5524 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
699     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
700 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
701 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
702     only be added via ircd.conf
703     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
704 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
705 lusky 1580 these flags control
706     o) Removed Idle-time klines
707 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
708 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
709     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
710 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
711 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
712 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
713     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
714     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
715     be hidden even on remote servers
716 michael 5524 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
717 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
718     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
719 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
720 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
721 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
722     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
723     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
724 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
725 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
726     enabled by default
727 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
728     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
729 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
730 michael 1244
731 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
732 michael 1244
733 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
734 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
735 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
736 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
737 adx 30 information masked).
738    
739     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
740 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
741 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
742 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
743 adx 30
744     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
745    
746 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
747 adx 30
748     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
749 knight 31 $Id$

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