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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 7692
7 michael 7918 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
8     o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
9     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
10     message throttling better
11     o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
12     sender is invited to
13    
14    
15 michael 7878 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
16     o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
17     o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
18     for more information.
19     o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
20     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
21     o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
22     to see them
23     o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
24     to support multibyte encodings better
25    
26    
27 michael 7692 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
28     o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
29     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
30     o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
31     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
32     o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
33    
34    
35 michael 7618 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
36     o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
37 michael 7692 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
38 michael 7618
39    
40 michael 7546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
41     o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
42     set to 0
43 michael 7692 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
44 michael 7546
45    
46 michael 7493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
47     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
48     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
49     o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
50     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
51     o) Minor updates to help files
52    
53    
54 michael 7366 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
55     o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
56     for providing a box for testing purposes.
57     o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
58     o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
59     o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
60    
61    
62     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
63     o) Fixed server clustering
64     o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
65     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
66     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
67     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
68     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
69     serverinfo {} block
70     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
71    
72    
73 michael 7204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
74     o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
75     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
76     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
77 michael 7206 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
78     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
79 michael 7204 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
80     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
81     o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
82     o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
83    
84    
85 michael 7043 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
86     #######################################################################
87     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
88     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
89     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
90     #######################################################################
91     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
92     o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
93     o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
94     o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
95     /etc/resolv.conf
96     o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
97     o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
98     o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
99     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
100     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
101     o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
102    
103    
104 michael 6820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
105     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
106     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
107     o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
108    
109    
110 michael 6738 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
111     #######################################################################
112     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
113     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
114     #######################################################################
115     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
116     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
117     would not have any effect
118     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
119     with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
120 michael 7043 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
121 michael 6738 operator {} blocks
122     o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
123     to the DH param file
124     o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
125     of flags see doc/reference.conf
126    
127    
128 michael 6539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
129     ########################################################################
130     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
131     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
132     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
133     ########################################################################
134     o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
135     following channel {} block configuration directives:
136     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
137     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
138     ########################################################################
139     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
140 michael 6738 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
141 michael 6539 generated based on the server's name and description
142     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
143     o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
144     '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
145     o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
146     o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
147 michael 6738 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
148 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
149 michael 6738 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
150 michael 6539 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
151     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
152     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
153     irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
154     privileges.
155     o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
156     o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
157    
158    
159     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
160     o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
161 michael 6738 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
162 michael 6539 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
163     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
164     operators that don't have administrator privileges
165     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
166     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
167     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
168     o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
169     configuration options to the general {} block
170     o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
171     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
172     o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
173 michael 6738 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
174 michael 6539 o) Various code cleanups
175    
176    
177 michael 5786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
178     o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
179     o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
180     lead to stack corruption
181     o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
182    
183    
184 michael 5741 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
185     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
186 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
187 michael 5741 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
188     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
189     o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
190 michael 5634
191    
192     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
193     o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
194     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
195    
196    
197 michael 5597 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
198     o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
199     be seen in /whois
200 michael 6738 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
201 michael 5597 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
202     o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
203     o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
204     issued by services clients
205    
206    
207     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
208 michael 5524 ########################################################################
209     o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
210    
211     max_clients -> default_max_clients
212     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
213     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
214     ########################################################################
215     o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
216     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
217     command
218     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
219     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
220     o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
221 michael 6738 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
222 michael 5524 o) Updated some help files
223     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
224 michael 5597 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
225 michael 5634 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
226 michael 5524
227    
228     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
229 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
230 michael 5634 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
231 michael 5524 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
232     o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
233     o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
234     o) Updated several help files
235 michael 6738 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
236     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
237 michael 5524 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
238     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
239 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
240 michael 5524 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
241    
242    
243     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
244 michael 6539 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
245 michael 5524 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
246     o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
247     o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
248     have been disabled
249     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
250 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
251 michael 5524
252    
253 michael 4567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
254     o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
255     o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
256     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
257 michael 5634 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
258 michael 4567 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
259 michael 5524 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
260 michael 4567 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
261     o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
262     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
263 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
264     longer needed.
265 michael 4567
266    
267     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
268     o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
269     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
270     in the general {} block
271     o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
272     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
273    
274    
275     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
276     o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
277     o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
278     to enable TLS/SSL support
279    
280    
281     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
282 michael 6738 #####################################################################
283     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
284 michael 4567 and can't be disabled anymore
285 michael 6738 #####################################################################
286 michael 4567 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
287     o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
288     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
289     o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
290     o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
291     o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
292     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
293     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
294     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
295     o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
296 michael 6738 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
297 michael 4567 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
298     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
299     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
300    
301    
302     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
303     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
304    
305    
306     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
307 michael 6738 #########################################################################
308     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
309     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
310     #########################################################################
311 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
312 michael 4567 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
313     o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
314    
315    
316     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
317     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
318     and below.
319 michael 5635 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
320 michael 4567 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
321 michael 5634 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
322 michael 4567 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
323     o) Updated several help files
324    
325    
326     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
327     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
328     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
329     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
330     o) EGD support has been dropped
331    
332    
333     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
334     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
335     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
336     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
337     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
338     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
339     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
340 michael 5524 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
341 michael 4567
342    
343     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
344     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
345     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
346     in case there are any +H opers
347     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
348     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
349     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
350     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
351     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
352 michael 6738 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
353 michael 4567
354    
355     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
356     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
357     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
358     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
359     configuration options
360 michael 5634 o) Minor LIST optimization
361 michael 4567
362    
363 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
364     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
365     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
366     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
367     regardless of channel mode +s
368     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
369    
370    
371 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
372 michael 3054 ########################################################################
373     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
374     ########################################################################
375 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
376 michael 5634 o) The USERS command has been removed
377 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
378     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
379     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
380 michael 3054
381    
382     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
383 michael 6738 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
384 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
385     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
386     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
387 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
388 michael 5634 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
389 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
390     the ircd via SIGINT
391     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
392     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
393 michael 5634 in the WHOIS reply
394 michael 3028
395    
396 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
397 michael 5634 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
398 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
399     more than one hop away
400 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
401 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
402     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
403     o) Updated/fixed help files
404     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
405    
406    
407 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
408 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
409     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
410     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
411 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
412 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
413     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
414 michael 5634 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
415 michael 2794
416    
417 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
418 michael 5634 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
419 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
420    
421    
422 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
423 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
424 michael 5634 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
425     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
426     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
427 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
428     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
429 michael 6738 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
430 michael 5634 o) Added SVSKILL command
431 michael 2794
432    
433 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
434 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
435     mode set by servers.
436 michael 5634 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
437     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
438     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
439 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
440 michael 5634 set via WHOIS
441 michael 2794
442    
443 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
444 michael 5635 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
445 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
446     nick names (SVSNICK)
447     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
448     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
449     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
450 michael 5634 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
451 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
452 michael 5634 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
453 michael 2498
454    
455 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
456 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
457 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
458     o) Updated several documentation files
459 michael 2454
460    
461 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
462 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
463    
464    
465 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
466 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
467 michael 6738 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
468 michael 2454
469    
470 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
471 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
472     for more information
473 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
474 michael 6738 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
475 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
476     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
477    
478    
479 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
480 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
481     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
482     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
483    
484    
485 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
486 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
487     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
488 michael 5524 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
489     and connect {} blocks.
490 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
491 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
492     fingerprints
493 michael 6738 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
494 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
495     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
496     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
497     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
498 michael 5634 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
499 michael 2258
500    
501 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
502 michael 2196 ########################################################################
503     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
504 michael 5524 general {} block to serverhide {} block
505 michael 2196 ########################################################################
506 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
507 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
508     the +l mode set
509     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
510 michael 5524 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
511 michael 2155 information
512 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
513 michael 2155
514    
515 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
516 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
517    
518    
519 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
520 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
521    
522    
523 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
524 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
525     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
526     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
527 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
528 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
529     remote clients
530 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
531     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
532 michael 2012
533 michael 2155
534 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
535 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
536     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
537 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
538 michael 6738 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
539 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
540 michael 1954
541    
542 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
543 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
544 michael 5524 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
545 michael 6738 Similar to "STATS x|q"
546 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
547     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
548     that has this mode set
549 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
550     sending messages to a channel
551 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
552 michael 1955 now enabled by default
553 michael 1932
554    
555 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
556 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
557     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
558     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
559 michael 5524 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
560 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
561    
562    
563 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
564 michael 6738 #######################################################################
565 michael 5524 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
566     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
567 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
568     #######################################################################
569 michael 6738 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
570 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
571     CIDR is supported
572 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
573 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
574 michael 5524 in resv {} blocks
575 michael 6738 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
576 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
577 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
578 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
579     o) Major code cleanups
580 michael 5634 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
581 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
582 michael 5524 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
583 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
584 michael 5634 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
585 michael 6738 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
586     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
587 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
588 michael 1731
589 michael 1798
590 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
591 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
592 michael 6738 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
593 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
594    
595    
596 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
597 michael 5524 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
598 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
599     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
600     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
601    
602    
603 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
604 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
605 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
606 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
607     These previously used usermode +x.
608     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
609     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
610 michael 1731
611 michael 1797
612 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
613 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
614     send any private message
615     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
616    
617    
618 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
619 michael 1797 ########################################################################
620     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
621     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
622 michael 5524 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
623 michael 1797 ########################################################################
624 michael 5634 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
625 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
626     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
627     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
628     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
629     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
630     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
631     and 'stats_e_disabled'
632     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
633     to modules/
634 michael 6738 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
635     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
636     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
637     same way as it does in csircd
638 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
639    
640    
641 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
642 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
643 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
644 michael 1731
645    
646 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
647 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
648     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
649     if a reason hasn't been specified
650    
651    
652 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
653 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
654     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
655     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
656     clock is running backwards
657 michael 5524 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
658 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
659     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
660    
661    
662 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
663 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
664 michael 5524 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
665 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
666 michael 5634 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
667 michael 1731
668    
669 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
670 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
671 lusky 1580 invalid characters
672 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
673     This is now enabled by default
674 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
675 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
676 michael 1540
677 michael 1547
678 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
679 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
680 michael 5524 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
681 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
682     for each class
683 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
684 michael 1516
685    
686 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
687 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
688     o) Removed &localchannels
689     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
690     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
691 michael 6738 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
692 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
693 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
694     These features are now enabled by default
695 michael 1474
696    
697 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
698 michael 6738 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
699 michael 1424 when set to yes
700 michael 6738 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
701 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
702 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
703     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
704     and LIST parameters.
705 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
706     all modules
707 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
708 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
709 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
710 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
711 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
712 michael 1424
713 michael 1441
714 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
715 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
716     following changes:
717 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
718     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
719 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
720 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
721 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
722     previously used usermode +r.
723     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
724     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
725     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
726 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
727 michael 5524 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
728     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
729 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
730 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
731     only be added via ircd.conf
732     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
733 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
734 lusky 1580 these flags control
735     o) Removed Idle-time klines
736 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
737 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
738     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
739 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
740 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
741 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
742     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
743     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
744     be hidden even on remote servers
745 michael 5524 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
746 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
747     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
748 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
749 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
750 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
751     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
752     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
753 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
754 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
755     enabled by default
756 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
757     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
758 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
759 michael 1244
760 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
761 michael 1244
762 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
763 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
764 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
765 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
766 adx 30 information masked).
767    
768     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
769 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
770 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
771 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
772 adx 30
773     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
774    
775 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
776 adx 30
777     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
778 knight 31 $Id$

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