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Revision: 8086
Committed: Sun Mar 26 10:55:11 2017 UTC (8 years, 5 months ago) by michael
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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 8086 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
8     o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
9     extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
10     configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
11     o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
12     to non-chanops everywhere
13     o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
14     numerics containing UIDs
15     o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
16     o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
17    
18    
19 michael 7918 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
20     o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
21     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
22     message throttling better
23     o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
24     sender is invited to
25    
26    
27 michael 7878 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
28     o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
29     o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
30     for more information.
31     o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
32     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
33     o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
34     to see them
35     o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
36     to support multibyte encodings better
37    
38    
39 michael 7692 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
40     o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
41     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
42     o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
43     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
44     o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
45    
46    
47 michael 7618 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
48     o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
49 michael 7692 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
50 michael 7618
51    
52 michael 7546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
53     o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
54     set to 0
55 michael 7692 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
56 michael 7546
57    
58 michael 7493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
59     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
60     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
61     o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
62     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
63     o) Minor updates to help files
64    
65    
66 michael 7366 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
67     o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
68     for providing a box for testing purposes.
69     o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
70     o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
71     o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
72    
73    
74     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
75     o) Fixed server clustering
76     o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
77     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
78     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
79     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
80     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
81     serverinfo {} block
82     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
83    
84    
85 michael 7204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
86     o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
87     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
88     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
89 michael 7206 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
90     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
91 michael 7204 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
92     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
93     o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
94     o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
95    
96    
97 michael 7043 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
98     #######################################################################
99     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
100     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
101     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
102     #######################################################################
103     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
104     o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
105     o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
106     o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
107     /etc/resolv.conf
108     o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
109     o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
110     o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
111     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
112     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
113     o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
114    
115    
116 michael 6820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
117     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
118     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
119     o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
120    
121    
122 michael 6738 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
123     #######################################################################
124     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
125     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
126     #######################################################################
127     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
128     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
129     would not have any effect
130     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
131     with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
132 michael 7043 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
133 michael 6738 operator {} blocks
134     o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
135     to the DH param file
136     o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
137     of flags see doc/reference.conf
138    
139    
140 michael 6539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
141     ########################################################################
142     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
143     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
144     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
145     ########################################################################
146     o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
147     following channel {} block configuration directives:
148     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
149     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
150     ########################################################################
151     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
152 michael 6738 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
153 michael 6539 generated based on the server's name and description
154     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
155     o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
156     '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
157     o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
158     o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
159 michael 6738 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
160 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
161 michael 6738 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
162 michael 6539 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
163     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
164     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
165     irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
166     privileges.
167     o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
168     o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
169    
170    
171     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
172     o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
173 michael 6738 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
174 michael 6539 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
175     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
176     operators that don't have administrator privileges
177     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
178     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
179     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
180     o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
181     configuration options to the general {} block
182     o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
183     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
184     o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
185 michael 6738 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
186 michael 6539 o) Various code cleanups
187    
188    
189 michael 5786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
190     o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
191     o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
192     lead to stack corruption
193     o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
194    
195    
196 michael 5741 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
197     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
198 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
199 michael 5741 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
200     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
201     o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
202 michael 5634
203    
204     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
205     o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
206     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
207    
208    
209 michael 5597 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
210     o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
211     be seen in /whois
212 michael 6738 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
213 michael 5597 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
214     o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
215     o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
216     issued by services clients
217    
218    
219     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
220 michael 5524 ########################################################################
221     o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
222    
223     max_clients -> default_max_clients
224     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
225     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
226     ########################################################################
227     o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
228     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
229     command
230     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
231     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
232     o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
233 michael 6738 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
234 michael 5524 o) Updated some help files
235     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
236 michael 5597 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
237 michael 5634 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
238 michael 5524
239    
240     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
241 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
242 michael 5634 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
243 michael 5524 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
244     o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
245     o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
246     o) Updated several help files
247 michael 6738 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
248     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
249 michael 5524 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
250     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
251 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
252 michael 5524 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
253    
254    
255     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
256 michael 6539 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
257 michael 5524 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
258     o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
259     o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
260     have been disabled
261     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
262 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
263 michael 5524
264    
265 michael 4567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
266     o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
267     o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
268     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
269 michael 5634 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
270 michael 4567 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
271 michael 5524 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
272 michael 4567 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
273     o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
274     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
275 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
276     longer needed.
277 michael 4567
278    
279     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
280     o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
281     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
282     in the general {} block
283     o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
284     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
285    
286    
287     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
288     o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
289     o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
290     to enable TLS/SSL support
291    
292    
293     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
294 michael 6738 #####################################################################
295     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
296 michael 4567 and can't be disabled anymore
297 michael 6738 #####################################################################
298 michael 4567 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
299     o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
300     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
301     o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
302     o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
303     o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
304     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
305     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
306     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
307     o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
308 michael 6738 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
309 michael 4567 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
310     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
311     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
312    
313    
314     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
315     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
316    
317    
318     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
319 michael 6738 #########################################################################
320     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
321     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
322     #########################################################################
323 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
324 michael 4567 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
325     o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
326    
327    
328     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
329     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
330     and below.
331 michael 5635 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
332 michael 4567 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
333 michael 5634 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
334 michael 4567 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
335     o) Updated several help files
336    
337    
338     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
339     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
340     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
341     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
342     o) EGD support has been dropped
343    
344    
345     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
346     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
347     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
348     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
349     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
350     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
351     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
352 michael 5524 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
353 michael 4567
354    
355     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
356     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
357     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
358     in case there are any +H opers
359     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
360     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
361     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
362     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
363     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
364 michael 6738 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
365 michael 4567
366    
367     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
368     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
369     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
370     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
371     configuration options
372 michael 5634 o) Minor LIST optimization
373 michael 4567
374    
375 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
376     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
377     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
378     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
379     regardless of channel mode +s
380     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
381    
382    
383 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
384 michael 3054 ########################################################################
385     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
386     ########################################################################
387 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
388 michael 5634 o) The USERS command has been removed
389 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
390     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
391     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
392 michael 3054
393    
394     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
395 michael 6738 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
396 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
397     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
398     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
399 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
400 michael 5634 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
401 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
402     the ircd via SIGINT
403     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
404     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
405 michael 5634 in the WHOIS reply
406 michael 3028
407    
408 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
409 michael 5634 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
410 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
411     more than one hop away
412 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
413 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
414     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
415     o) Updated/fixed help files
416     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
417    
418    
419 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
420 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
421     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
422     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
423 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
424 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
425     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
426 michael 5634 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
427 michael 2794
428    
429 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
430 michael 5634 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
431 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
432    
433    
434 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
435 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
436 michael 5634 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
437     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
438     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
439 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
440     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
441 michael 6738 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
442 michael 5634 o) Added SVSKILL command
443 michael 2794
444    
445 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
446 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
447     mode set by servers.
448 michael 5634 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
449     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
450     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
451 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
452 michael 5634 set via WHOIS
453 michael 2794
454    
455 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
456 michael 5635 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
457 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
458     nick names (SVSNICK)
459     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
460     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
461     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
462 michael 5634 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
463 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
464 michael 5634 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
465 michael 2498
466    
467 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
468 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
469 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
470     o) Updated several documentation files
471 michael 2454
472    
473 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
474 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
475    
476    
477 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
478 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
479 michael 6738 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
480 michael 2454
481    
482 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
483 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
484     for more information
485 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
486 michael 6738 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
487 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
488     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
489    
490    
491 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
492 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
493     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
494     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
495    
496    
497 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
498 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
499     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
500 michael 5524 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
501     and connect {} blocks.
502 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
503 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
504     fingerprints
505 michael 6738 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
506 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
507     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
508     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
509     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
510 michael 5634 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
511 michael 2258
512    
513 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
514 michael 2196 ########################################################################
515     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
516 michael 5524 general {} block to serverhide {} block
517 michael 2196 ########################################################################
518 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
519 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
520     the +l mode set
521     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
522 michael 5524 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
523 michael 2155 information
524 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
525 michael 2155
526    
527 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
528 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
529    
530    
531 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
532 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
533    
534    
535 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
536 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
537     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
538     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
539 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
540 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
541     remote clients
542 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
543     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
544 michael 2012
545 michael 2155
546 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
547 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
548     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
549 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
550 michael 6738 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
551 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
552 michael 1954
553    
554 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
555 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
556 michael 5524 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
557 michael 6738 Similar to "STATS x|q"
558 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
559     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
560     that has this mode set
561 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
562     sending messages to a channel
563 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
564 michael 1955 now enabled by default
565 michael 1932
566    
567 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
568 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
569     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
570     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
571 michael 5524 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
572 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
573    
574    
575 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
576 michael 6738 #######################################################################
577 michael 5524 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
578     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
579 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
580     #######################################################################
581 michael 6738 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
582 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
583     CIDR is supported
584 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
585 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
586 michael 5524 in resv {} blocks
587 michael 6738 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
588 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
589 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
590 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
591     o) Major code cleanups
592 michael 5634 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
593 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
594 michael 5524 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
595 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
596 michael 5634 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
597 michael 6738 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
598     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
599 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
600 michael 1731
601 michael 1798
602 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
603 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
604 michael 6738 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
605 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
606    
607    
608 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
609 michael 5524 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
610 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
611     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
612     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
613    
614    
615 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
616 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
617 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
618 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
619     These previously used usermode +x.
620     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
621     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
622 michael 1731
623 michael 1797
624 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
625 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
626     send any private message
627     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
628    
629    
630 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
631 michael 1797 ########################################################################
632     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
633     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
634 michael 5524 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
635 michael 1797 ########################################################################
636 michael 5634 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
637 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
638     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
639     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
640     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
641     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
642     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
643     and 'stats_e_disabled'
644     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
645     to modules/
646 michael 6738 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
647     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
648     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
649     same way as it does in csircd
650 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
651    
652    
653 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
654 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
655 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
656 michael 1731
657    
658 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
659 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
660     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
661     if a reason hasn't been specified
662    
663    
664 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
665 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
666     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
667     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
668     clock is running backwards
669 michael 5524 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
670 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
671     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
672    
673    
674 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
675 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
676 michael 5524 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
677 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
678 michael 5634 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
679 michael 1731
680    
681 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
682 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
683 lusky 1580 invalid characters
684 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
685     This is now enabled by default
686 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
687 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
688 michael 1540
689 michael 1547
690 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
691 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
692 michael 5524 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
693 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
694     for each class
695 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
696 michael 1516
697    
698 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
699 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
700     o) Removed &localchannels
701     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
702     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
703 michael 6738 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
704 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
705 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
706     These features are now enabled by default
707 michael 1474
708    
709 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
710 michael 6738 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
711 michael 1424 when set to yes
712 michael 6738 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
713 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
714 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
715     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
716     and LIST parameters.
717 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
718     all modules
719 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
720 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
721 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
722 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
723 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
724 michael 1424
725 michael 1441
726 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
727 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
728     following changes:
729 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
730     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
731 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
732 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
733 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
734     previously used usermode +r.
735     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
736     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
737     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
738 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
739 michael 5524 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
740     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
741 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
742 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
743     only be added via ircd.conf
744     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
745 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
746 lusky 1580 these flags control
747     o) Removed Idle-time klines
748 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
749 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
750     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
751 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
752 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
753 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
754     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
755     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
756     be hidden even on remote servers
757 michael 5524 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
758 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
759     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
760 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
761 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
762 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
763     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
764     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
765 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
766 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
767     enabled by default
768 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
769     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
770 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
771 michael 1244
772 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
773 michael 1244
774 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
775 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
776 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
777 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
778 adx 30 information masked).
779    
780     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
781 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
782 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
783 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
784 adx 30
785     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
786    
787 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
788 adx 30
789     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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