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Revision: 8429
Committed: Mon Mar 26 10:28:04 2018 UTC (8 years, 3 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 8429 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
8     o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
9     and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
10     o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
11     o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
12     o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
13     electric fence memory debugger library
14     o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
15     o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
16     when deoppering
17     o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
18    
19    
20 michael 8086 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
21     o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
22     extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
23     configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
24     o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
25     to non-chanops everywhere
26     o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
27     numerics containing UIDs
28     o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
29     o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
30    
31    
32 michael 7918 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
33     o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
34     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
35     message throttling better
36     o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
37     sender is invited to
38    
39    
40 michael 7878 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
41     o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
42     o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
43     for more information.
44     o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
45     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
46     o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
47     to see them
48     o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
49     to support multibyte encodings better
50    
51    
52 michael 7692 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
53     o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
54     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
55     o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
56     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
57     o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
58    
59    
60 michael 7618 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
61     o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
62 michael 7692 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
63 michael 7618
64    
65 michael 7546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
66     o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
67     set to 0
68 michael 7692 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
69 michael 7546
70    
71 michael 7493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
72     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
73     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
74     o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
75     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
76     o) Minor updates to help files
77    
78    
79 michael 7366 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
80     o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
81     for providing a box for testing purposes.
82     o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
83     o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
84     o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
85    
86    
87     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
88     o) Fixed server clustering
89     o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
90     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
91     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
92     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
93     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
94     serverinfo {} block
95     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
96    
97    
98 michael 7204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
99     o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
100     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
101     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
102 michael 7206 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
103     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
104 michael 7204 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
105     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
106     o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
107     o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
108    
109    
110 michael 7043 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
111     #######################################################################
112     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
113     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
114     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
115     #######################################################################
116     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
117     o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
118     o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
119     o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
120     /etc/resolv.conf
121     o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
122     o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
123     o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
124     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
125     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
126     o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
127    
128    
129 michael 6820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
130     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
131     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
132     o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
133    
134    
135 michael 6738 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
136     #######################################################################
137     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
138     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
139     #######################################################################
140     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
141     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
142     would not have any effect
143     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
144     with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
145 michael 7043 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
146 michael 6738 operator {} blocks
147     o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
148     to the DH param file
149     o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
150     of flags see doc/reference.conf
151    
152    
153 michael 6539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
154     ########################################################################
155     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
156     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
157     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
158     ########################################################################
159     o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
160     following channel {} block configuration directives:
161     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
162     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
163     ########################################################################
164     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
165 michael 6738 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
166 michael 6539 generated based on the server's name and description
167     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
168     o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
169     '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
170     o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
171     o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
172 michael 6738 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
173 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
174 michael 6738 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
175 michael 6539 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
176     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
177     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
178     irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
179     privileges.
180     o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
181     o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
182    
183    
184     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
185     o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
186 michael 6738 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
187 michael 6539 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
188     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
189     operators that don't have administrator privileges
190     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
191     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
192     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
193     o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
194     configuration options to the general {} block
195     o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
196     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
197     o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
198 michael 6738 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
199 michael 6539 o) Various code cleanups
200    
201    
202 michael 5786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
203     o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
204     o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
205     lead to stack corruption
206     o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
207    
208    
209 michael 5741 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
210     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
211 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
212 michael 5741 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
213     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
214     o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
215 michael 5634
216    
217     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
218     o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
219     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
220    
221    
222 michael 5597 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
223     o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
224     be seen in /whois
225 michael 6738 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
226 michael 5597 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
227     o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
228     o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
229     issued by services clients
230    
231    
232     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
233 michael 5524 ########################################################################
234     o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
235    
236     max_clients -> default_max_clients
237     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
238     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
239     ########################################################################
240     o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
241     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
242     command
243     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
244     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
245     o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
246 michael 6738 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
247 michael 5524 o) Updated some help files
248     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
249 michael 5597 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
250 michael 5634 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
251 michael 5524
252    
253     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
254 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
255 michael 5634 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
256 michael 5524 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
257     o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
258     o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
259     o) Updated several help files
260 michael 6738 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
261     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
262 michael 5524 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
263     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
264 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
265 michael 5524 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
266    
267    
268     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
269 michael 6539 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
270 michael 5524 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
271     o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
272     o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
273     have been disabled
274     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
275 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
276 michael 5524
277    
278 michael 4567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
279     o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
280     o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
281     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
282 michael 5634 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
283 michael 4567 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
284 michael 5524 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
285 michael 4567 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
286     o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
287     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
288 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
289     longer needed.
290 michael 4567
291    
292     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
293     o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
294     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
295     in the general {} block
296     o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
297     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
298    
299    
300     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
301     o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
302     o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
303     to enable TLS/SSL support
304    
305    
306     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
307 michael 6738 #####################################################################
308     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
309 michael 4567 and can't be disabled anymore
310 michael 6738 #####################################################################
311 michael 4567 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
312     o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
313     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
314     o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
315     o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
316     o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
317     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
318     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
319     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
320     o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
321 michael 6738 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
322 michael 4567 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
323     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
324     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
325    
326    
327     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
328     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
329    
330    
331     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
332 michael 6738 #########################################################################
333     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
334     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
335     #########################################################################
336 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
337 michael 4567 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
338     o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
339    
340    
341     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
342     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
343     and below.
344 michael 5635 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
345 michael 4567 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
346 michael 5634 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
347 michael 4567 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
348     o) Updated several help files
349    
350    
351     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
352     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
353     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
354     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
355     o) EGD support has been dropped
356    
357    
358     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
359     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
360     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
361     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
362     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
363     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
364     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
365 michael 5524 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
366 michael 4567
367    
368     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
369     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
370     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
371     in case there are any +H opers
372     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
373     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
374     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
375     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
376     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
377 michael 6738 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
378 michael 4567
379    
380     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
381     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
382     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
383     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
384     configuration options
385 michael 5634 o) Minor LIST optimization
386 michael 4567
387    
388 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
389     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
390     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
391     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
392     regardless of channel mode +s
393     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
394    
395    
396 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
397 michael 3054 ########################################################################
398     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
399     ########################################################################
400 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
401 michael 5634 o) The USERS command has been removed
402 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
403     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
404     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
405 michael 3054
406    
407     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
408 michael 6738 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
409 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
410     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
411     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
412 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
413 michael 5634 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
414 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
415     the ircd via SIGINT
416     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
417     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
418 michael 5634 in the WHOIS reply
419 michael 3028
420    
421 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
422 michael 5634 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
423 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
424     more than one hop away
425 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
426 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
427     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
428     o) Updated/fixed help files
429     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
430    
431    
432 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
433 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
434     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
435     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
436 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
437 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
438     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
439 michael 5634 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
440 michael 2794
441    
442 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
443 michael 5634 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
444 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
445    
446    
447 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
448 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
449 michael 5634 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
450     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
451     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
452 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
453     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
454 michael 6738 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
455 michael 5634 o) Added SVSKILL command
456 michael 2794
457    
458 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
459 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
460     mode set by servers.
461 michael 5634 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
462     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
463     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
464 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
465 michael 5634 set via WHOIS
466 michael 2794
467    
468 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
469 michael 5635 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
470 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
471     nick names (SVSNICK)
472     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
473     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
474     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
475 michael 5634 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
476 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
477 michael 5634 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
478 michael 2498
479    
480 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
481 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
482 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
483     o) Updated several documentation files
484 michael 2454
485    
486 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
487 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
488    
489    
490 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
491 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
492 michael 6738 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
493 michael 2454
494    
495 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
496 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
497     for more information
498 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
499 michael 6738 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
500 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
501     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
502    
503    
504 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
505 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
506     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
507     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
508    
509    
510 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
511 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
512     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
513 michael 5524 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
514     and connect {} blocks.
515 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
516 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
517     fingerprints
518 michael 6738 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
519 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
520     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
521     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
522     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
523 michael 5634 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
524 michael 2258
525    
526 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
527 michael 2196 ########################################################################
528     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
529 michael 5524 general {} block to serverhide {} block
530 michael 2196 ########################################################################
531 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
532 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
533     the +l mode set
534     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
535 michael 5524 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
536 michael 2155 information
537 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
538 michael 2155
539    
540 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
541 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
542    
543    
544 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
545 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
546    
547    
548 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
549 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
550     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
551     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
552 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
553 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
554     remote clients
555 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
556     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
557 michael 2012
558 michael 2155
559 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
560 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
561     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
562 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
563 michael 6738 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
564 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
565 michael 1954
566    
567 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
568 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
569 michael 5524 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
570 michael 6738 Similar to "STATS x|q"
571 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
572     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
573     that has this mode set
574 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
575     sending messages to a channel
576 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
577 michael 1955 now enabled by default
578 michael 1932
579    
580 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
581 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
582     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
583     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
584 michael 5524 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
585 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
586    
587    
588 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
589 michael 6738 #######################################################################
590 michael 5524 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
591     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
592 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
593     #######################################################################
594 michael 6738 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
595 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
596     CIDR is supported
597 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
598 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
599 michael 5524 in resv {} blocks
600 michael 6738 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
601 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
602 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
603 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
604     o) Major code cleanups
605 michael 5634 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
606 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
607 michael 5524 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
608 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
609 michael 5634 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
610 michael 6738 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
611     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
612 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
613 michael 1731
614 michael 1798
615 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
616 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
617 michael 6738 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
618 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
619    
620    
621 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
622 michael 5524 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
623 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
624     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
625     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
626    
627    
628 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
629 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
630 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
631 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
632     These previously used usermode +x.
633     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
634     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
635 michael 1731
636 michael 1797
637 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
638 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
639     send any private message
640     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
641    
642    
643 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
644 michael 1797 ########################################################################
645     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
646     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
647 michael 5524 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
648 michael 1797 ########################################################################
649 michael 5634 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
650 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
651     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
652     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
653     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
654     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
655     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
656     and 'stats_e_disabled'
657     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
658     to modules/
659 michael 6738 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
660     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
661     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
662     same way as it does in csircd
663 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
664    
665    
666 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
667 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
668 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
669 michael 1731
670    
671 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
672 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
673     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
674     if a reason hasn't been specified
675    
676    
677 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
678 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
679     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
680     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
681     clock is running backwards
682 michael 5524 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
683 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
684     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
685    
686    
687 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
688 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
689 michael 5524 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
690 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
691 michael 5634 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
692 michael 1731
693    
694 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
695 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
696 lusky 1580 invalid characters
697 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
698     This is now enabled by default
699 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
700 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
701 michael 1540
702 michael 1547
703 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
704 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
705 michael 5524 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
706 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
707     for each class
708 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
709 michael 1516
710    
711 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
712 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
713     o) Removed &localchannels
714     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
715     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
716 michael 6738 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
717 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
718 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
719     These features are now enabled by default
720 michael 1474
721    
722 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
723 michael 6738 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
724 michael 1424 when set to yes
725 michael 6738 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
726 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
727 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
728     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
729     and LIST parameters.
730 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
731     all modules
732 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
733 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
734 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
735 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
736 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
737 michael 1424
738 michael 1441
739 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
740 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
741     following changes:
742 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
743     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
744 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
745 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
746 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
747     previously used usermode +r.
748     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
749     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
750     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
751 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
752 michael 5524 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
753     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
754 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
755 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
756     only be added via ircd.conf
757     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
758 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
759 lusky 1580 these flags control
760     o) Removed Idle-time klines
761 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
762 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
763     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
764 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
765 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
766 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
767     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
768     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
769     be hidden even on remote servers
770 michael 5524 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
771 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
772     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
773 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
774 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
775 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
776     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
777     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
778 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
779 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
780     enabled by default
781 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
782     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
783 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
784 michael 1244
785 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
786 michael 1244
787 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
788 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
789 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
790 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
791 adx 30 information masked).
792    
793     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
794 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
795 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
796 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
797 adx 30
798     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
799    
800 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
801 adx 30
802     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
803 knight 31 $Id$

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