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Revision: 8491
Committed: Wed Apr 4 22:02:58 2018 UTC (8 years, 3 months ago) by michael
File size: 37227 byte(s)
Log Message:
- pseudo {} blocks aka services aliases are now reported via "STATS s"

File Contents

# 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 8491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05)
8     o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
9 michael 8468 o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
10     nick while in a channel with that mode set
11 michael 8491 o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS"
12 michael 8468
13    
14 michael 8429 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
15     o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
16     and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
17     o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
18     o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
19     o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
20     electric fence memory debugger library
21     o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
22     o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
23     when deoppering
24     o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
25    
26    
27 michael 8086 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
28     o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
29     extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
30     configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
31     o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
32     to non-chanops everywhere
33     o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
34     numerics containing UIDs
35     o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
36     o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
37    
38    
39 michael 7918 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
40     o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
41     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
42     message throttling better
43     o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
44     sender is invited to
45    
46    
47 michael 7878 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
48     o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
49     o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
50     for more information.
51     o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
52     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
53     o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
54     to see them
55     o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
56     to support multibyte encodings better
57    
58    
59 michael 7692 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
60     o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
61     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
62     o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
63     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
64     o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
65    
66    
67 michael 7618 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
68     o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
69 michael 7692 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
70 michael 7618
71    
72 michael 7546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
73     o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
74     set to 0
75 michael 7692 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
76 michael 7546
77    
78 michael 7493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
79     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
80     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
81     o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
82     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
83     o) Minor updates to help files
84    
85    
86 michael 7366 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
87     o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
88     for providing a box for testing purposes.
89     o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
90     o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
91     o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
92    
93    
94     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
95     o) Fixed server clustering
96     o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
97     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
98     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
99     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
100     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
101     serverinfo {} block
102     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
103    
104    
105 michael 7204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
106     o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
107     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
108     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
109 michael 7206 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
110     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
111 michael 7204 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
112     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
113     o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
114     o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
115    
116    
117 michael 7043 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
118     #######################################################################
119     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
120     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
121     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
122     #######################################################################
123     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
124     o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
125     o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
126     o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
127     /etc/resolv.conf
128     o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
129     o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
130     o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
131     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
132     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
133     o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
134    
135    
136 michael 6820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
137     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
138     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
139     o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
140    
141    
142 michael 6738 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
143     #######################################################################
144     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
145     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
146     #######################################################################
147     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
148     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
149     would not have any effect
150     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
151     with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
152 michael 7043 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
153 michael 6738 operator {} blocks
154     o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
155     to the DH param file
156     o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
157     of flags see doc/reference.conf
158    
159    
160 michael 6539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
161     ########################################################################
162     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
163     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
164     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
165     ########################################################################
166     o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
167     following channel {} block configuration directives:
168     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
169     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
170     ########################################################################
171     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
172 michael 6738 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
173 michael 6539 generated based on the server's name and description
174     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
175     o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
176     '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
177     o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
178     o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
179 michael 6738 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
180 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
181 michael 6738 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
182 michael 6539 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
183     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
184     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
185     irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
186     privileges.
187     o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
188     o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
189    
190    
191     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
192     o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
193 michael 6738 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
194 michael 6539 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
195     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
196     operators that don't have administrator privileges
197     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
198     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
199     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
200     o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
201     configuration options to the general {} block
202     o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
203     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
204     o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
205 michael 6738 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
206 michael 6539 o) Various code cleanups
207    
208    
209 michael 5786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
210     o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
211     o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
212     lead to stack corruption
213     o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
214    
215    
216 michael 5741 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
217     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
218 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
219 michael 5741 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
220     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
221     o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
222 michael 5634
223    
224     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
225     o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
226     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
227    
228    
229 michael 5597 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
230     o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
231     be seen in /whois
232 michael 6738 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
233 michael 5597 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
234     o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
235     o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
236     issued by services clients
237    
238    
239     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
240 michael 5524 ########################################################################
241     o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
242    
243     max_clients -> default_max_clients
244     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
245     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
246     ########################################################################
247     o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
248     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
249     command
250     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
251     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
252     o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
253 michael 6738 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
254 michael 5524 o) Updated some help files
255     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
256 michael 5597 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
257 michael 5634 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
258 michael 5524
259    
260     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
261 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
262 michael 5634 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
263 michael 5524 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
264     o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
265     o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
266     o) Updated several help files
267 michael 6738 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
268     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
269 michael 5524 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
270     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
271 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
272 michael 5524 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
273    
274    
275     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
276 michael 6539 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
277 michael 5524 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
278     o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
279     o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
280     have been disabled
281     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
282 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
283 michael 5524
284    
285 michael 4567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
286     o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
287     o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
288     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
289 michael 5634 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
290 michael 4567 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
291 michael 5524 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
292 michael 4567 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
293     o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
294     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
295 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
296     longer needed.
297 michael 4567
298    
299     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
300     o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
301     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
302     in the general {} block
303     o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
304     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
305    
306    
307     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
308     o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
309     o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
310     to enable TLS/SSL support
311    
312    
313     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
314 michael 6738 #####################################################################
315     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
316 michael 4567 and can't be disabled anymore
317 michael 6738 #####################################################################
318 michael 4567 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
319     o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
320     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
321     o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
322     o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
323     o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
324     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
325     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
326     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
327     o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
328 michael 6738 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
329 michael 4567 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
330     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
331     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
332    
333    
334     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
335     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
336    
337    
338     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
339 michael 6738 #########################################################################
340     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
341     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
342     #########################################################################
343 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
344 michael 4567 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
345     o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
346    
347    
348     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
349     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
350     and below.
351 michael 5635 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
352 michael 4567 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
353 michael 5634 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
354 michael 4567 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
355     o) Updated several help files
356    
357    
358     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
359     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
360     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
361     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
362     o) EGD support has been dropped
363    
364    
365     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
366     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
367     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
368     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
369     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
370     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
371     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
372 michael 5524 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
373 michael 4567
374    
375     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
376     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
377     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
378     in case there are any +H opers
379     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
380     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
381     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
382     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
383     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
384 michael 6738 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
385 michael 4567
386    
387     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
388     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
389     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
390     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
391     configuration options
392 michael 5634 o) Minor LIST optimization
393 michael 4567
394    
395 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
396     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
397     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
398     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
399     regardless of channel mode +s
400     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
401    
402    
403 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
404 michael 3054 ########################################################################
405     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
406     ########################################################################
407 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
408 michael 5634 o) The USERS command has been removed
409 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
410     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
411     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
412 michael 3054
413    
414     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
415 michael 6738 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
416 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
417     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
418     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
419 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
420 michael 5634 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
421 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
422     the ircd via SIGINT
423     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
424     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
425 michael 5634 in the WHOIS reply
426 michael 3028
427    
428 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
429 michael 5634 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
430 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
431     more than one hop away
432 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
433 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
434     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
435     o) Updated/fixed help files
436     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
437    
438    
439 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
440 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
441     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
442     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
443 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
444 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
445     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
446 michael 5634 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
447 michael 2794
448    
449 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
450 michael 5634 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
451 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
452    
453    
454 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
455 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
456 michael 5634 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
457     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
458     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
459 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
460     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
461 michael 6738 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
462 michael 5634 o) Added SVSKILL command
463 michael 2794
464    
465 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
466 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
467     mode set by servers.
468 michael 5634 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
469     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
470     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
471 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
472 michael 5634 set via WHOIS
473 michael 2794
474    
475 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
476 michael 5635 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
477 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
478     nick names (SVSNICK)
479     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
480     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
481     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
482 michael 5634 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
483 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
484 michael 5634 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
485 michael 2498
486    
487 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
488 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
489 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
490     o) Updated several documentation files
491 michael 2454
492    
493 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
494 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
495    
496    
497 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
498 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
499 michael 6738 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
500 michael 2454
501    
502 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
503 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
504     for more information
505 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
506 michael 6738 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
507 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
508     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
509    
510    
511 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
512 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
513     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
514     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
515    
516    
517 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
518 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
519     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
520 michael 5524 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
521     and connect {} blocks.
522 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
523 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
524     fingerprints
525 michael 6738 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
526 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
527     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
528     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
529     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
530 michael 5634 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
531 michael 2258
532    
533 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
534 michael 2196 ########################################################################
535     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
536 michael 5524 general {} block to serverhide {} block
537 michael 2196 ########################################################################
538 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
539 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
540     the +l mode set
541     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
542 michael 5524 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
543 michael 2155 information
544 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
545 michael 2155
546    
547 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
548 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
549    
550    
551 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
552 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
553    
554    
555 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
556 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
557     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
558     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
559 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
560 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
561     remote clients
562 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
563     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
564 michael 2012
565 michael 2155
566 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
567 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
568     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
569 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
570 michael 6738 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
571 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
572 michael 1954
573    
574 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
575 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
576 michael 5524 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
577 michael 6738 Similar to "STATS x|q"
578 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
579     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
580     that has this mode set
581 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
582     sending messages to a channel
583 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
584 michael 1955 now enabled by default
585 michael 1932
586    
587 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
588 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
589     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
590     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
591 michael 5524 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
592 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
593    
594    
595 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
596 michael 6738 #######################################################################
597 michael 5524 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
598     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
599 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
600     #######################################################################
601 michael 6738 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
602 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
603     CIDR is supported
604 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
605 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
606 michael 5524 in resv {} blocks
607 michael 6738 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
608 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
609 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
610 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
611     o) Major code cleanups
612 michael 5634 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
613 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
614 michael 5524 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
615 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
616 michael 5634 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
617 michael 6738 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
618     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
619 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
620 michael 1731
621 michael 1798
622 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
623 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
624 michael 6738 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
625 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
626    
627    
628 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
629 michael 5524 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
630 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
631     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
632     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
633    
634    
635 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
636 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
637 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
638 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
639     These previously used usermode +x.
640     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
641     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
642 michael 1731
643 michael 1797
644 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
645 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
646     send any private message
647     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
648    
649    
650 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
651 michael 1797 ########################################################################
652     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
653     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
654 michael 5524 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
655 michael 1797 ########################################################################
656 michael 5634 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
657 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
658     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
659     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
660     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
661     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
662     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
663     and 'stats_e_disabled'
664     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
665     to modules/
666 michael 6738 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
667     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
668     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
669     same way as it does in csircd
670 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
671    
672    
673 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
674 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
675 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
676 michael 1731
677    
678 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
679 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
680     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
681     if a reason hasn't been specified
682    
683    
684 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
685 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
686     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
687     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
688     clock is running backwards
689 michael 5524 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
690 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
691     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
692    
693    
694 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
695 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
696 michael 5524 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
697 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
698 michael 5634 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
699 michael 1731
700    
701 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
702 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
703 lusky 1580 invalid characters
704 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
705     This is now enabled by default
706 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
707 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
708 michael 1540
709 michael 1547
710 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
711 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
712 michael 5524 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
713 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
714     for each class
715 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
716 michael 1516
717    
718 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
719 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
720     o) Removed &localchannels
721     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
722     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
723 michael 6738 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
724 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
725 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
726     These features are now enabled by default
727 michael 1474
728    
729 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
730 michael 6738 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
731 michael 1424 when set to yes
732 michael 6738 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
733 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
734 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
735     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
736     and LIST parameters.
737 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
738     all modules
739 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
740 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
741 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
742 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
743 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
744 michael 1424
745 michael 1441
746 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
747 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
748     following changes:
749 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
750     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
751 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
752 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
753 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
754     previously used usermode +r.
755     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
756     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
757     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
758 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
759 michael 5524 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
760     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
761 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
762 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
763     only be added via ircd.conf
764     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
765 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
766 lusky 1580 these flags control
767     o) Removed Idle-time klines
768 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
769 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
770     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
771 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
772 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
773 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
774     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
775     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
776     be hidden even on remote servers
777 michael 5524 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
778 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
779     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
780 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
781 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
782 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
783     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
784     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
785 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
786 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
787     enabled by default
788 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
789     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
790 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
791 michael 1244
792 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
793 michael 1244
794 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
795 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
796 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
797 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
798 adx 30 information masked).
799    
800     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
801 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
802 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
803 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
804 adx 30
805     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
806    
807 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
808 adx 30
809     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
810 knight 31 $Id$

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