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Revision: 9068
Committed: Sun Sep 1 12:05:49 2019 UTC (4 years, 7 months ago) by michael
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# User Rev Content
1 michael 9068 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.27 (2019-??-??)
2     o) Fixed segfault with GnuTLS/libgmp in case there's no DH parameters file
3     defined in 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_param_file' or if that file is missing
4    
5    
6 michael 9052 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.26 (2019-05-31)
7     o) The 'general::tkline_expire_notices' configuration directive has been
8     replaced with user mode 'X'. *LINE expiration notices are sent to IRC
9     operators with that mode set
10     o) Fixed issue with '/rehash conf' creating duplicated class entries
11     instead of updating existing ones that are already in use
12     o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjEbq
13 michael 7368
14 michael 7692
15 michael 9052 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.25 (2019-04-24)
16     o) The 'class::number_per_ip', 'class::max_local' and 'class::max_global'
17     configuration directives have been replaced with just 'class::number_per_ip_local'
18     and 'class::number_per_ip_global'. The 'class::max_local' basically was
19     redundant as it had the same functionality as 'class::number_per_ip'
20     o) Adding RESVs with wildcards no longer requires administrator privileges
21     o) The 'general::ignore_bogus_ts' configuration option has been deprecated
22     o) TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.0 are no longer supported and have been disabled in
23     the openssl and gnutls module
24     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1f now
25     o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.5.8 now
26     o) The 'serverinfo::vhost' and 'serverinfo:vhost6' configuration directives have
27     been deprecated. If you need to bind() a specific address you can specify one
28     in the connect {} block
29     o) The 'connect::vhost' configuration directive has been renamed to 'connect::bind'
30     o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVk
31    
32    
33 michael 8491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05)
34     o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
35 michael 8468 o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
36     nick while in a channel with that mode set
37 michael 8491 o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS"
38 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVt
39 michael 8468
40    
41 michael 8429 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
42     o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
43     and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
44     o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
45     o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
46     o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
47     electric fence memory debugger library
48     o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
49     o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
50     when deoppering
51     o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
52 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVq
53 michael 8429
54    
55 michael 8086 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
56     o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
57     extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
58     configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
59     o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
60     to non-chanops everywhere
61     o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
62     numerics containing UIDs
63     o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
64     o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
65 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVO
66 michael 8086
67    
68 michael 7918 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
69     o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
70     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
71     message throttling better
72     o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
73     sender is invited to
74 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVG
75 michael 7918
76    
77 michael 7878 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
78     o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
79     o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
80     for more information.
81     o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
82     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
83     o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
84     to see them
85     o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
86     to support multibyte encodings better
87 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVZ
88 michael 7878
89    
90 michael 7692 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
91     o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
92     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
93     o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
94     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
95     o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
96 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVC
97 michael 7692
98    
99 michael 7618 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
100     o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
101 michael 7692 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
102 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSx
103 michael 7618
104    
105 michael 7546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
106     o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
107     set to 0
108 michael 7692 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
109 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSp
110 michael 7546
111    
112 michael 7493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
113     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
114     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
115     o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
116     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
117     o) Minor updates to help files
118 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSj
119 michael 7493
120    
121 michael 7366 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
122     o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
123     for providing a box for testing purposes.
124     o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
125     o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
126     o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
127 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9v
128 michael 7366
129    
130     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
131     o) Fixed server clustering
132     o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
133     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
134     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
135     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
136     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
137     serverinfo {} block
138     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
139 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9f
140 michael 7366
141    
142 michael 7204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
143     o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
144     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
145     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
146 michael 7206 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
147     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
148 michael 7204 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
149     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
150     o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
151     o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
152 michael 9052 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9J
153 michael 7204
154    
155 michael 7043 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
156     #######################################################################
157     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
158     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
159     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
160     #######################################################################
161     o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
162     o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
163     o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
164     o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
165     /etc/resolv.conf
166     o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
167     o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
168     o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
169     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
170     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
171     o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
172    
173    
174 michael 6820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
175     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
176     o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
177     o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
178    
179    
180 michael 6738 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
181     #######################################################################
182     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
183     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
184     #######################################################################
185     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
186     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
187     would not have any effect
188     o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
189     with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
190 michael 7043 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
191 michael 6738 operator {} blocks
192     o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
193     to the DH param file
194     o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
195     of flags see doc/reference.conf
196    
197    
198 michael 6539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
199     ########################################################################
200     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
201     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
202     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
203     ########################################################################
204     o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
205     following channel {} block configuration directives:
206     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
207     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
208     ########################################################################
209     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
210 michael 6738 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
211 michael 6539 generated based on the server's name and description
212     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
213     o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
214     '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
215     o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
216     o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
217 michael 6738 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
218 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
219 michael 6738 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
220 michael 6539 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
221     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
222     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
223     irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
224     privileges.
225     o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
226     o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
227    
228    
229     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
230     o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
231 michael 6738 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
232 michael 6539 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
233     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
234     operators that don't have administrator privileges
235     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
236     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
237     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
238     o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
239     configuration options to the general {} block
240     o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
241     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
242     o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
243 michael 6738 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
244 michael 6539 o) Various code cleanups
245    
246    
247 michael 5786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
248     o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
249     o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
250     lead to stack corruption
251     o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
252    
253    
254 michael 5741 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
255     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
256 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
257 michael 5741 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
258     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
259     o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
260 michael 5634
261    
262     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
263     o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
264     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
265    
266    
267 michael 5597 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
268     o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
269     be seen in /whois
270 michael 6738 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
271 michael 5597 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
272     o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
273     o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
274     issued by services clients
275    
276    
277     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
278 michael 5524 ########################################################################
279     o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
280    
281     max_clients -> default_max_clients
282     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
283     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
284     ########################################################################
285     o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
286     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
287     command
288     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
289     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
290     o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
291 michael 6738 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
292 michael 5524 o) Updated some help files
293     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
294 michael 5597 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
295 michael 5634 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
296 michael 5524
297    
298     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
299 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
300 michael 5634 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
301 michael 5524 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
302     o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
303     o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
304     o) Updated several help files
305 michael 6738 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
306     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
307 michael 5524 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
308     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
309 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
310 michael 5524 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
311    
312    
313     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
314 michael 6539 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
315 michael 5524 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
316     o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
317     o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
318     have been disabled
319     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
320 michael 5634 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
321 michael 5524
322    
323 michael 4567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
324     o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
325     o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
326     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
327 michael 5634 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
328 michael 4567 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
329 michael 5524 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
330 michael 4567 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
331     o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
332     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
333 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
334     longer needed.
335 michael 4567
336    
337     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
338     o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
339     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
340     in the general {} block
341     o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
342     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
343    
344    
345     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
346     o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
347     o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
348     to enable TLS/SSL support
349    
350    
351     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
352 michael 6738 #####################################################################
353     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
354 michael 4567 and can't be disabled anymore
355 michael 6738 #####################################################################
356 michael 4567 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
357     o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
358     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
359     o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
360     o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
361     o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
362     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
363     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
364     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
365     o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
366 michael 6738 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
367 michael 4567 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
368     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
369     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
370    
371    
372     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
373     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
374    
375    
376     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
377 michael 6738 #########################################################################
378     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
379     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
380     #########################################################################
381 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
382 michael 4567 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
383     o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
384    
385    
386     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
387     o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
388     and below.
389 michael 5635 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
390 michael 4567 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
391 michael 5634 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
392 michael 4567 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
393     o) Updated several help files
394    
395    
396     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
397     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
398     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
399     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
400     o) EGD support has been dropped
401    
402    
403     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
404     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
405     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
406     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
407     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
408     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
409     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
410 michael 5524 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
411 michael 4567
412    
413     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
414     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
415     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
416     in case there are any +H opers
417     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
418     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
419     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
420     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
421     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
422 michael 6738 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
423 michael 4567
424    
425     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
426     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
427     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
428     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
429     configuration options
430 michael 5634 o) Minor LIST optimization
431 michael 4567
432    
433 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
434     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
435     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
436     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
437     regardless of channel mode +s
438     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
439    
440    
441 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
442 michael 3054 ########################################################################
443     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
444     ########################################################################
445 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
446 michael 5634 o) The USERS command has been removed
447 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
448     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
449     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
450 michael 3054
451    
452     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
453 michael 6738 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
454 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
455     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
456     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
457 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
458 michael 5634 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
459 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
460     the ircd via SIGINT
461     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
462     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
463 michael 5634 in the WHOIS reply
464 michael 3028
465    
466 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
467 michael 5634 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
468 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
469     more than one hop away
470 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
471 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
472     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
473     o) Updated/fixed help files
474     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
475    
476    
477 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
478 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
479     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
480     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
481 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
482 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
483     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
484 michael 5634 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
485 michael 2794
486    
487 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
488 michael 5634 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
489 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
490    
491    
492 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
493 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
494 michael 5634 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
495     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
496     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
497 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
498     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
499 michael 6738 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
500 michael 5634 o) Added SVSKILL command
501 michael 2794
502    
503 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
504 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
505     mode set by servers.
506 michael 5634 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
507     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
508     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
509 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
510 michael 5634 set via WHOIS
511 michael 2794
512    
513 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
514 michael 5635 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
515 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
516     nick names (SVSNICK)
517     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
518     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
519     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
520 michael 5634 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
521 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
522 michael 5634 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
523 michael 2498
524    
525 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
526 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
527 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
528     o) Updated several documentation files
529 michael 2454
530    
531 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
532 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
533    
534    
535 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
536 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
537 michael 6738 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
538 michael 2454
539    
540 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
541 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
542     for more information
543 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
544 michael 6738 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
545 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
546     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
547    
548    
549 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
550 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
551     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
552     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
553    
554    
555 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
556 michael 6738 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
557     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
558 michael 5524 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
559     and connect {} blocks.
560 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
561 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
562     fingerprints
563 michael 6738 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
564 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
565     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
566     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
567     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
568 michael 5634 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
569 michael 2258
570    
571 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
572 michael 2196 ########################################################################
573     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
574 michael 5524 general {} block to serverhide {} block
575 michael 2196 ########################################################################
576 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
577 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
578     the +l mode set
579     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
580 michael 5524 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
581 michael 2155 information
582 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
583 michael 2155
584    
585 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
586 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
587    
588    
589 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
590 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
591    
592    
593 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
594 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
595     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
596     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
597 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
598 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
599     remote clients
600 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
601     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
602 michael 2012
603 michael 2155
604 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
605 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
606     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
607 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
608 michael 6738 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
609 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
610 michael 1954
611    
612 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
613 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
614 michael 5524 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
615 michael 6738 Similar to "STATS x|q"
616 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
617     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
618     that has this mode set
619 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
620     sending messages to a channel
621 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
622 michael 1955 now enabled by default
623 michael 1932
624    
625 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
626 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
627     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
628     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
629 michael 5524 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
630 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
631    
632    
633 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
634 michael 6738 #######################################################################
635 michael 5524 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
636     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
637 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
638     #######################################################################
639 michael 6738 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
640 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
641     CIDR is supported
642 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
643 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
644 michael 5524 in resv {} blocks
645 michael 6738 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
646 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
647 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
648 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
649     o) Major code cleanups
650 michael 5634 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
651 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
652 michael 5524 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
653 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
654 michael 5634 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
655 michael 6738 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
656     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
657 michael 6539 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
658 michael 1731
659 michael 1798
660 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
661 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
662 michael 6738 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
663 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
664    
665    
666 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
667 michael 5524 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
668 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
669     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
670     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
671    
672    
673 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
674 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
675 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
676 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
677     These previously used usermode +x.
678     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
679     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
680 michael 1731
681 michael 1797
682 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
683 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
684     send any private message
685     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
686    
687    
688 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
689 michael 1797 ########################################################################
690     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
691     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
692 michael 5524 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
693 michael 1797 ########################################################################
694 michael 5634 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
695 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
696     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
697     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
698     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
699     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
700     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
701     and 'stats_e_disabled'
702     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
703     to modules/
704 michael 6738 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
705     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
706     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
707     same way as it does in csircd
708 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
709    
710    
711 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
712 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
713 michael 5634 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
714 michael 1731
715    
716 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
717 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
718     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
719     if a reason hasn't been specified
720    
721    
722 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
723 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
724     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
725     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
726     clock is running backwards
727 michael 5524 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
728 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
729     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
730    
731    
732 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
733 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
734 michael 5524 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
735 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
736 michael 5634 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
737 michael 1731
738    
739 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
740 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
741 lusky 1580 invalid characters
742 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
743     This is now enabled by default
744 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
745 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
746 michael 1540
747 michael 1547
748 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
749 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
750 michael 5524 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
751 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
752     for each class
753 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
754 michael 1516
755    
756 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
757 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
758     o) Removed &localchannels
759     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
760     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
761 michael 6738 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
762 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
763 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
764     These features are now enabled by default
765 michael 1474
766    
767 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
768 michael 6738 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
769 michael 1424 when set to yes
770 michael 6738 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
771 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
772 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
773     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
774     and LIST parameters.
775 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
776     all modules
777 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
778 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
779 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
780 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
781 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
782 michael 1424
783 michael 1441
784 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
785 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
786     following changes:
787 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
788     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
789 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
790 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
791 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
792     previously used usermode +r.
793     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
794     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
795     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
796 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
797 michael 5524 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
798     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
799 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
800 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
801     only be added via ircd.conf
802     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
803 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
804 lusky 1580 these flags control
805     o) Removed Idle-time klines
806 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
807 michael 6738 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
808     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
809 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
810 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
811 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
812     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
813     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
814     be hidden even on remote servers
815 michael 5524 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
816 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
817     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
818 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
819 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
820 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
821     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
822     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
823 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
824 michael 6738 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
825     enabled by default
826 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
827     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
828 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
829 michael 1244
830 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
831 michael 1244
832 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
833 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
834 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
835 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
836 adx 30 information masked).
837    
838     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
839 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
840 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
841 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
842 adx 30
843     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
844    
845 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
846 adx 30
847     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
848 knight 31 $Id$

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